Local recruitment: Water Resources Specialist

City of San Diego

San Diego, CA, USA 🇺🇸

  • Salary: $100,900.80 – $122,012.80 Annually
  • Location: City of San Diego, CA
  • Job Type: Varies by Position
  • Job Number: AG–T11783-202408
  • Business Area: 2000 – Public Utilities
  • Opening Date: 08/16/2024
  • Closing Date: 9/3/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

JOB INFORMATION

See NOTE(S) below for future wage increases and/or additional compensation opportunities. 

Water Resources Specialist positions perform complex technical evaluations and analyses on a broad range of water, wastewater, groundwater, storm water, and recycled water issues, including but not limited to daily, annual, long-range water resource planning, regional water supply, water purchases and sales, reservoir catchment land management, climate change, and water/energy nexus; prepare and/or edit technical and policy-oriented reports, inter-agency agreements, correspondence and other strategic communications; represent public agency interests in a variety of forums; review proposed state legislation, regulations and policies impacting the Public Utilities Department; manage water rights and special programs such as integrated regional water management program; prepare documents or material to comply with State of California Water Code including, but not limited to Water Supply Assessments, Watershed Sanitation Surveys, Division of Drinking Water reports, Urban Water Management Plans, and Sustainable Groundwater Management Act; make presentations to community groups and other agencies; select and oversee the work and contracts of consultants; supervise staff; and perform other duties as assigned. 
       NOTES:

  • Employees in job classifications represented by Municipal Employees Association (MEA) are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases:

2% effective 1/1/25 

5% effective 7/1/25  

  • Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.
 
 EDUCATION:  Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental or Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Urban or Regional Planning, Natural or Physical Sciences, Public or Business Administration, or a closely related field.
 
       NOTE:

  • Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis.  One year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units.

EXPERIENCE:  Three years of full-time water, wastewater, groundwater, storm water or recycled water experience performing professional-level resource planning, policy analysis, legislative or regulatory analysis, or project management. 
 
       NOTES:

  • A Master’s Degree in Environmental or Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Urban or Regional Planning, Natural or Physical Sciences, Public or Business Administration, or a closely related field may be substituted for a MAXIMUM of one year of the required experience.
  • City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

LICENSE:  A valid California Class C Driver License may be required at the time of hire.
 
 HIGHLY DESIRABLE:

  • Strong understanding of regulatory framework for water, wastewater, groundwater, storm water, or recycled water issues.
  • Strong understanding of state and federal legislative processes.
  • Superior analytical and organizational skills.
  • Superior knowledge and experience in technical writing.
  • Superior knowledge and experience in geographic information system (GIS)

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (MUST SUBMIT WITH APPLICATION):

  • Proof of degree/transcripts, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements. Required documents should be attached electronically to your application.
  • For City of San Diego employees, proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.

If you are unable to attach at the time of application submittal, you must submit them as soon as possible via fax: (619) 533-3337; or to the Employment Information Center: City of San Diego Personnel Department, 1200 Third Avenue – Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101. Include your name and the title of the position for which you are applying.

SCREENING PROCESS

Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental questions will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in this initial screening process, your application will be reviewed for applicable education, experience, and/or training to ensure all minimum requirements have been met. Successful candidates will be placed on a list which will be used to fill position vacancies during the next six months (180 days). For each vacancy, only those candidates with the most appropriate qualifications will be contacted by the hiring department for an interview.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: Employment offers are conditional pending the results of all screening processes applicable to this position, which may include the following: confirmation of citizenship or legal right to work in the United States; completion of a pre-employment medical review and exam (which may include drug and alcohol testing); reference checks; and fingerprinting. Fingerprints will be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice for a conviction record report. Certain positions may require additional screening processes, including a polygraph examination and/or background investigation. All screening processes must be successfully completed before employment begins. A positive test result for alcohol, cannabis/marijuana, illegal drugs, or inadequately explained prescription drugs, or misrepresentation, falsification, or omission of pertinent facts in any step of the screening or selection process, may constitute cause for disqualification or termination of employment. Nothing in this job posting constitutes an express or implied contract for employment with the City of San Diego. Candidates must notify the Personnel Department of any change in their name, mailing address, email address, or phone number, otherwise they may miss employment opportunities.

Agency: City of San Diego

Address: 1200 3rd Ave., Suite 300, MS 51P, San Diego, California, 92101

Phone: (619) 236-6400; (619) 236-6358

Website: http://www.sandiego.gov/empopp/


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