Water Supply Team Supervisor (Professional Engineer II)

This posting is open to both residents and non-residents of the State of Colorado.

However if you are selected and accept the position you will be required to establish residence in the State of Colorado by your start date.

• Medical and Dental plans
• Strong flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus pre-tax 401K and 457 plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Wellness programs
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave
• Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options
• Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system

This posting is open to both residents and non-residents of the State of Colorado.

However if you are selected and accept the position you will be required to establish residence in the State of Colorado by your start date.

• Responsible for supervising and directing the work of team members on Team 1A.
• Reviews and evaluates requests for substitute water supply plans to addressengineering analysis and legal issues including review of existing reports and data performing engineering calculations and hydrologic analyses to ensure all aspects of the plan related to engineering and administration are consistent with the Colorado Revised Statutes existing rules and decrees and case law.
• Review applications for determinations of water rights replacement plans and changes of water rights within the Designated Basins by evaluating ground water hydrology and performing engineering analyses of the amount of groundwater available for appropriation and determine if the replacement plans and changes of water rights can operate without causing injury to other water rights.
• Reviews and evaluates applications to the water court in the monthly resume for adjudication of rights to surface water ground water plans for augmentation changes of water rights exchanges and claims for diligence. Evaluations address both engineering analysis and legal issues.
• Performs engineering evaluations of water court cases for engineering geologic legal and administrative correctness and participates in negotiations with attorneys consulting engineers and geologists of applicants for water rights on behalf of the Division of Water Resources.
• Analyze the proposed water supply for new subdivisions to determine adequacy of the water supply and the potential for injury to existing or decreed water rights or wells and provide comments to the Counties.
• Analyze other county referrals such as subdivision exemptions and special use permits to determine if there are any water supply issues to describe to the county in their consideration of the land use action.
• Conducts engineering hydrologic and geologic analysis and evaluation of applications to construct and use exempt non-exempt small capacity and large capacity water wells pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes rules regulations and the policies of the State Engineer.
• Conducts investigations and manages special projects which may be assigned periodically.

This posting is open to both residents and non-residents of the State of Colorado.

However if you are selected and accept the position you will be required to establish residence in the State of Colorado by your start date.

• Current or former State experience relevant to this position.
• Knowledge and experience with Colorado water rights water courts and/or well permits.
• Knowledge and experience with historical consumptive use analysis/modeling and/or groundwater modeling.
• Water administration experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience managing a team of professionals.
• High interest in public service.
• The ability to describe complex concepts to technical professionals and the public in a clear and concise manner.
• Other experience relevant to the use or management of water resources.

The current work arrangement for this position is as follows:
(Please note this arrangement can be subject to change)

Flexible workplace - working from a home/remote office with mandatory in-office training currently twice a month and occasional in-state travel for presentations or offsite meetings.

Flexible schedule- may work four ten-hour days five eight-hour days or other schedule acceptable to supervisor that meets business needs after initial period.

• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify their application from the current position. (Please Note: Absent extraordinary circumstances prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with DNR).
• Must be willing and able to possess and maintain a State of Colorado Drivers License.
• Current valid license as a Professional Engineer by the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors.

• All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement.

• Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of or all of the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.

• Resumes cover letters and other attachments arenotconsidered as part of initial reviews thereforeit is important to document in your application your education experience minimum qualifications and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement.

• Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content writing ability spelling grammar and effective communication.

• This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.

• This recruitment may be used to fill more than one vacancy at this level and reporting location.

A salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The salary analysis considers relevant experience education certifications and state seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While all offers are compliant with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act there is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted range based on the salary analysis.