Hydrologic Data Systems Specialist Hybrid

Overview

Work for Our Water Resources. Help protect one of Florida’s most vital resources — water — with a career at the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District). The District is a government agency whose mission is to protect water resources, minimize flood risks, and ensure the public’s water needs are met. We serve a population of nearly 6 million people in west-central Florida as directed by state law.

Join our Data Collection Bureau. Support the District’s Data Collection Bureau by managing the District’s scientific enterprise database, associated data processing applications (e.g., Environmental Data Portal (EDP), a user interface), and stored hydrologic data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and availability of valuable water resource data to internal and external customers.

The Hydrologic Data Systems Specialist will ensure hydrologic data reports and related graphics are produced in a timely manner by ensuring data flows between databases and the R scripts used to generate the reports. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to ensure successful operation of data management upload and download processes and will develop and maintain ad-hoc and automated data transfers across database systems through coordination with software vendors, Information Technology Bureau staff, and Hydrologic Data office and field staff.

Assists in assessing data management system performance and identifying and implementing modifications and enhancements and ensures quality control by evaluating, identifying, and resolving data issues. This opportunity offers an ability to use creative skills to develop process improvements that will make an impact on the organization. It also provides flexibility and a true work-life balance. You’ll have the chance to work with a wide range of teams in this promising position, each of which plays a vital role in our efforts to preserve our most valuable natural resources by making sure the best-quality data and information are available to our customers.

Using your expertise, you’ll play an important role in ensuring data are available to support decisions that will provide a brighter future for the environment of Florida.

The District supports employees who prefer a flexible schedule or hybrid work schedule so they can enjoy their time outside of the District through work-life balance. This role is considered hybrid, which means the employee will be required to come on-site for work during a portion of their time and may have the option to work remotely the remainder of the time (must live in Florida).

Come build a career that is challenging, fulfilling, and helps support the District’s mission to protect Florida’s water resources.

District employees are offered an excellent total rewards package that includes:

• Florida Retirement System (FRS) District Total Contribution 13.63%
• 9 paid holidays (+ 1 floating holiday)
• Generous vacation and sick leave
• Paid Parental Leave, including Maternity, Bonding and Family Supportive Work Program
• Medical and dental insurance (91-97% District paid)
• Vision insurance
• Deferred Compensation Program
• Basic and voluntary life and AD&D insurance
• Long-term disability (District Paid)
• Prescription drug coverage & mail order program
• Health savings & flexible spending accounts
• Flexible schedule for work-life balance
• Legal and Identity Theft protection
• Wellness program
• Public service loan forgiveness qualified employer
• Tuition reimbursement ($5,250/year)
• State adoption benefit qualified employer
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Transfer in years of service for other public sector work – towards the FRS program and sick time

Hydrologic Data Systems Specialist 3: $53,589.00 - $73,163.61

Hydrologic Data Systems Specialist 4: $57,875.00 - $78,991.39

Hydrologic Data Systems Specialist 5: $66,180.00 - $91,500.00

The starting salary ranges reflect the District’s pay grades and are based on education and experience. The District conducts annual performance evaluations that may award applicable pay increases based on positive employee performance.

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