Entry-level Water Resources Engineer or Hydrogeologist

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. That's how we make a difference to our clients, people, and the planet.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Water Resources Engineer or Hydrogeologist interested in developing innovative solutions to challenging groundwater-related projects. The preferred location for this position is our Sacramento, CA office. As a key member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively on a wide array of integrated Water Resources modeling and planning projects and provide services to local, state, and federal clients throughout California and beyond. Office location is flexible and a virtual work arrangement can be accommodated.

Responsibilities:

• Support groundwater planning activities related to water supply, water source vulnerability, and groundwater resource management.
• Actively develop, calibrate, and apply hydrogeologic conceptual and groundwater flow models to support policy and regulatory processes.
• Support a wide variety of groundwater management and planning activities related to SGMA implementation, water supply assessment and management studies, and conduct groundwater analysis in support of environmental permitting and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct complex data analysis related to Water Resources management, including:


Compile, review, process, and analyze hydrogeologic data using spreadsheets, databases, GIS, graphing software, and computer programming.
Evaluate land surface operations, including land use data analysis, and quantify agricultural and urban water supplies and demands.
Develop tools using code such as Python to support and analyze groundwater modeling projects.
Prepare data summaries and graphics, presentations, technical reports and memoranda.

Qualifications:

• BS in Water Resources Engineering, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Geology, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related field, MS/PhD preferred.
• Excellent organizational, writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with programing languages such as Python for data analysis and visualization.
• Interest in Water Resources data analysis and tool development to support projects is highly desirable.
• Experience in working on Water Resources, groundwater and/or closely related projects; specific experience with local and regional modeling is highly desirable.
• Current or prior knowledge of California regulations is desirable.
• Experience with integrated hydrologic modeling platforms such as CA Department of Water Resource's Integrated Water Resources Model (IWFM) and/or US Geological Survey's MODFLOW models is desirable. 

$53,016 - $79,524 a year

This position's anticipated pay range is provided above; final exempt salary or non-exempt hourly pay will be dependent on experience level as well as considering a % based geographic differential based on where the final candidate will be working. Geographic differentials are used to recognize and reflect cost of labor differences between geographic markets.

 

Eligible positions may receive an annual cash bonus based on the role's organizational level, and is represented as a percentage range of eligible earnings.

401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and are 100% vested in the value of own contributions and any employer matching contributions.

Vacation time is provided to full and part-time regular employees. Vacation is accrued, based on number of hours worked per week as well as prior years of experience.

Woodard & Curran offers paid sick time to eligible employees who are absent due to their own non-work related, illness, injury, or medical procedure.

Woodard & Curran provides up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding in a 12-month period.

Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance from Sun Life to assist with replacing a portion of your income in the event of non-job-related illness or injury. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled and eligible immediately.

Personal and Family health: Company offers three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and PSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include dental and vision plans.

Company provides basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employee and family are available through Sun Life.

WayForward powered by Dario: EAP Program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing coaching.

LiveWell wellbeing program: credit incentive is available, up to $600 annually - nutrition and fitness reimbursement, and access to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform.

Education: Tuition assistance offers eligible employees up to 100% reimbursement of tuition, books and fees up to $5250 per year, for courses related to the employee's job or planned career development.

Woodard & Curran is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. We are committed to ensuring our employment practices are non-discriminatory and based solely on job-related factors. To read our entire Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement, click here. To view the Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal poster and supplement, click here.