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ADWR is seeking Water Resources Specialists, focusing on Active Management Area (AMA) and statewide water demand and supply, who are data-driven, creative, and passionate about water and natural resources. These positions will be part of the team responsible for development of water supply and demand assessments for each groundwater basin in Arizona. These positions will conduct research, data analyses, and policy analyses to inform the development of water supply and demand (agricultural, municipal, or industrial) estimates, scenarios, and projections included in the assessments. These positions will participate in complex, interdisciplinary projects that require deep collaboration, a willingness to learn and challenge assumptions, and an awareness of the sensitive nature of water issues.
The ideal candidate will have a genuine curiosity for environmental, natural resource, water and/or agricultural/industrial/municipal policy issues; and revel in data, data analysis, and research. The candidate will also enjoy asking questions and proposing ideas about water conservation, supply, demand, and their related issues, working collaboratively to discuss and challenge those ideas, and using data to find possible solutions.
This position has flexibility to telework.
Assist in the development of statewide supply and demand assessments for Arizona’s 51 groundwater basins in one of the following areas of specialty:
- Agricultural Demand-Industrial Demand
- Municipal Demand
- AMA Supply
- Statewide Demand
- Statewide Supply
Knowledge of:
Skills in:
Ability to:
Background and knowledge in the specialty of the Analyst position (Municipal, Agricultural, Industrial, Supply) is preferred but not required.
Candidate should have: at least seven years of professional level water resource management experience, or Bachelor’s degree and five years professional experience in water resource management, or a Master’s degree and 3 years professional experience in water resource management or PhD and one year experience.
Candidates that do not meet these requirements may be considered for a Water Resources Specialist II position.
Applicable degrees may include planning, agricultural and/or natural resource management, environmental planning, agricultural and/or natural resource economics, or other related field.
The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page
Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement system (ASRS). Please note, enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment. The current contribution rate is 12.17%.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact ADWR Human Resources Office at (602) 771-8500 for assistance. Persons with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language or an alternative format by contacting ADWR Human Resources.
ARIZONA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (AMS)
All Arizona state employees operate within the Arizona Management System (AMS), an intentional, results-driven approach for doing the work of state government whereby every employee reflects on performance, reduces waste, and commits to continuous improvement with sustainable progress. Through AMS, every state employee seeks to understand customer needs, identify problems, improve processes, and measure results.
State employees are highly engaged, collaborative and embrace a culture of public service.
The State of Arizona is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
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