Hydrogeologist (0268) (0530) (Hybrid Eligible Position)

Work for Our Water Resources.

Help protect one of Florida’s most vital resources — water — with a career at the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District).

The District is a government agency whose mission is to protect water resources, minimize flood risks, and ensure the public’s water needs are met. We serve a population of nearly 6 million people in west-central Florida as directed by state law.

Join our Natural Systems & Restoration Bureau

Support the District’s Environmental Flows and Levels Section by performing professional-level technical and administrative work using an understanding of physical science in areas such as engineering, hydrology, and/or geology to assess and evaluate water management and water supply issues. You’ll have the chance to work with a wide range of teams in this promising position, each of which plays a vital role in our efforts to preserve our most valuable natural resources. Using your expertise, you’ll play an important role in enhancing the results to ensure a brighter future for the environment of Florida.

The District supports employees who prefer flexible schedule or a remote work schedule so that they can enjoy their time outside of the District through work-life balance. This role is considered hybrid, which means the employee will be required to come on-site for periodic meetings and work a portion of their time remotely (must live in Florida).  Come build a career that is challenging, fulfilling, and helps support the District’s mission to protect Florida’s water resources.

District employees are offered an excellent total rewards package that includes:

• Florida Retirement System (FRS) District Total Contribution 13.63%
• 9 paid holidays (+ 1 floating holiday)
• Generous vacation and sick leave
• Paid Parental Leave, including Maternity, Bonding and Family Supportive Work Program 
• Medical and dental insurance (91- 97% District paid)
• Vision insurance 
• Deferred compensation Program
• Basic and voluntary life and AD&D insurance
• Long-term disability (District Paid) 
• Prescription drug coverage & mail order program 
• Health savings & flexible spending accounts

• Flexible schedule for Work-life balance
• Legal and Identity Theft protection
• Wellness program
• Public service loan forgiveness qualified employer
• Tuition reimbursement ($5,250/year)
• State adoption benefit qualified employer
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Transfer in years of service for other public sector work – towards the FRS program and sick time

Starting Compensation: 

Hydrogeologist: $50,460.80 - $68,673.94
Staff Hydrogeologist: $54,496.00 - $74,143.79
Professional Geologist: $57,678.40 - $79,494.10
Professional Geologist: $62,316.80 - $85,879.29
Senior Professional Geologist: $67,288.00 - $92,726.77

The starting salary ranges are included for the Hydrogeologist profile which reflects the minimum to approximately 50% of the respective pay grades. The starting salary will be based on the education and experience of the successful candidate. The District conducts annual performance evaluations that may award applicable pay increases based on positive employee performance.

Essential Functions

• Develops and manages water resource projects to support development of management strategies and regulations, including minimum flows and levels, to protect and recover lakes, wetlands, springs, freshwater river segments, estuarine river segments and aquifers.
• Is familiar with the District’s hydrogeology and conceptual understanding of aquifers and confining units.
• Develops scientific methods to support minimum flows and levels establishment and assessments, and other water resource projects, and assists other District staff with water use permitting and planning or oversees consultants selected to perform these efforts.
• Conceptualizes and constructs numerical groundwater and integrated surface water/groundwater models; compiles, analyzes and evaluates required data; calibrates models and conducts sensitivity analysis; modifies, runs and post-processes predictive simulations for MFL assessment, water supply planning and assistance to District regulatory staff.
• Summarizes and interprets hydrologic and geologic data, develops related recommendations, and performs statistical analysis of hydrologic data.
• Ability to analyze model output; lead and respond to peer reviews and make recommendations regarding alternatives evaluated to solve complex water management issues.
• Performs field-reconnaissance surveys in support of modeling efforts, technical methods development and application, and other water resource projects.
• Writes technical reports and project/study summaries and participates in meetings and provides oral presentations of project/study findings to District peers, management, and Governing Board, as well as external stakeholders, including the general public, permittees and other regulated individuals and organizations, local, state and federal agencies and others.
• Project management duties to include contract management and budget development and tracking.

Required Credentials for Hydrogeologist Opportunities 

Hydrogeologist 

• Bachelor's degree, or higher, in Geology or related field
• Valid driver’s license

Staff Hydrogeologist

• Bachelor's degree, or higher, in Geology or related field
• Two (2) years related work experience
• Valid driver’s license

Professional Geologist

• Bachelor's degree, or higher, in Geology or related field
• Five (5) years related work experience
• Valid Florida Professional Geologist (PG) license
• Valid driver’s license

Professional Geologist

• Bachelor's degree, or higher, in Geology or related field
• Six (6) years related work experience
• Valid Florida Professional Geologist (PG) license
• Valid driver’s license

Senior Professional Geologist 

• Bachelor's degree, or higher, in Geology or related field
• Seven (7) years related work experience
• Valid Florida Professional Geologist (PG) license
• Valid driver’s license

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