Water Use Data Analyst and Evapotranspiration Support (Natural Resource Specialist 2)
Water Use Data Analyst and Evapotranspiration Support (Natural Resource Specialist 2)
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$ 4622 - 7070
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Initial Posting Date:
05/14/2025Application Deadline:
05/26/2025Agency:
Water Resources DepartmentSalary Range:
$4622 $7070Position Type:
EmployeePosition Title:
Water Use Data Analyst and Evapotranspiration Support (Natural Resource Specialist 2)Job Description:
Working Title: Water Use Data Analyst and Evapotranspiration Support (Natural Resource Specialist 2)
Classification: Natural Resource Specialist 2
Position Type: Fulltime permanent
Representation: This position is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
FLSA Status: NonExempt eligible for overtime in the form of compensatory time with manager approval.
Monthly Compensation: The monthly salary range will be $4662.00$7070.00 Before PERS* $4943.00$7562.00 After PERS*
Work Location: Salem Pendleton Medford Baker City Canyon City. Minimal travel required (23 days/month).
Hybrid/Remote Work: Hybrid Eligible; inoffice work weekly travel monthly
About the Oregon Water Resources Department
The Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) is committed to creating a workplace culture that understands and appreciates differences among people and is welcoming and inclusive to all. By fostering fairness and equity in its work culture the Department strives to improve services for all Oregonians. We acknowledge that not all people have experienced equitable opportunities or fair treatment. We are committed to increasing our awareness and understanding of historic injustices and building a foundation for meaningful change. We value a wide range of professional and lived experiences and people of underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Our Vision
The vision of the Oregon Water Resources Department is to assure sufficient and sustainable water supplies are available to meet current and future needs.
Core Values
Integrity We are accountable for all that we do. We act with honesty and promote transparency.
Service We are dedicated to providing outstanding service and treating everyone equitably in our management and stewardship of state resources.
Technical Excellence We base our resource decisions on law science and expertise.
Teamwork We are united in our mission relying on one another and working together with the communities we serve.
ForwardLooking We seek innovative and practical solutions to the water challenges of today and tomorrow.
The Oregon Water Resources Departments strategic priorities for are to:
- Modernize our management of Oregons surface water and groundwater resources to meet instream and outofstream uses.
- Work to secure Oregons instream and outofstream water future in the face of increasing water scarcity.
- Foster a forwardlooking team dedicated to serving Oregonians with integrity and excellence.
About our Section
The Surface Water Hydrology (SWH) Section provides technical expertise regarding surface water supplies water use and stream and water diversion data including the analyses and interpretation of these data within the Department and for the public. The SWH Section participates in projects such as basin studies investigating surface watergroundwater relationships development and implementation of analysis to support water distribution and regulation and the evaluation of drought conditions. Through coordination with others in the agency SWH provides data and analyses critical for responsible water management.
About our Team
The Evapotranspiration and Water Use teams vision is to collect evaluate and make available accurate and timely water use data for water rights in Oregon. This new team at OWRD is responsible for determining the distribution and volume of water use across the state using water use data reported by water users or collected by OWRD staff and satellitebased ET data. Additionally the collaborates with other state and federal agencies to implement regional data collection like weather stations and eddy covariance stations critical for understanding factors impacting water use across Oregon.
Critical functions provided by this team are:
- Implementation of ORS 537.099 water use reporting of public entities
- Implementation of HB 2018 (2021) development of historic () statewide consumptive water use for water rights and evaporation dataset for major reservoirs
- Implementation of HB 2010 (2023) consult Oregon State University in the development and application of remotely sensed ET data sets
- Development of water use components of basin studies and water budgets in support of allocation management and distribution
- Design and implement analysis and reports to support regulation and distribution
- Design and implementation of systems to make water use data accessible and usable for the public
About the Position
This positions primary purpose is to intake review and analyze water use data from the public. In this position you will work directly with water users to help them submit their data to OWRD provide analysis and reports to the public and OWRD staff to evaluate water use for scientific and regulatory studies and support improvements to the datasets and databases used to quantify water use. Your ability to work with a broad team and evaluate and improve OWRDs data sets will be central to your success in this position. If you join the team you will be a member of the Technical Services Division reporting to the Manager of the Surface Water Section. Consider joining our team and advancing our mission to practice and promote responsible water management in Oregon! Learn more about the Department.
Some functions of this role could look like:
- Populate maintain perform QA/QC on data in the water use reporting database to ensure the water use reporting database is accurate and complete.
- Provide technical assistance (interpretation monitoring network design data quality) to water users to help them connect water right with water use.
- Apply quality control standards for the review of user reported and remotely sensed data. Apply GIS procedures to define spatial relationships between user reported and remotely sensed dataset.
