Watershed Modeler

This recruitment is open only to current King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) employees and will be used to fill a Term-Limited Temporary (TLT) position or Special Duty Assignment (SDA) with an anticipated duration of 2 years and 3 months. External applicants are not being considered. In addition to the current opening, this recruitment may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates to fill future Watershed Modeler (Engineer III) TLT/SDA roles throughout the Department of Natural Resources & Parks (DNRP) over the next six (6) months.

Are you a current King County employee interested in using your technical expertise to help shape decisions that protect water quality, people, salmon, and orca? Join us in applying King County's Water Quality Benefits Evaluation (WQBE) toolkit to help evaluate stormwater and wastewater investments and identify strategies that improve environmental outcomes.

This internal opportunity combines hydrological modeling, project management, and collaboration while offering the chance to expand your impact and build partnerships across King County.

You will lead and conduct modeling projects that evaluate how water quality and stormwater runoff may change under different future conditions. Your work will provide County decision-makers with information they can use to evaluate stormwater and wastewater strategies and prioritize investments that achieve meaningful environmental outcomes.

You will manage projects that apply the WQBE toolkit to new planning scenarios, partner with internal clients to understand and scope their needs, and develop and document processes that make the models easier and more efficient to use. You will also work across disciplines, teams, and divisions to strengthen the usability of the modeling toolkit and translate complex results into useful information for technical and nontechnical audiences.

This position provides an opportunity to expand your experience in hydrologic and water quality modeling, project management, data analysis, tool development, and technical communication while building relationships across King County.

You will join a Seattle-based team that provides the scientific foundation for King County's work to protect water quality and restore habitat for the benefit of people, salmon, orca, and other wildlife. Our work includes environmental investigations, monitoring programs, modeling, data analysis, and technical services that support County programs and regional partners.

This position is part of the Toxic Chemical Assessment Unit, which conducts fish tissue monitoring, evaluates toxic chemicals in our systems and environment, and designs studies to answer complex questions for utility and natural resource managers.

Our team works extensively across King County programs and divisions and with local jurisdictions, universities, consultants, and state agencies. We value interdisciplinary collaboration and strive to ensure our work supports equitable environmental outcomes and protects communities most vulnerable to environmental hazards.

King County, named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is a diverse and vibrant community that represents cultures from around the world. We prioritize equity, racial and social justice, making it a foundational and daily expectation for all employees. As a Watershed Modeler (Engineer III), you will actively apply these principles in all aspects of your work. Learn more about our commitment at http://www.King County.gov/equity.

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