Water Resource Analysis Summer Intern
About The Position
The Water Rights, Supply and Analytics group is composed of three collaborative sections: Water Rights, Raw Water, and Water Resource Analysis. Water Rights is responsible for defending Denver Water’s interests in water court and acquiring new water rights as needed; Raw Water manages operations for conveying Denver Water’s raw water and reusable water supplies to storage and its water treatment plants; and Water Resource Analysis maintains, develops, and conducts studies using Denver Water’s long-range planning model, which includes reservoirs, diversions, rivers, and other operations in both the Colorado and South Platte River Basins As one collaborative group, the Water Rights, Supply, and Analytics group ensures Denver Water’s raw water supply is reliable and resilient for customers today, and into the future. This intern will join the Water Resource Analysis team in the Water Resource Strategy division and will:
Requirements
- Analytical thinking
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Access
- Verbal and written communication
- Technical writing and technical document synthesis
- Quality control and quality assurance
- Willingness to research topics and differentiate between credible and non-credible sources.
- Balance and prioritize tasks for multiple projects.
- The candidate must currently be a student attending college/university or must have graduated in the last six (6) months.
- Junior, Senior, or Graduate level student majoring in Engineering, Hydrology, Geohydrology, Watershed Science, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Support the Water Rights team, Raw Water Supply team, and Analytics team
- Research, analyze and summarize hydrological, climate and other data in support of water rights investigations, Water Court cases, and water modeling
- Review and summarize contracts and agreements in support of improved operations and modeling efforts
- Research approaches for determining system yield, reliability, and resiliency
- Assist staff with field work and other site investigations
- Coordinate customer and outreach responses to implementation of drought restrictions in the Denver Water service area.
Benefits
- holiday pay
- Accrued Paid Sick Leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
