Field Hydrologist

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm. We plan, design, permit, mitigate, and restore for projects across our communities, infrastructure systems, open spaces, and wildlands. We are 50 years strong in 21 offices across California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Southern United States.

ESA seeks a highly motivated Field Hydrologist/Hydrographer or Land Surveyor to join our team of hydrologists, geomorphologists, ecologists, and engineers in the Northern California region
. We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic team member with approximately 0-3 years of experience with relevant fieldwork (IE: Topo bathymetric surveys, water quality & level data collection, stream flow discharge measurements),a passion for ecosystem restoration and working outdoors, and the desire to learn and grow.

This is a full-time overtime exempt role working hybrid from either or San Francisco or Oakland Office at least 3 days per week
. Some travel expectations as needed for field work, site visits, and in person team collaboration.

Who You Are

• You are interested in stream and/or wetland ecology, geomorphology, and hydrology and have education, training, or work experience in one or more of these areas.
• You enjoy working outdoors, and you have experience in scientific data collection (possibly including topographic and/or bathymetric surveying, sidescan sonar, stream gauging, sediment studies, water quality monitoring and sampling, or other related skills).
• You are a creative thinker who is comfortable working in and around water, and you have experience working with tools and boats safely.
• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, Land Surveying, or Geology, and 0-3 years applicable work experience
  ; or you have a related degree and directly relevant qualifications. A directly relevant Master’s degree may substitute for some work experience.
• You are an effective team member with excellent oral and writing skills who can work independently and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment. You can communicate basic technical information clearly and concisely to individuals and small groups.
• You enjoy fieldwork and can walk long distances carrying a backpack; and are able to lift at least 50 pounds. Candidates should be confident working outside, in remote and rural settings, as well as in urban environments. Physical outdoor work may include, but may not be limited to, work in all types of weather, traversing uneven ground and sometimes steep terrain in forested environments, fields, arid lands, along stream banks, and in coastal/intertidal areas.
• Previous experience with relevant fieldwork is required (IE: Topobathymetric surveys, water quality & level data collection, stream flow discharge measurements)
• Previous experience with ArcGIS is strongly preferred
• You are near San Francisco or Oakland and able to work hybrid in office

What You Will Do for ESA

• You will support field data collection, data synthesis, and data analyses for ecosystem restoration, climate adaptation, stormwater management, fish passage, erosion control, and other water resources and civil engineering projects under direct supervision of a more senior engineer or hydrologist.
• You will install and maintain water level, hydraulics, and water quality instrumentation; conduct topographic and bathymetric surveys; conduct discharge, sediment transport, and wave studies; and perform construction and post-construction monitoring activities. You will apply Python, Matlab, ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Aquarius, and other tools to process data, develop basemaps, evaluate discharge, tide, and water quality conditions, monitor site development, calculate sedimentation rates,…