Staff Water Resources Engineer – Scientist
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full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Santa Barbara • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $68,640 - $92,350 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
PythonVBA
About the role
- Design of stormwater BMPs (infiltration-based and flow-through treatment controls) and related hydraulic structures (e.g., stormwater diversion, pump stations, storage)
- Hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality modeling
- Analysis and visualization of water quality data
- Field investigations, monitoring, and data collection
- Reviewing state and federal regulations & permits pertaining to surface water
- Spatial analysis (GIS), database management, and programming
- Technical document preparation, including technical writing and creation of exhibits and maps
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering or related degree
- Advanced degree in the same (strongly preferred)
- Prior internship or work experience in civil engineering or environmental consulting (preferred)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (required)
- A general understanding of stormwater BMPs (selection, performance, and design) (preferred)
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to stormwater management (preferred)
- An understanding of urban sources and fate and transport processes for typical stormwater pollutants (required)
- Experience with modeling and design software tools such as SWMM, SUSTAIN, HEC-RAS, SBPAT, LSPC, HSPF, ArcGIS, and AutoCAD (preferred)
- Experience with programming and data analytics programs and tools such as Python, VBA, R, AGOL, and web applications and dashboards (preferred)
- Valid U.S. driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel (required)
Benefits
- paid holidays
- vacation
- sick
- personal paid time off
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life
- disability insurance
- 401(k)
- other benefits to eligible employees
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
stormwater BMP designhydrologic modelinghydraulic modelingwater quality modelingdata analysistechnical writingspatial analysisdatabase managementprogrammingurban stormwater pollutant transport
Soft skills
written communicationverbal communication