DEPT OF WATER RESOURCES
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 3 to join the Surface Water Section.
Job Location:
Address: Hybrid – 1110 W. Washington St., Suite #310 – Phoenix, AZ 85007
Posting Details:
Salary: 55,000 – $75,000
Grade: 23
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Job Summary:
This position is responsible for the processing, expediting, and approving and/or rejecting surface water right applications, permits, certificates and claims. The roles obligation is for ensuring adherence of surface water right applications and claims to Department policies, regulations 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.
Job Duties:
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.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
Knowledge of:
- Current concepts and practices in water resource management
- Information sources and research methods/ techniques utilized in water resource management
- The behavior and occurrence of water in nature
- The historical governmental involvement with water supply, water usage, and water resource management
- Department Policies and procedures as well as the rules and statutes governing surface water rights, Public Water Code and Groundwater Management Code
- 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
- Analyzing and interpreting water resources management data
- Effective written and oral communication
- Using computers to organize/analyze/ interpret water resource management data
- Interpretation and use of aerial imagery, topographic maps and ArcGIS
- 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
- Independently gather appropriate information from documents or through content knowledge experts, to support the decision-making process
- 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
Selective Preference(s):
This position requires possession of and ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver’s license appropriate to the assignment.
Pre-Employment Requirements:
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.
Benefits:
The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
- Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
- Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans
- Sick Leave
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Deferred compensation plan
- Credit union membership
- Wellness plans
- LinkedIn Learning membership
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Discounts
For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page
Retirement:
Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement system (ASRS). Please note, enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment. The current contribution rate is 12.27%
Contact Us:
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact ADWR Human Resources Office at (602) 771-8500 for assistance. Persons with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language or an alternative format by contacting ADWR Human Resources. The Arizona State Government is an AA/EOE/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
