.Share this job as a link in your status update to LinkedIn.Job TitleWater Resources Engineer ILocationDurango, CO 81301 US (Primary)Job TypeFull-TimeJob DescriptionSGM is seeking a full-time Water Resources Engineer I to reside in the Durango, CO office to support a wide variety of water resource projects and maintain strong working relationships with other SGM disciplines to foster timely execution of other environment, civil, drinking water, and wastewater projects as needed. Work could include collecting various types of water resources and water rights data in the field, processing that data, interpreting the results of data collected, ArcGIS mapping, and preparing data and figures for technical reports that summarize project findings. Work may also entail designing data collection programs, regulatory permitting support, water rights analysis, project assets management, and grant applications and/or project financial planning.Job Duties:Support the technical needs and execution of projects associated with SGM's water resource services including water supply planning and development, ground water, surface water and water quality needs.Conduct water rights analyses such as: historical consumptive use analyses, demand, and supply analyses, physically and legally available yield analyses, groundwater movement analyses.Communicate effectively with SGM teams and clients.Prepare figures, tables, and some portions of project memos and reports.Serve as a technical lead for field investigations, data collection and analysis.SGM offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental, vision coverage, employer paid STD/LTD/Life, HSA/FSA plans, 401k employer match, parental leave, vacation & sick leave, 8 paid holidays, and incentive compensation bonuses. Benefits may be prorated for part-time employees. This position will be posted until filled but no sooner than three days from now.Job RequirementsMinimum Qualifications:0-3 years of experience in water resource consulting and management including ground water, surface water hydrology, water rights, and water quality services.Interest in and desire to learn Colorado water rights and water resource management, including local, state, and federal drinking water, wastewater, ground and surface water rules and regulations.Proficiency with ArcGIS Desktop and/or ArcGIS Pro software.Technical understanding of the principles of hydrology and ability to independently plan and conduct complex hydrology investigations.Possess initiative to meet task deliverables and to learn new skills and software relevant to projects.Able to communicate with staff including project leadership and communication of client needs.Outgoing and willing to meet and interact with a wide variety of people.Well-versed in Excel, including tracking, sorting, filtering, and manipulating complex datasets; using high level formulas to concisely summarize data (VLOOKUP, SUMIF, etc
