Woodard & Curran · 1 month ago
Entry-level Water Resources Engineer/Hydrogeologist (Sacramento, CA)
Sacramento, CA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$75K/yr - $85K/yrWoodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm focused on clean water and environmental solutions. They are seeking an entry-level Water Resources Engineer or Hydrogeologist to develop innovative solutions for groundwater-related projects and support various water management and planning activities.
Environmental Consulting
Responsibilities
Actively develop, calibrate, and apply hydrogeologic conceptual and groundwater flow models to support policy and regulatory processes
Support a wide variety of groundwater management and planning activities related to SGMA implementation, water supply assessment and management studies, and conduct groundwater analysis in support of environmental permitting and regulatory compliance
Conduct complex data analysis related to water resources management, including:
Compile, review, process, and analyze hydrogeologic data using spreadsheets, databases, GIS, graphing software, and computer programming
Evaluate land surface operations, including land use data analysis, and quantify agricultural and urban water supplies and demands
Prepare data summaries and graphics, presentations, technical reports and memoranda
Develop tools using codes such as Python or other programming languages to support and analyze groundwater modeling projects
Qualification
Required
BS in Water Resources Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, or a related field
The candidate must be a proactive communicator, both internally and externally, and work with both junior and senior project staff
Excellent organizational, writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Experience in working on water resources, groundwater and/or closely related projects
Preferred
MS/PhD
Specific experience with local and regional modeling is highly desirable
Current or prior knowledge of California regulations is desirable
Experience with hydrologic modeling platforms such as CA Department of Water Resource's Integrated Water Resources Model (IWFM) and/or US Geological Survey's MODFLOW models is desirable
Experience with programming languages such as Python for data analysis is desirable
Benefits
401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed
Observed holidays: Choose up to 9 holidays to observe annually
Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked
Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work related illness or injury.
Parental leave: Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding
Disability: Paid short and long term disability
Health: Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans.
Life: Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.
Wellbeing: DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.
Company
Woodard & Curran
Woodard & Curran is an integrated science, engineering, and operations firm that provides water and environmental services.
Founded in 1979
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$7.14M2021-09-24Series Unknown· $7.14M
Leadership Team
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Alyson Watson
Chief Executive Officer
Frank Cavaleri
Vice President
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