MFL Engineering Scientist or Senior MFL Engineering Scientist

Job Overview

Help protect one of Florida’s most vital resources — water — with a career at the Suwannee River Water Management District (District).

MFL Engineering Scientist or Senior MFL Engineering Scientist

• Develop and utilize surface and groundwater models to conduct assessments of MFLs and withdrawal impacts for priority water resources.
• Manage workflows on a high-performance cluster computer using a Linux operating system.
• Perform data analysis, including use of complex statistical techniques to assess relationships between hydrologic variables including rainfall, evapotranspiration, surface/groundwater levels, withdrawals, and discharge.
• Review, modify, and/or build hydrologic or model-related data sets or perform analyses based on available data and information.
• Evaluate project needs for appropriate analysis techniques and evaluate existing statistical and hydrologic models for use on specific projects.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, and memoranda based on analysis, findings, and work completed.
• Conduct technical reviews of work prepared by District staff, other agencies, contractors, and peer reviewers.
• Ensure best practices are followed by maintaining awareness and knowledge of developments and tools in the fields of statistics, hydrology, and modeling.
• Manage technical work conducted by public and private contractors.
• Coordinate with District staff, cooperating agencies, contractors, and the public to complete projects within statutory and District time frames.
• Prepare Board materials, including technical staff reports, memos, Final Orders, exhibits, and location maps.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Lead the development and utilization of surface and groundwater models to conduct assessments of MFLs and withdrawal impacts for priority water resources.
• Create and manage workflows on a high-performance cluster computer using a Linux operating system.
• Lead hydrologic research efforts that involve data analysis, including use of complex statistical techniques to assess relationships between hydrologic variables including rainfall, evapotranspiration, surface/groundwater levels, withdrawals, and discharge.
• Lead the review, modification, and/or building of hydrologic or model-related data sets or perform analyses based on available data and information.
• Evaluate project needs for appropriate analysis techniques and evaluate existing statistical and hydrologic models for use on specific projects.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, and memoranda based on analysis, findings, and work completed.
• Conduct technical reviews of work prepared by District staff, other agencies, contractors, and peer reviewers.
• Ensure best practices are followed by maintaining awareness and knowledge of developments and tools in the fields of statistics, hydrology, and modeling.
• Lead contract development and management of technical work conducted by public and private contractors.
• Coordinate with District staff, cooperating agencies, contractors, and the public to complete projects within statutory and District time frames.
• Prepare Board materials, including technical staff reports, memos, Final Orders, exhibits, and location maps.
• Mentor and coordinate the work of lower-level staff.
• Be able to perform all duties with little to no supervision.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in hydrology, engineering, geology, or a closely related field required. Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in hydrology, engineering, geology, or other closely related field preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in hydrologic and statistical analysis required. Surface and groundwater modeling experience preferred.
• Engineering Intern (E.I.) certification preferred.
• Familiarity with Florida water resource management, Florida water resource issues, and/or Florida water law preferred.
• Valid drivers’ license.

• Bachelor’s Degree in hydrology, engineering, geology, or a closely related field required. Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in hydrology,…