- Assist in summarizing and publishing output of water use analysis to inform water availability basin studies and other efforts aimed at identifying major problems of regional or local extent and water right transactions such as transfers.
- Coordinate responses to inquiries for access to the water use database
You can learn more about the position here.
Minimum required qualifications:
Two years of experience collecting and assessing natural resources data sets at least one of which is at a technical or professional level performing activities in natural resources AND a Bachelors degree in Water Resources Geology Engineering Environmental Science or similar field OR three additional years of related (pertinent) experience.
Note: A Masters degree in a natural resource area will substitute for up to one year of the required experience.A Doctorate degree in a natural resource area will substitute for up to two years of the required experience.
Pertinent experience could include hydrologic data collection and record keeping database maintenance or management for complex natural resources data stream gage maintenance and management or natural resource fieldwork and data management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Customer Service Technical Assistance and Compliance: Demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service by delivering clear respectful and responsive technical support to water users and the public. Experienced in reviewing data for compliance with statutes and regulations and effectively communicating requirements to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Data Management & Analysis Expertise Proven ability to manage large datasets perform QA/QC and conduct meaningful analysis to support scientific and regulatory objectives. This includes intermediate level GIS SQL R or Python or similar database or programming languages and software.
- Technical Communication & Customer Service Skilled in providing clear technical assistance to diverse stakeholders and responding effectively to public and internal inquiries.
- Collaboration & Teamwork Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated success working within multidisciplinary teams to advance shared goals and improve data systems.
Working Conditions
This position requires monthly day trip and overnight travel on average 23 days a month to support work of position and therefore requires a valid drivers license and acceptable driving record. Must tolerate wading in swift cold streams and work in environments with noxious weeds insects and varying climates. Depending on territory job may occasionally involve the use of snowshoes cross country skis allterrain vehicles or other field equipment. Occasionally conduct stream discharge measurements during flood conditions from bridges or stream banks. Is often alone in remote areas with little to no supervision. This position may occasionally lift up to 75 pounds.
How to apply
- Provide a brief (no more than 1 page) cover letter indicating why you are interested and a good candidate for the position.
- Provide a brief (no more than 2 page) resume indicating your experience pertinent to the required qualifications and desired attributes in this announcement.
Whats in it for you
In addition to offering a culture of care and inclusivity and working among a highly skilled team to engage in meaningful work we also offer a competitive benefits package that includes:
- PEBB Insurance with exceptional medical vision and dental plans with employees paying 1 to 5% of the total premium.
- Leave accrual starting at 8 hours of sick and 8 hours of vacation leave per month with your vacation leave accruals increasing every 5 years.
- Access to an additional four days of discretionary leave 3 days of personal business leave and one day of Governors Leave each year.
- Eleven paid holidays per year.
- Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) including a pension and employer contributions to the Individual Account Program.
- Optional benefits (such as term life insurance longterm and shortterm disability longterm care health and dependent care flexible spending accounts enrollment in the OregonSavingsGrowth Plan a deferred compensation program with a wide variety of investment options).
- The opportunity to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (must qualify).
Important Information
PERS Salary Information
* NONPERS ELIGIBLE (Includes most new hires to state government. Employees typically gain PERS eligibility after six months of state service. PERS ELIGIBLE (Typically current or former employees of Oregon state or local government public schools universities etc.) The salary listed in Workday will state base monthly salary which is BEFORE PERS contributions.
Accommodations
If you need assistance to participate in the application process including an accommodation request under the American with Disabilities Act we invite you to contact the recruiter for accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) application questions or jobspecific questions please contact our HR team at .
Future Vacancies
This applicant pool may be used to fill additional vacancies as they occur over the next three (3) months.
Work Authorization
The Oregon Water Resources Department does not offer visa sponsorships. Within three days of hire all applicants will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security Form I9 confirming authorization to work in the United States.
Veterans
If you are an eligible veteran and you meet the qualifications veterans preference points will be added to your score. For more information on veterans preference points visit and select Veterans resources under Resources. Please do not attach veteran documentation to your initial application after you have applied you will be sent a task in your Workday account to provide your veteran documentation at that time.
Application Review Process
In addition to your related work experience and education we will use both the minimum and desired qualifications above to determine whom to interview. Please make sure all your relevant qualifications are clearly demonstrated in your application materials. Your application materials may be evaluated on spelling grammar punctuation attention to detail and presentation.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage
The use of outside resources such as Artificial Intelligence software during the application process (cover letter and resume) and applicant skill assessments examinations and/or interviews is prohibited unless otherwise stated by the hiring agency. Unauthorized use of outside resources during the hiring process will result in immediate disqualification.
The Oregon Water Resources Department is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer Committed to Workforce Diversity.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
