Water Resources Analyst

The City of Arvada promotes Equal Pay for Equal Work. Starting salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity.
The range listed reflects the entire range and typical placement is entry to mid range.

Pay Range: $75,026.96-$ Annual

The City of Arvada is seeking a Water Resources Analyst to support essential water supply operations, including raw water diversions, reservoir and dam stability, water rights administration, and emergency preparedness planning.

This role offers the opportunity to work in the field, collaborate with state and local agencies, and represent the City in irrigation ditch company matters while helping protect and manage Arvada’s water resources.

• Identifies and conducts field operations and minor maintenance activities related to the City's raw water diversions, ensuring accurate measurement.
• Adjusts raw water diversions and raw water pumping operations as required in response to changes made by the State Engineer's Office to the river call.
• Updates and analyzes city water use data using Excel and other tools. Coordinate with other departments and resources to obtain necessary information.
• Represents the city at water supply stakeholder meetings involving state and local agencies. Serves on irrigation ditch company boards, represents the City in irrigation ditch company matters and participates in ditch company meetings.
• Identifies and performs field work to maintain raw water infrastructure in operable condition
• Acts as primary project manager and works with contractors and internal staff on field maintenance and infrastructure projects.
• Assists in the preparation and review of documentation relating to water court activities.
• Takes annual measurements, maintains historical records of dam stability readings, performs all dam-related work required by the State Engineer's Office and submits to the State Engineer's Office.
• Updates emergency preparedness plans for water supply city facilities as needed and submits to the State Engineer's Office.
• Maintains records of reservoir/dam stability and provides these records to appropriate entities.
• Assists the Water Resources Administrator with daily raw water operations and water accounting as needed.
• Acts as the point person within the City and with the State Engineer’s Office for reservoir/dam emergency preparedness plans and updates/distributes accordingly.
• Complete and submit required plans to the appropriate entities (e.g HB1051 reporting, Conservation Plans).
• Updates and analyzes city water use data using Excel and other tools.
• Travels to and attends team and organizational meetings, training, events and activities and appropriately and professionally represents the department.
• Requires occasional evening and weekend work.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Strong knowledge of and experience with Colorado water law
• Strong knowledge of and experience with raw water field operations.
• Strong proficiency in working with Excel spreadsheets.
• Strong working knowledge of spreadsheet-based programs to track and maintain raw water resource data.
• Strong skills performing special studies related to water resources/water supply.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively and professionally with the public while doing field work.
• Strong ability to effectively communicate information, both verbally and in writing, to support organizational objectives and values, and interact with all levels of personnel within the city in a positive and cooperative manner.
• Strong ability to learn and use a variety of computer programs for data acquisition and management, including: GIS/ ESRI-Arc Map software, City modeling…