Resource Specialist - Metropolitan Water District - Sacramento, CA - EXPIRED
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Job Information:
Company: Metropolitan Water District
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
is a consortium of twenty-six cities and water districts that provides drinking
water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. Metropolitan's mission is to provide its
service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet
current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible
way. Metropolitan's facilities include
the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, five conventional water treatment plants
with a combined capacity of 2.6 billion gallons per day, nine surface water
reservoirs, 800 miles of pipeline, and 16 hydroelectric power plants.
Our employees enjoy highly
competitive salaries and excellent retirement, medical, dental, 401K, and other
benefits (see our website).
The Office of the General Manager, Bay-Delta
Initiatives Section has one (1) opening for a Resource Specialist position at Metropolitan's offices in
Sacramento.
JOB
SUMMARY
This
position is responsible for applying statistical methods, analytical methods
related to biostatistics and biometrics to marine and estuarine fisheries
analysis, and fishery modeling. It will
also be responsible for supporting the advancement of Metropolitan's Bay-Delta
Initiatives Science Program, focusing on the Sacramento/San Joaquin Bay-Delta,
including fish, riverine and estuarine ecosystems and dynamics, role of tidal
and freshwater flows, habitat, food webs, and stressors.
This
position will also be responsible for: conducting analyses and contributing to
the publication of original analyses and research, including authoring articles
to be published in professional, scholarly, and scientific journals; selecting
and working with consultants and managing consultant contracts; giving presentations
to scientific and technical audiences, and stakeholders; working with
biologists and scientists/modelers from other resource and regulatory agencies
and stakeholder groups; serving as a technical expert in certain regulatory and
legal proceedings.
Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday, (alternate Fridays off)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related
field and six years of relevant experience; or two years in a MWD Associate
Resource Specialist classification; or Master's degree from an accredited
college or university in a related field and four years of relevant experience.
Required Knowledge of: Water resource or
power issues; project management; and current office technology and equipment.
Required Skills and Abilities to: Conduct statistical and economic analyses;
resource or system modeling; create technical reports; use independent judgment and
exercise discretion; problem solve; prioritize and multi-task; communicate clearly
and concisely, both verbally and in writing; establish and
maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of
work; work independently and in a team environment; lead and train; and
operate current office equipment including computers and supporting applications.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Employees in this position will be required to
obtain and maintain the following certifications, licensing, and registrations:
Licenses
* Valid California Class C Driver License or its
equivalent in state of residence that allows you to drive in the course of your
employment
* PHYSICAL DEMANDS,
WORK ENVIRONMENT, AND VISION REQUIREMENTS
The
physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those that must be met or may be encountered by an employee
to successfully perform the job duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job duties.
Physical
Demands: The work is
sedentary. Typically, the employee may
sit comfortably to do the work. However,
there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as
paper, books, or small parts; driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to
perform the work.
Work
Environment: The work environment
involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions
typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, and residences
or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment,
avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic
signals, etc. The work area is
adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.
Job-Related Selection Criteria:
30% Technical knowledge/skills
30% Job preparation (education, experience, and training relevant
to the position)
20% Oral Communication
10% Teamwork/interpersonal effectiveness
10% Written communication
100% Total
Benefits:
* Competitive compensation
Excellent medical, dental, life, vision and retirement plans, including
pension plan and 401k (with matching contribution), tuition reimbursement, and
more
Training and advancement opportunities
Subsidized gym membership
Free parking
This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature
and level of work being performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or be
interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and
qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. To receive a copy of the complete job
description, please send an email to [email protected]
If the position requires a college/university degree, it must have been
issued by an educational institution accredited by the United States Department
of Education. Degrees issued by educational institutions outside the United
States must include documentation validating the equivalency of that degree to
the same degree in the United States to be considered acceptable for
Metropolitan purposes.
Reasonable accommodation for people
with disabilities may be requested by calling (213) 217-7738 at least 5 working
days in advance of the scheduled examination date(s).
For more information on MWD
benefits, please use the following link: http://mwdh2o.com/mwdh2o/pages/jobs/jobs05.html
MWD is a Federal and State EO employer - Veterans/Disabled and other
protected categories.
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