The Water Resources R&D Manager will need to possess advanced water resource engineering skills, combined with a track record leading and managing a team of experts in water resources engineering and hydrology. Incumbent would ideally also have prior experience working in a supervisory capacity with research scientists in an academic setting. Uses advanced engineering concepts to advance CW3E’s research and operational objectives, setting team goals and performance deliverables for an engineering team responsible for providing forecast products to reservoir managers responsible for implementing Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO). Leads teams who regularly work on highly complex research questions requiring multivariate analysis of large datasets. Exercises independent judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
