Senior Hydrogeologist​/Principal Hydrogeologist

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

The Senior Hydrogeologist and the Principal Hydrogeologist are the third and fourth level in a five-level hydrogeologist series and are responsible for planning, organizing, conducting, and overseeing geologic and hydrogeologic services and studies. The Senior Hydrogeologist is distinguished from the Hydrogeologist by its project management responsibilities. The Senior Hydrogeologist is distinguished from the Principal Hydrogeologist, which has larger project management responsibilities, increased supervisory responsibilities, and increased experience requirements.

The following essential job functions are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed job functions and/or may be required to perform additional or different job functions from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices. Management reserves the rights to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Supervises employees: prioritizes and assigns work, conducts performance evaluations, ensures staff are trained, and makes hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.
• Performs project management: defines project requirements, timelines, and resources; coordinates with staff and external consultants; prepares requests for proposals; reviews bids and selects consultants; prepares agenda submittals; tracks and reports project progress and costs; manages changes in project scope and change orders; monitors schedules.
• Performs administrative functions: maintains records and files; prepares presentations; coordinates and schedules meetings; prepares purchase orders; prepares protocol coding for database management.
• Prepares a variety of technical documentation on hydrogeological issues.
• Conducts geologic and/or hydrogeological studies; compiles, analyzes, and interprets geologic and/or hydrogeologic data.
• Provides hydrogeologic input and review for District projects managed by other individuals.
• Prepares contract documents and retains contractors for District projects.
• Conducts hydrogeological investigations on issues of concern to producers.
• Conducts groundwater modeling.
• Prepares lithologic cross sections.
• Manages the operations and maintenance of assigned facilities.
• Develops methodologies for collecting and storing data.
• Prepares conceptual facility designs.
• Handles job stress and interacts effectively with others in the workplace.
• Follows all workplace and job safety rules and policies.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level as required.

• Mentoring and reviewing/critiquing work of other staff.
• Managing large and complex projects.
• Conducting presentations.
• Preparing and managing project budgets and contracts.
• Independently developing project concepts, proposals, and scope of work, including identifying and evaluating project alternatives.
• Interacting with outside agencies, producers, and other groups.
• Managing and critiquing groundwater modeling.
• Reviewing lithologic cross sections.
• Designing extraction wells, injection wells, and monitoring wells based on field data.
• Providing support for public affairs as needed for District projects.
• Reviewing and evaluating hydrogeologic data, water quality data, and proposed work at sites where contaminant releases have impacted groundwater; providing comments to lead oversight agencies.
• Providing technical support for District cost recovery efforts associated with groundwater remediation.

• Geologic and hydrogeologic processes and principles.
• Borehole drilling and well construction methods and design.
• Mathematical concepts.
• Planning, development, and design principles.
• Project management principles and methods.
• Supervisory principles.

• Monitoring and evaluating employees.
• Prioritizing and assigning work.
• Writi…