Hydrology Field Services Section Intern

Arizona Department of Administration • Phoenix, AZ

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) is seeking a Hydrology Intern for the Hydrology Division/Field Services Section. ADWR's mission is to safeguard the health, safety, and economic welfare of the public by protecting, conserving, and enhancing Arizona's water supplies in a bold, thoughtful, and innovative manner. ADWR strives to ensure reliable water supplies to meet the needs of current and future Arizonans. This position will assist with the conversion of groundwater level data, driller’s, geologist, or particle sized logs, well site inventories, well construction data and other well, aquifer, geologic data to various databases. This work will be in preparation for development of digital data collection forms for the Field Services Section operations and the 3rd Party Water Level On-line Portal – Phase 2 project. Intern would assist with the standardization of data within both Department ACCESS and ORACLE databases such as GWSI and WELLS55, organize paper and electronic well files, scan Section files, review, and compile data from imaged records, assist with data quality assurance/control, research well documentation as needed, and perform well matching as directed by Section Supervisors.

Requirements

• Candidates must be enrolled in school and pursuing a degree in Geology, Hydrogeology, Geography, Hydrology, Water Resource Management, or a related field.
• Experience with computer spreadsheets.
• Experience with relational databases.
• Experience with GIS mapping techniques.
• Familiar with geologic, hydrogeologic, hydrologic, and, or geographic principles.
• Skill in researching and analyzing water resources information from historic documents, photographs, and maps.
• Ability to review documents and translate information into a spreadsheet or database format.
• Skill in file/records maintenance, including computerized database information input/retrieval.
• Ability to rapidly advance knowledge and skill in above listed areas as necessary to accomplish internship goals.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of hydrologic data collection methods and skill in operating hydrologic field equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the conversion of groundwater level data, driller’s, geologist, or particle sized logs, well site inventories, well construction data and other well, aquifer, geologic data to various databases.
• Assist with the standardization of data within both Department ACCESS and ORACLE databases such as GWSI and WELLS55.
• Organize paper and electronic well files.
• Scan Section files.
• Review and compile data from imaged records.
• Assist with data quality assurance/control.
• Research well documentation as needed.
• Perform well matching as directed by Section Supervisors.

Benefits

• Work with a creative, collaborative team of people who enjoy sharing their knowledge and experience.
• Gain valuable experience working in a State Agency.
• Positions in this classification may participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment if meets ASRS retirement criteria.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern