- Meaningful Public Service Play a direct role in supporting safe, reliable water service that protects public health and strengthens the communities we serve.
- Collaborative, Mission-Driven Culture Work alongside dedicated professionals who value integrity, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement in service to the public.
- Competitive Total Rewards & Professional Growth CCWD offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including competitive pay, medical/dental/vision coverage, retirement benefits, paid leave, and opportunities that support ongoing professional growth.
The Opportunity
The Contra Costa Water District is seeking an experienced Watershed Resources Specialist to join the team responsible for protecting and managing the Los Vaqueros Watershed. You'll work alongside the Watershed team to advance conservation goals, ensure regulatory compliance, and deliver exceptional public programs at one of the region's premier open space and water supply assets.
Why You’ll Enjoy This Role
Work in Remarkable Terrain
- Spend your days in a working watershed landscape — managing trails, facilities, and natural resources across thousands of acres of open land.
- Regularly observe and monitor native wildlife and sensitive habitats, supporting the enforcement of protections that preserve this landscape.
- Operate within a strong safety culture — field hazard awareness, equipment protocols, and emergency response are built into every aspect of the work.
Varied, meaningful work
- No two days are the same, you'll move between environmental compliance, public education, infrastructure oversight, and resource management.
- Work alongside a passionate team of land stewards, sharing knowledge and best practices in environmental protection and resource management.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Key Responsibilities
- Building and maintaining positive working relationships with employees, contractors, and environmental regulatory agency representatives.
- Direct day-to-day operations of public recreation facilities and trails, including volunteer, interpretive, and community education programs.
- Coordinate with fisheries, cultural resources, and public information staff and partner agencies on resources management projects and programs.
- Oversee watershed law enforcement and public safety operations; issue citations, support fire suppression and prevention, and provide wilderness assistance as needed.
- Prepare and review environmental, regulatory, and technical reports; submit required documentation to local, state, and federal agencies.
- Develop and implement goals, policies, and standard operating procedures for assigned operations in support of the Watershed Resources Superintendent.
For a full description of examples of duties, please refer to the job descriptions by visiting the following: Watershed Resources Specialist
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Training: Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in watershed management, biology, environmental science, natural resources management, wildlife management, forestry, wildland recreation management, or related field.
Experience: Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in land management or the administration of natural resources; preparing environmental documents, conducting environmental mitigation studies, and evaluating biological impacts and ecological restoration; and/or administration of wildland recreation and public interpretive and education programs and activities, including one (1) year of lead or supervisory experience.
Licenses And Certifications
- Possession of a valid California driver’s license to be maintained throughout employment.
- Ability to obtain and maintain possession of a valid California PC 832 certificate within one year of employment.