Water Resources Specialist IIIIIIIV

WHAT WE OFFER

The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package that includes:

• Merit Increases:New employees are eligible for an initial 5% merit increase within the pay range upon completion of at least 1040 hours (approximately 6 months) assuming work meets satisfactory standards. Subsequent merit increases within the pay range will be upon completion of each additional 2080 hours (approximately one year) from the initial merit increase.
• Educational Incentive:An educational incentive of 2.5% for completion of an associate degree 3.5% for completion of a bachelors degree OR 5% for completion of a graduate degree.
• Bilingual Incentive:Based on agency needproficiency levels by exam are $.69 per hour (Level I) $1.00 per hour (Level II) or $1.32 per hour (Level III).
• Flexible Workweek/Telework Schedule: We support work/life balance by offering compressed work (e.g. 9/80 or 4/10 workweek) and remote hybrid telework schedules for some positions subject to organizational needs and satisfactory performance.
• Vacation Accrual:New regular full-time employees shall accrue approximately 14 days of vacation a year for the first 10400 hours or 5 years of service; vacation accruals increase atand 20 years of service topping out at 26 days a year and 400 hours of vacation hours banked.
• Annual Leave Redemption: After 14560 hours of continuous County service an employee may elect to cash-in or redeem up to 80 hours of vacation accrued in the same year after using 80 hours of vacation in the preceding 12 months.
• Sick Leave: Full-time regular employees accrue 3.08 hours of sick leave per bi-weekly pay period with an advance at hire of 40.04 hours which will be balanced at the completion of 13 bi-weekly pay periods.
• Deferred Compensation: Eligible to participate in the Countys 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 3.00% match on your 401(k) contributions.
• Health Plans:Full-time employees are given a flexible credit allowance of up to $25558 annually to offset the purchase of medical dental and/or vision insurance for you and your dependents.
  • Employee only: $509 per biweekly pay period
  • Employee plus one dependent: $779 per biweekly pay period
  • Employee plus family: $983 per biweekly pay period
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre-tax benefit towards eligible medical dental and vision care and/or dependent care expenses.
• Pension Plan: Participation in the Countys defined benefit pension plan which has reciprocity with CalPERS.
• Holidays:12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
• Additional Benefits:Tuition Reimbursement Disability Plans Employee Assistance Program Life Insurance Wellness Program.

Depth and breadth of assignments increase at the higher level and may include but are not limited to the following:

• Assesses programs monitors maintains calibrates and/or operates (I) designs fabricates installs programs monitors maintains calibrates and operates(II/III/IV) water quality and quantity instrumentation on a daily basis as per regulatory requirements and/or for planning purposes.
• Collects water quality and quantity data from multiple sources/samples (field office etc.) creates and appends databases validates and analyzes data writes reports on a daily basis as per regulatory requirements and/or for planning purposes. May write annual reports.
• Creates and utilizes datasets and maps using GIS software as needed as per regulatory requirements and/or for planning purposes.
• May assist (I) participates (II) and/or leads (III/IV) in special projects (including water quality and quantity studies) may produce and present related reports as per regulatory requirements and/or at the direction of management.
• May assist in disseminating (I) or disseminates (II/III/IV) water quality and quantity information to the public and consultants via the County website direct contact and/or other means.
• May serve (I/II) or serves (III) on and/or may lead (IV) technical regulatory organizational scientific and/or management committees as needed.
• Estimates costs of staff time and equipment for budgetary purposes on an on-going basis (III/IV).
• Researches service providers and equipment and prepares purchase requisitions as needed (III/IV).
• Orders tracks and signs for all section-related equipment and supplies (IV).
• Assists with the development of the annual budget (IV).
• Performs other duties as required.

• Calculates groundwater estimates for billing when data is incomplete.
• Interfaces with the public regarding questions relating to groundwater extractions AMI and well permits.
• Reviews flowmeter photo submissions (multipliers rollovers digital vs. analog) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) data (IV).

• Maintains the ALERT (Automated Local Evaluation in Real-Time) and/or GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) telemetry equipment.
• Reports (I/II) and/or monitors (III/IV) stream conditions during flood flows to law enforcement/fire service/news media to address problems; identifies potential problems in advance of a storm.
• Installs and operates lake level recorders or dam strain gauges.
• Assesses burn areas for damage to equipment and/or infrastructure and determines potential for sediment and debris collection for analysis.
• Assists with training lower-level Water Resources Specialists.

• Provides public outreach including developing and writing articles attending public events and delivering presentations etc.
• Develops contracts including writing RFPs analyzes responses makes recommendations and writes lab consultant and construction contracts.
• Coordinates water quality analysis with labs regulatory agencies public/private citizens.
• Researches writes and submits grant applications.
• Responds to complaints from the public (e.g. sources of illicit discharges).
• Plans for monitoring events including weather tracking and equipment monitoring and determines run-off impact (IV).
• Collects water quality samples in the field (IV).
• Analyzes voltage level velocity flowrate temperature rainfall and radio signal strength data sets (IV).
• Develops/refines theoretical stage/discharge rating tables for streams pipes and channels (IV).

These are entrance requirements to the exam process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION TRAINING and EXPERIENCE
Any combination of experience and education that would likely produce the required knowledge skills and abilities of the respective classification.

Water Resources Specialist I

• Must possess and maintain a valid California drivers license.
• Must be able and willing to travel to work sites independently.
• Must be able and willing to perform work under physically demanding conditions outdoors in rugged terrain in confined areas such as wells and in inclement weather (rain).
• Must be able and willing to lift push and/or pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able and willing to work successfully independently and as a team at remote field sites and in an office environment.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal. Excellent written communication skills must be demonstrated in the completion of the employment application and supplemental questionnaire.

• Some knowledge of geology and hydrology well construction and destruction methods and well operations.
• Some knowledge of sampling protocols and basic water-quality chemistry.
• Some experience calibrating and operating water-level and water-quality monitoring equipment and dataloggers.
• Some experience collecting groundwater quality samples for laboratory analysis.
• Possession of a Bachelors Degree in Geology Earth Science Soil Science or Engineering.

• Some knowledge of and experience with electronics and construction water quality/quantity measuring equipment and surveying equipment.
• Some experience in building installing maintaining and troubleshooting water quality equipment and instrumentation.
• Some experience using databases for data analysis and report writing.
• Some experience with operating peristaltic pumps multi-meters soldering hand tools hammer drills data loggers pressure transducers tipping bucket rain gauges pipe conduits and fittings.
• Some experience in leading the activities of subordinate staff.