Hydrologist - Hydrologist

Job Title: Staff Hydrologist

Job Class: Hydrologist 1

Agency: MN Department of Natural Resources

Location: St. Paul

Job : 92646

Telework Eligible: Yes - Up to 50% after completion of probation period

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Limited

Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Department of Natural Resources

Division/Unit: Ecological and Water Resources

Work Shift/

Work Hours:

Day Shift

Days of Work: Monday - Friday

Travel Required: No

Salary Range: $27.35 - $37.26 / hourly; $57,106 - $77,798 / annually

Classified Status: Unclassified

Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Association of Professional Employees / MAPE

End Date: 05/05/2029

FLSA Status: Exempt - Professional

The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

• Promoting and implementing water resource conservation and sustainability.
• Conducting technical analysis and providing quality assistance to the general public, local units of government, and other resource professionals so that data, information, and regulations may be correctly interpreted in a useful manner. This includes both quantitative and qualitative information.
• Developing and expanding partnerships with the general public and governmental agencies to improve collaboration and better integrate responsibilities among resource managers.
• Performing administrative duties as needed to ensure the operation and functions of the area office.
• Reviewing formal environmental review documents and directing project proposers to appropriate agencies and staff so that environmental impacts and documents are completed consistent with the legal parameters prescribed in state water laws and regulations.
• Ensuring water resource projects affecting public waters are completed and sustained in accordance with applicable state statutes and regulations.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Hydrology, Forest Hydrology, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Natural Resources, Environmental Studies, Soil Science, Water Resources Management, Hydraulics, Environmental Science, Earth Science, or related major.

• Three hydrology qualifying courses in the areas of:
  Hydrology, Hydraulics, Hydrogeology/Groundwater Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering, Hydrologic Modeling, Watershed Management, Groundwater, Fluid Mechanics, fluvial geomorphology; OR
• Two hydrology qualifying courses and two courses (or equivalent experience) in:
  Geology, Geomorphology, Geochemistry, Geography, Limnology, Erosion and Sediment Control, Environmental Engineering, Soils.

• Technical knowledge of hydrology, hydrogeology, hydraulics, principles and practices of water resource management.
• Technical knowledge of land surveying, groundwater and stream flow measurement procedures and use of hydrologic monitoring equipment.
• Knowledge of hydrologic data collection, compilation and review including database, spreadsheet, and desktop publishing applications to compile, analyze and present hydrologic data.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively as a team member, follow policies and procedures while consistently conducting oneself in a cooperative and courteous manner.
• Ability to resolve conflicts that arise between competing users of available water resource supplies.
• Knowledge or awareness of coordinated resource management, ecosystem management, economics, computer systems, law enforcement, and budget processes.
• Ability to evaluate and write technical reports, provide critical reviews, make decisions, and render solutions to water resource management problems.

• Advanced degree in Civil Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Hydrology, Forest Hydrology, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Natural Resources, Environmental Studies, Soil Science, Water Resources Management, Hydraulics, Environmental Science, Earth Science, or related major.
• Experience with local government units and/or…