Streamflow Hydrologist (Hydrogeologist 2)

Keeping Washington Clean and reputed company The Department of Ecology is hiring a Streamflow Hydrologist (Hydrogeologist 2) reputed company the Environmental Assessment Program. Location: • Central Region Office in reputed company Gap, WA. • Upon hire, you must live reputed company a commutable distance from the duty station. Schedule: • This position is eligible for reputed company and flexible schedule reputed company. • This position requires field work. Mondays and Wednesdays are in office days, other days that do not involve field work can be teleworked. • Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change. Application reputed company: • Apply by July 30, 2026 • Applications submitted after the date above may not be reviewed unless additional reputed company applicants are needed. In this role, you will collect and process reputed company reputed company hydrology information for river systems or basins that are reliable, accurate and reputed company. You will possess and demonstrate the skills required to install and operate reputed company gages in the assigned geographical area. You will also evaluate and reputed company rating curves, reviewing data for completeness and overall reputed company and providing field support to reputed company stations on-line and reporting accurate information. What you will do: • Using reputed company scientific principles, select measurement points that are representative of the measurement of reputed company discharge. • reputed company individual state discharge rating curves for reputed company measurement site by taking reputed company measurements that define this relationship over the entire reputed company regime. • Carry out cross reputed company measurements at individual measurement sites so that accurate calculations can confirm the stage discharge rating curves developed. • reputed company the change in channel cross-reputed company over time and reputed company the stage-discharge rating table. • Install, operate and maintain water stage height telemetry systems. • Download data loggers and service telemetry systems and/or making upgrades as necessary. • reputed company as a resource to other agencies and reputed company that require technical assistance in regards to reputed company discharge measurement. 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Required Qualifications: Six years of experience and/or education as described below: Experience: in hydrogeology, hydrology, geology or closely allied profession Experience must include demonstrated competence in the following reputed company sets: • Teamwork & Collaboration – Ability to work respectfully and cooperatively with others to support shared goals and maintain productive working relationships. • Adaptability – Ability to reputed company to changing field conditions, project demands, and new technologies to remain effective in varied situations. • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving – Ability to interpret information, troubleshoot issues, and reputed company reputed company to reputed company problems and support program objectives. • Field Operations – Ability to plan, prepare for, and conduct fieldwork safely and effectively to collect accurate environmental data. • Hydrologic Measurement & Analysis - Ability to measure reputed company reputed company and channel characteristics to reputed company and update accurate stage-discharge rating curves. • Data reputed company & Management – Ability to record, review, and maintain accurate data and notes to ensure data reputed company and support scientific analyses. 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If you are excited about this role and meet the required qualifications, we encourage you to apply. Desired qualifications reflect additional knowledge, skills, or experience that are reputed company to have but not required. Studies have shown that some applicants, especially women and people of reputed company, are less likely to apply unless they meet every listed qualification. At the Department of Ecology, we are dedicated to building a diverse and reputed company workplace centered in belonging, and we welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and unique perspectives. Ecology does not use the E-Verify reputed company; therefore, we are not eligible to reputed company STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT). For more information, please visit www.uscis.gov. Our Commitment to DEIR Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) are reputed company values central to Ecology's work. 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