Watershed Scientist II

Trinity River Authority of Texas•Arlington, TX

17h

About The Position

We are adding to the Trinity River Authority’s Water Resources Team! The Trinity River Authority is seeking a motivated, dynamic, and results-driven individual to support impactful environmental projects, grant initiatives, and watershed protection efforts across the organization. This role provides hands-on experience in applied watershed science, environmental data management, and data analysis , supporting projects that protect major water supply reservoirs such as Lake Livingston and Joe Pool Lake. Work is split between field, office, and stakeholder settings. You will support watershed and flood-related projects, participate in outreach and stakeholder activities, help organize and manage environmental data, and assist with environmental sampling. This role offers practical experience, mentorship, and a pathway for advancement within the Authority’s Technical Services and Basin Planning Department.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Hydrology, Ecology, or related field
Minimum three (3) years of relevant professional experience
Working knowledge of water quality, aquatic systems, watershed processes, and environmental data analysis
Ability and willingness to conduct fieldwork and work outdoors in varying conditions
Experience managing, organizing, and analyzing datasets
Strong attention to detail and ability to follow established procedures
Effective written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking
Ability to work independently while coordinating across teams
Valid Driver’s License

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with ArcGIS
Exposure to watershed or water quality modeling tools such as SWAT, HAWQS, or CE-QUAL-W2 through coursework, research, or internships
Experience with environmental data analysis, dashboards, or databases
Field experience with water quality sampling or environmental monitoring
Interest in grants, applied research, or stakeholder coordination
Enjoy working outdoors and are comfortable on and around water
Are organized, reliable, and interested in learning applied watershed science
Are comfortable working both independently and collaboratively
Interest in watershed management, water quality, and environmental work

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain workflow processes to ensure timely acquisition and reporting of raw-water supply availability and usage data by the Authority and customer cities. This includes information that the Authority is contractually or regulatorily obliged to provide. It will also include furnishing water sales information to Finance for the creation of customer city invoicing.
Maintain water reuse accounting plans and raw-water availability and supply dashboards.
Assist in developing, upgrading, and maintaining water accounting software like ESRI Dashboards, Power BI, or similar. Has primary responsibility for making sure these communication outlets are up and running with minimum downtime.
Assist in the procurement and management of watershed and flood risk reduction, response, and mitigation grants, 319 Non-point Source, and other state and federal grants as appropriate.
Perform and assist in the planning, coordination, and execution of field activities for ongoing Environmental Services and grants.
Perform and assist with education and outreach activities with landowners, NGOs, and federal, state, county, and local governmental officials to promote healthy watershed practices and minimize flood risks.
Analyze and interpret raw-water use and supply availability, and environmental data. Assist in the production of reports. This will require the use of spreadsheets, statistical packages, databases, word processors, and other computer applications, as well as expert knowledge of water quality and aquatic systems.
Perform and assist in all aspects of raw water supply planning, watershed coordination, and flood-risk reduction activities.
Coordinate with staff from other agencies to streamline the acquisition of water use reporting data.
Coordinate with internal TRA staff and management to ensure data flow between customer cities and TRA.
Other duties as assigned.