- Salary: $7,399.06 Monthly
- Location: Cheyenne, WY
- Job Type: Permanent Full-time
- Job Number: 2024-02663
- Department: State Engineer
- Division: SEO
- Opening Date: 11/15/2024
- Closing Date: Continuous
- FLSA: Determined by Position
- Job Classification: ENGE12
Description and Functions
Open Until Filled
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
*This position may be eligible for a hiring bonus for the successful candidate.*
The Wyoming State Engineer’s Office is charged with the regulation and administration of the water resources in Wyoming. To assist those efforts, the Groundwater Hydrogeologist position is part of the Division’s technical staff, but also serves as the agency’s hydrogeologist. This position conducts independent field studies, provides project management and technical oversight of hydrogeologic studies produced or reviewed by the SEO, and participates in the general duties assigned to the Division. This is an onsite, full-time position based in Cheyenne, WY.
Enjoy all that historic Cheyenne has to offer! Wyoming is known for its outdoor recreation and abundant opportunities such as hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, fishing, hunting, skiing, rafting, and boating are all within a few hour’s drive from Cheyenne. Cheyenne is also located along the Front Range urban corridor and close to diverse restaurants, festivals, concerts, and professional sports, Denver International Airport, and Wyoming is one of only seven states with no income tax!
The State of Wyoming’s total compensation package is excellent and includes:
- Paid annual and sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Retirement with employer contributions
- Deferred Compensation Plan with employer contributions
- Health insurance with an employer contribution toward premiums
- Insurance options for health, dental, life, vision, ambulance, short and long-term disability
- Longevity pay
- Flexible Work Schedules
Human Resource Contact: Kelly Joppa / 307.777.6036 / kelly.joppa@wyo.gov
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed at the job level.
- Investigate and quantify the availability of groundwater resources.
- Evaluate the adequacy of aquifer-test data including calculating aquifer parameters and evaluating data for anomalies (boundary conditions, etc.).
- Review and perform hydrogeologic modeling.
- Participate on the Division leadership team, and lead other geologists/staff in investigating, collecting, and analyzing hydrogeologic data.
- To help initiate and facilitate division and agency programs.
- Provide professional technical support in resolving groundwater disputes within the State.
- Provide expert-witness testimony at hearings before the State Engineer, Ground Water Control Area Advisory Boards, or other entities.
- Evaluate hypothetical impacts; respond to, and resolve concerns related to groundwater development.
- Evaluate hydrogeologic and stratigraphic data.
- Collect field data, analyze, interpret, and prepare reports on site-specific hydrogeologic conditions.
- Process groundwater applications and related water rights documents.
- Conduct field inspections for adjudications and prepare proofs.
- Present the results of hydrogeologic investigations to appropriators, Control Area Advisory Board Members, and legal counsel.
- Coordinate groundwater investigations involving the State Engineer’s Office, Department of Environmental Quality, U.S. Geological Survey, and/or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Evaluate geologic data to determine production intervals of groundwater production and monitoring wells.
- Understand and evaluate geologic materials and their ability to store and transmit groundwater.
- Manage the review, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of technical groundwater data obtained from the Ground Water Division’s monitoring well network.
- Independently evaluate hydrogeologic reports submitted to the agency.
Qualifications
KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of the current principles of geology.
- Knowledge of advanced hydrologic and hydrogeologic concepts.
- Knowledge of the groundwater industry, specifically water well drilling and completions.
- Knowledge of geologic/hydrogeologic and scientific principles and/or engineering analysis to effectively analyze problems and/or situations involving activities that may impact groundwater quality and quantity.
- Skill in the use of personal computers for word processing, database and spreadsheet application, and querying and mapping from GIS databases.
- Knowledge of analytical/numerical groundwater modeling techniques, including familiarity with the United States Geological Survey’s MODFLOW.
- Ability to design aquifer tests and evaluate aquifer-test data to determine aquifer parameters.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and also verbally to large and diverse audiences.
- Ability to work cooperatively with staff, prioritize workload, resolve conflicts, and solve complex problems.
- Ability to travel, complete fieldwork, and traverse rough terrain while carrying equipment.
- Ability to evaluate and interpret geophysical well logs.
- Ability to independently communicate and coordinate with project stakeholders including private citizens, corporations, and other state and federal regulatory agencies.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree (in Geology/Geotechnical Engineering)
Experience:
2-4 years of progressive work experience in Geology with acquired knowledge at the level of a Senior Project Geologist
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Professional Geologist License (PG) or Professional Engineering License (PE) is required at the time of hire. (Wyoming PG or PE required within twelve months of hire date.)
Necessary Special Requirements
PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
- This position may require some travel, as well as the ability to hike, lift, wade, snowmobile, and drive all-terrain vehicles, and work in unpredictable and inclement weather conditions in remote areas.
NOTES:
- FLSA: Exempt
- This position may be eligible for a hiring bonus for the successful candidate.
Supplemental Information
037-State Engineer’s Office – Groundwater Division
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URL: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wyoming/default.cfm
The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.
Class Specifications are subject to change, please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.
Agency: State of Wyoming
Address: See Human Resource Contact Information in the General Description Section for questions RE Post Statewide, Wyoming, 82002
Website: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wyoming/default.cfm
