Geologist​/Hydrogeologist

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Wake County, NCtime type:
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March 18, 2026 (14 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR-108994
** Agency
* * Dept of Environmental Quality
** Division
* * Water Resources
** Job Classification Title
** Geologist/Hydrogeologist (NS)
** Position Number
**** Grade
* * NC18

The primary mission of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is to provide science-based environmental stewardship for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead stewardship agency for the protection of North Carolina's environmental resources. The organization, which has offices from the mountains to the coast, administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water quality, and the public's health, and works to advance in all-of-the-above energy strategy that fits North Carolina's needs.

DEQ also offers technical assistance to businesses, farmers, local governments, and the public and encourages responsible behavior with respect to the environment through education programs provided at DEQ facilities and through the state's school system. DEQ touches the lives of all North Carolinians in many ways to enhance and ensure our quality of life.
** Description of Work
** This Geologist / Hydrogeologist position is responsible for administration of the Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area (CCPCUA) regulatory program, and for conducting complex studies or portions of studies in the Groundwater Resources Branch of the Division of Water Resources Water Planning Section. Studies usually cover large regions of the state and may include analysis of data from neighboring states and relations with those states.

The Hydrogeologist will often work concurrently on two or more groundwater projects in different stages of completion. This position also works to continue to educate permit tees and assist them in seeking/developing alternative water sources. Licensure as a Professional Geologist by the NC Board for the Licensing of Geologists is not required but is considered an asset.
This position requires the ability to walk through rough terrain during field investigations; experience with computer software applications used for word-processing, spreadsheets, databases, and modeling; and ability to make public presentations. Occasional overnight travel and a valid NC Driver’s license are required.

Key Responsibilities:

-- Lead and facilitate the review and processing of CCPCUA water use permit applications/renewals, maintain water use database and water level data     -- Initiate regulatory compliance procedures to address all withdrawals in the capacity use area and administer enforcement proceedings     -- Generate reports and prepare presentations, including complex portions of CCPCUA status and assessment reports to the Environmental Management Commission     -- Respond to inquiries from DEQ staff, environmental consulting/engineering firms, other governmental agencies, environmental commissions, and the public concerning the CCPCUA water use program     -- Conduct Groundwater Investigations of facilities that could have an adverse impact on groundwater and negotiate possible remedies, which may include computer modeling of ground water flow, directing of well location surveys and water quality sampling, designing aquifer pump tests, and delegating responsibilities to other staff     -- Gather and perform analyses on groundwater information and interpret previous analyses
** Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences
**** Recruitment Range: $63,927 - $73,275**#
*** Important:
This posting closes at 11:59 PM the night BEFORE the End Date above.
***** Supplemental Information:
**** The Division of Water Resources:
** The Division of Water Resources (DWR) is responsible for protecting North Carolina’s drinking, surface, and ground water for all water bodies including lakes, streams, rivers, wetlands, and aquifers. This environmental stewardship is accomplished through actions including permitting issuance, investigations, regulatory compliance, and enforcement, monitoring and field assessments, certifications, laboratory analysis and testing, planning, water quality standards management, educational outreach, and other efforts.

The Division comprises six sections:
Water Quality Regional Operations, Water Sciences, Public Water Supply, Water Quality Permitting, Water Quality NPDES Permitting, and Water Planning.
to learn more about the .The  develops standards, rules and management strategies to protect water quality, carries out water supply planning, provides guidance to local water systems and monitors drought conditions. The (GWRB) is responsible for measuring, protecting, and preserving the high quality of North Carolina's groundwater resources. This is accomplished by maintaining a statewide…