Groundwater Modeler - California

Woodard & Curran • Los Angeles, CA

52d • $100,000 - $130,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

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 teams that encourage collaboration in an 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. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, and the planet. Woodard and Curran is currently seeking a dynamic, detail-oriented, and client-focused Professional Engineer (PE) , Professional Geologist (PG), and/or Certified Hydrogeologist (CHG) to join our Water Team as a Project Engineer/Geologist. In this role, you will collaborate with our state, federal, and local clients to develop, execute, and deliver a variety of water resources modeling and planning projects across California and Florida. Who are we looking for: We currently have an exciting opportunity for a groundwater modeler interested in developing innovative solutions to challenging groundwater-related projects and managing successful project teams. The location for this opportunity is flexible; Sacramento, California, is preferred, but we are open to other locations. The selected candidate will have experience in the water resources field, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to interact with clients, stakeholder groups, and project teams. Offering Flexible (Remote/Hybrid/Onsite Work) Schedule: Hybrid, negotiable Travel up to (Percentage), and to where: up to 20% within California Projects may include: C2VSim - DWR Yuba Groundwater Model - Yuba Water Agency Sacramento County Groundwater Authority CoSANA Model Merced Water Resources Model (MercedWRM) Butte Basin Groundwater Model (BBGM)

Requirements

• 5 + years of professional engineering experience
• BS in Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Geology, Environmental Science, or a related field; MS and/or Ph.D. preferred
• California registration as a professional geologist, certified hydrogeologist, or professional engineer is preferred.
• Experience with DWR’s Integrated Water Resources Model (IWFM) and/or USGS’s MODFLOW model
• Experience with Python, VBA, RStudio, Fortran, or other programming languages to automate data processing, model development, and/or visualization
• Experience with GIS software to perform mapping and data processing tasks
• Experience working on, or familiarity with, California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and its implementation
• Experience working on water resources and/or closely related projects, including the successful management of local, regional, and watershed-scale planning projects
• Excellent organizational, writing, communication, and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience with water quality and land subsidence modeling is a plus
• Experience with knowledge and interpretation of geophysical surveys is a plus

Responsibilities

• Developing integrated surface water-groundwater models
• Developing hydrogeologic conceptual models for groundwater modeling
• Developing code to support and analyze modeling projects
• Interpreting model results to support policy and regulatory processes
• Performing data analysis and management with an emphasis on water resources
• Performing groundwater management and planning activities, including scenario evaluations and water use analyses for both the agricultural and urban sectors
• Providing technical leadership and support for a wide variety of water resources planning and management activities related to water supply, water source vulnerability, groundwater basin characterization, and hydrogeologic field investigations.

Benefits

• Retirement Savings: 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed
• Time away from work: Observed holidays: Choose up to 9 holidays to observe annually Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work related illness or injury. Parental leave : Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding
• Coverage and support for your needs and well-being: Disability: Paid short and long term disability Health : Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans. Life : Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life. Wellbeing: DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees