EARLY CAREER WATER RESOURCES ENGINEER
Company: RTI International
Location: Durham
Posted on: September 24, 2024
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Job Description:
Overview
RTI International's Center for Water Resources (CWR) delivers
cutting-edge services across the spectrum of water resources
including river forecasting, water supply modeling, and hydrologic
risk analysis. These projects require expertise in data management
and analysis, hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality modeling,
assessment of impacts on the natural and built environment, and
analysis of economic and social outcomes. CWR has an opening for an
entry-level or early career water resources engineer or scientist.
As part of our team, your contributions will cover all aspects of
water resources systems including collecting and analyzing
hydrologic data, performing spatial analysis, and mapping of
hydrometeorological data, calibrating, executing, and interpreting
results from hydrologic and hydraulic models.
Our team includes a wide range of backgrounds, interests, and
capabilities, but a common thread is our interest to continue
learning and push the boundaries of what can be done to support our
field. As a non-profit research institute, RTI also offers
opportunities for internally funded research and development to
help bring great ideas together for on-the-ground applications to
help make a difference in the world. As part of the CWR team, the
successful candidate will be exposed to and will contribute to a
wide variety of water resources modeling projects. Therefore, the
successful candidate should be able to demonstrate and explain
skills or exposures through classwork/work experience across a wide
range of skills.
This position will be based in RTP, North Carolina or Fort Collins,
CO but telework is an option
Responsibilities
This position is geared towards supporting CWR's river forecasting
projects and may involve developing hydrologic, hydraulic, and/or
reservoir models and configuring decision support tools and
systems. The successful candidate will have some experience in
analyzing and manipulating time series and spatial data and can
demonstrate an aptitude for hydrologic/hydraulic/reservoir modeling
(i.e., has an understanding of inputs, model states, calibration,
analysis of results). Additionally, the ideal candidate has a basic
background and a strong interest in coding/programming to support
data analysis and dashboard/tool development. We implement custom
solutions for our clients, so our staff are well versed in multiple
models and modeling systems. The end result of many of CWR's
projects include a water resources modeling system that our clients
use regularly to make water management decisions.
CWR will provide training on the specific models and technology we
use to motivated colleagues with the appropriate background,
education, and aptitude. Our team includes a wide range of
backgrounds, interests, and capabilities, but a common thread is
our interest to continue learning and push the boundaries of what
can be done to support our field. As a non-profit research
institute, RTI also offers opportunities for internally funded
research and development to help bring great ideas together for
on-the-ground applications to help make a difference in the
world.
Qualifications
Master's degree or a bachelor's degree and 1 year of experience in
Civil Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental
Engineering, Environmental Science, or related field with emphasis
in Water Resources.
Technical Qualifications
--- Water resources systems modeling and systems
experience:
--- Use of open-source programming language (i.e., Python, R, C# or
VB(.NET)) to perform data management, transformation, quality
control, and/or statistical analyses (e.g., regression models)
--- Use of ArcGIS or QGIS to perform basic geospatial processing,
analysis, and map preparation
--- Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., SQLite, SQL
Server).
General Qualifications
--- A positive and collaborative mindset while working
independently on multiple projects in a team environment with
diverse staff of project managers, hydrologists, engineers,
scientists, economists, and IT developers
--- Attention to detail as the candidate will be responsible for
preparing, using, and conducting quality control on large and
diverse datasets
--- The ability to listen and communicate well both verbally and in
writing and the ability to understand and follow written
guidelines, policies, and procedures as provided by project
managers.
--- A willingness to learn new software and apply as a project
requires, including self-led tutorials and exploration. The ability
and desire to adapt applicable methods and principles from past
experiences to current RTI project needs.
To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the
United States and should not require now, or in the future,
sponsorship for employment visa status.
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EEO & Pay Equity Statements
For San Francisco, CA USA Job Postings Only: Pursuant to the San
Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment
qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Further
information is available here.
RTI accepts applications to our job openings from candidates with
criminal histories or conviction records in accordance with all
applicable laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance
Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below. Our pay
ranges represent national averages and may vary by location as a
geographic differential may be applied to some locations within the
United States. RTI considers multiple factors when making an offer
including, for example: established salary range, internal budget,
business needs, and education and years of work experience
possessed by the applicant. Further, salary is merely one element
to our offer.
At RTI, we demonstrate our commitment to rewarding individual and
team achievement through a total rewards package. This package
includes (among other things) a competitive base salary, a generous
paid time off policy, merit based annual increases, bonus
opportunities and a robust recognition program. Other benefits
include a competitive range of insurance plans (including health,
dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability), access to a
retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan, paid parental
leave for all parents, financial assistance with adoption expenses
or infertility treatments, financial reimbursement for education
and developmental opportunities, an employee assistance program,
and numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life
balance.
Equal Pay Act Minimum/Range
$77,000 - $95,000
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