Hydro Data Collection Specialist I or II

Suwannee River Water Management District•Live Oak, FL

1d•$35,506 - $41,267•Onsite

About The Position

Help protect one of Florida’s most vital resources — water — with a career at the Suwannee River Water Management District (District). Applications must be filled out online at www.mysuwanneeriver.com. The Hydro Data Collection Specialist performs hydrologic, meteorologic, and water use data collection, processing and quality assurance. Multiple levels have been assigned to this classification, dependent on the degree of responsibility and complexity of tasks assigned.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED.
Experience in agriculture or electrical, plumbing, and/or carpentry trades.
Experience with efficiently and safely operating tools and machinery such as a post-hole digger, weed-eater, drill, or chainsaw; experience with operating and backing a truck and trailer to a specific location.
Valid drivers’ license.
Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in hydrometeorologic or water related data collection.

Responsibilities

Measure and record hydrometeorological data, including water levels, rainfall, net and total radiation, wind speed, wind direction, relative humidity, evaporation, and Agriculture Water Use.
Assist in installation, calibration, testing, validation, and maintenance of hydrometeorological instrumentation used in hydrometeorologic data collection.
Contact agricultural water use permittees to collect permissions for water use monitoring through power use estimation or other types of monitoring; obtain permittee authorizations.
Measure and record pump run times at Agriculture irrigation systems.
Maintain field notes and data collection documentation in paper and electronic form.
Use portable and desktop computers in the field and office to perform data collection activities.
Assist in conducting vertical elevation surveys at monitoring locations.
Train for the next level in the Hydrologic Data Collection Specialist series.
Considered mission critical and serves as part of the Incident Command Team.
Perform other duties as needed.
Install, calibrate, test, validate, and maintain hydrometeorologic instrumentation used in hydrometeorologic data collection.
Design, construct, and install monitoring sites.
Assist in troubleshooting and repairing hydrometeorologic instrumentation used in hydrometeorologic data collection.
Use acoustic velocity meters to measure discharge at hydrologic monitoring sites.
Meet with landowners and appropriate staff to coordinate the collection of hydrometeorologic data and obtain signed Permissive Use Agreements.
Use ultrasonic flow meter at Agriculture water use monitoring locations to collect flows.
Interact with District databases that store hydrometeorologic data and supporting documentation.