WATER RESOURCES SPECIALIST 2-3 (Surface Water)

Arizona Department of Administration•Phoenix, AZ

3d•$50,000 - $75,000•Hybrid

About The Position

THE MISSION OF THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES (ADWR) 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. WE ARE SEEKING AN EXPERIENCED WATER RESOURCES SPECIALIST 2-3 TO JOIN THE SURFACE WATER SECTION. This position is responsible for the processing, expediting, and approving and/or rejecting surface water right applications, permits, certificates and claims. Responsible for ensuring adherence of surface water right applications and claims to Department policies, rules and procedures and State and Federal statutes and rules. This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures. A minimum of two days on-site at the ADWR office per week is required. The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance. This position is responsible for researching, compiling, analyzing, interpreting, and integrating water resource management data through a variety of sources and other program areas. Coordinating and participating in complex inter-departmental projects that require multi-disciplinary expertise. This includes investigating and resolving water resource management issues of a complex, sensitive and visible nature and preparation of reports with recommendations that may impact multiple water resource management program areas. Additionally, this position is responsible for assisting in the development and maintenance of Department databases and in the development, maintenance, updating, imaging and preserving of Department records and files.

Requirements

Knowledge of current concepts and practices in water resource management
Knowledge of information sources and research methods/ techniques utilized in water resource management
Knowledge of the behavior and occurrence of water in nature
Knowledge of the historical governmental involvement with water supply, water usage, and water resource management
Knowledge of Department Policies and procedures as well as the rules and statutes governing surface water rights, Public Water Code and Groundwater Management Code
Knowledge of current State and Federal water resource management laws and regulations, including water rights administration and water management planning
Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships within the Department, other governmental entities, private section and the public
Skills in analyzing and interpreting water resources management data
Skills in effective written and oral communication
Skills in using computers to organize/analyze/ interpret water resource management data
Skills in interpretation and use of aerial imagery, topographic maps and ArcGIS
Skills in applying a multi-disciplinary approach to resolve complex, sensitive, and/or visible water resource management issues
Ability to analyze a situation, identify problem areas, propose solutions, and assist in the implementing solutions
Ability to independently gather appropriate information from documents or through content knowledge experts, to support the decision-making process
Ability to work effectively with individuals within and outside of the agency; ability to maintain customer services orientation through interactions with clients, consultants, agency staff and others
possession of and ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver’s license appropriate to the assignment

Nice To Haves

WR Spec. 3 candidate should have: Seven years of professional level water resource management experience, or a Bachelor's degree and five years of related experience, or a Master's degree and three years of experience, or a Ph.D and one year of experience.
WR Spec. 2 candidate should have: Four (4) years of professional level water resource management experience OR Bachelor’s degree and two (2) years OR Master’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

processing, expediting, and approving and/or rejecting surface water right applications, permits, certificates and claims
ensuring adherence of surface water right applications and claims to Department policies, rules and procedures and State and Federal statutes and rules
researching, compiling, analyzing, interpreting, and integrating water resource management data through a variety of sources and other program areas
coordinating and participating in complex inter-departmental projects that require multi-disciplinary expertise
investigating and resolving water resource management issues of a complex, sensitive and visible nature and preparation of reports with recommendations that may impact multiple water resource management program areas
assisting in the development and maintenance of Department databases and in the development, maintenance, updating, imaging and preserving of Department records and files