This position at Department of Water Resources (DWR), in the Water Use Efficiency Branch will provide an excellent advantage and numerous resources to support professional growth, career development, training, and organizational memberships. The Branch has knowledgeable and professional colleagues to support and collaborate with for project success. DWR’s Water Use Efficiency Branch is recruiting for a Senior Environmental Scientist, (Specialist) position to lead important indicator and tool development; assessments, evaluations, and scientific study efforts to support small water suppliers, counties, and rural communities. The ideal candidate will be passionate about the need for sustainable water resources, social equity, drought, and climate change resiliency and adaptation. If you have technical skills and are looking to join a dynamic team dedicated to supporting rural community water resiliency statewide, apply today!
Duties include responsibility for maintaining, refining, and regularly updating the risk vulnerability tool and associated data compilation as mandated by Senate Bill 552, passed in 2021 (CWC §10609.80(a)(1)). This work includes compiling data from several different sources, quantitative and spatial data analysis with large datasets indicator development and assessment, and user interface design and development. The work will include coordinating with other state agency personnel to align goals and objectives on related resilience and Human Right to Water efforts and receiving input from tool users to provide updates. Preparing reports and presentations on the scoring and tool and assisting with other Rural Community Program project needs.