Hydrologic Data Collection Specialist I, II, III, IV or V

St Johns River Water Management District•Palm Bay, FL

22h•$35,672 - $62,587•Onsite

About The Position

Specialized technical work that includes hydrologic data collection and data processing (water level, precipitation, and flow measurements), and the maintenance of monitoring stations, electronic sensors and loggers, and telemetry equipment.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D.
One year of experience in hydrology, open channel hydraulics, industrial mechanics, or electronics (for Level II); or postsecondary education in hydrology, open channel hydraulics, industrial mechanics, or electronics may substitute for work experience on a year-for-year basis.
Three years of experience in hydrology, open channel hydraulics, industrial mechanics or electronics, one of which must have been in the area of hydrology or open channel hydraulics (for Level III); or postsecondary education in hydrology, open channel hydraulics, industrial mechanics or electronics may substitute for work experience on a year-for-year basis.
Four years of experience in hydrology, open channel hydraulics, industrial mechanics or electronics, two of which must have been in the area of hydrology or open channel hydraulics (for Level IV); or formal education in hydrology, open channel hydraulics, industrial mechanics or electronics may substitute for work experience on a year-for-year basis.
Six years of experience in hydrology, open channel hydraulics, industrial mechanics, or electronics, four of which must have been in hydrology or open channel hydraulics (for Level V); or formal education in hydrology, open channel hydraulics, industrial mechanics or electronics may substitute for work experience on a year-for-year basis.
Ability to perform High School level mathematical calculations.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to learn to operate District vehicles, including powerboats, airboats, trucks, ATVs.
Ability to communicate in writing and orally.
Use of desktop and laptop computers.
Installation, calibration, and maintenance of hydro-meteorologic sensors and data collection, storage, and transmission systems.
Operation of wheeled and tracked off-road vehicles and watercraft, including air boats.
Valid Florida driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Experience in hydrology, open channel hydraulics, industrial mechanics, or electronics.
Postsecondary education in hydrology, open channel hydraulics, industrial mechanics, or electronics.

Responsibilities

Measures and records water levels in wells, lakes, rivers, and streams using a variety of manual and automated methods and instruments.
Reviews and validates collected hydrological data maintaining paper and electronic field records.
Designs and builds telemetry-based monitoring stations on land, wetlands, wells, and water bodies.
Operates, tests, and installs data loggers and telemetry equipment, keeping records of stations inventories.
Performs maintenance and troubleshooting of the monitoring network; installs programs in data loggers unique to specific stations to ensure water level data across the network is transmitted as scheduled.
Use portable computers and digital devices in the field and office to check the telemetry status of monitoring network, and to test and set up environmental sensors and data loggers.
Participates in surveys and conducts verification of elevation marks of monitoring stations; records level notes, establishes preliminary elevation, and applies datum corrections to gauge height records.
Uses GPS devices to determine monitoring station coordinates.
Reads and interprets maps and aerial photographs to locate data collection sites.
Works District databases to store and maintain hydrologic data and field documentation.
Meets with landowners, and coordinate with state agencies and District staff for the location and installation of monitoring stations.
Performs measurements of stream flows using standard USGS techniques at gauging stations using acoustic velocity meters and acoustic Doppler current profilers.
Develops discharge ratings and prepare draft annual Station Analysis for each stream gaging station (for levels IV and V).