Water Resources Engineer- Boulder, CO

Location: Boulder, CO, 80301 Seeking a water resources engineer with 5 to 10 years of experience to assist with multiple water resources projects. The successful candidate will have experience in water resource engineering, including surface water modeling, Colorado water rights, knowledge of groundwater principles and modeling, and water quality fieldwork and analysis. Technical proficiency with Excel and an understanding of the Colorado water rights system is required. This is a full-time position at offices located in Boulder, Colorado. We support a flexible work schedule, including the potential for remote work one or two days a week. Full-time in-office orientation and training, as well as project and client meetings, will be expected before remote work options are available.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities: The successful candidate will work with licensed professional engineer staff and assist with any of the following:o Water rights engineeringo Water rights applicationso Historical consumptive use analyseso Water accounting developmento Augmentation plan developmento Alternatives analyseso Support on expert opinion disclosureso Litigation supporto Water rights opposition worko Water allocation modelingo Development and use of water allocation models using various modeling platforms including RiverWare, Excel, MODSIM, StateMod and otherso Development of model scenarios and analysis of model resultso Water rights and operational scenario modelingo Risk and resiliency modeling, including future conditions under climate change or differing inter-state compact conditionso Water supply planningo Water supply planning and managemento Water demand studieso Potable and non-potable water planningo Permitting supporto Groundwater resources and conjunctive use of surface water and groundwatero Water treatment optionso Water supply system operationso Daily water system operations, both during the work week and for limited hours on weekends as part of a rotating on-call team, including:§ Requesting water deliveries from multiple sources at specified times verbally and via e-mail§ Communicating with water commissioners, ditch riders, clients, and other water rights operators§ Keeping track of multiple water operations across a large geographic area§ Sending out daily reports on operations§ Using Excel to track and follow operations§ Communicating daily with the rest of the operations and accounting teamo Operational protocol developmento Water accounting management and developmento Water quality field and analysis worko Field work including water quality sampling and flow measuremento Analysis of temporal and spatial water quality trendso Visual representation of water quality resultso Analysis and development of reservoir water quality models

Qualifications: o BS degree required and MS degree preferred, preferable in civil engineering, hydrology, hydrogeology, water resources or other related disciplineo 5 to 10 years of experience with Colorado water resources and water rights system, water administration, including close familiarity with Colorado geography and water-related infrastructureo Excellent written and verbal communication skillso Strong time management skillso Advanced Excel skillso Proficiency with MS Office applications, online databases including Colorado Decision Support System (CDSS), GIS skills, and general IT skills are a pluso Professional Engineer registration or plans to obtain within one year of being hired. Compensationo The salary for this position will be based on level of experience but is anticipated to be ino We support a flexible work schedule, including the potential for remote work one or two days a week.o In addition to salary, we offers several benefits to employees including:o Generous and flexible paid-time-off policy and holidayso Health, dental, disability insuranceo Cell phoneo 401k with employer match and profit-sharing programs