Water Resources Analyst I​/II or Water Resources Administrator

Overview

Join Thornton’s Water Efficiency Team to implement the 2025 Water Efficiency Plan and promote water savings using a variety of customer‑centric programs. If you enjoy customer service, data analyses, report writing, commercial water use assessments, public outreach and communications, water‑efficiency best practices, and water‑wise landscaping, this could be the job for you! Visit  to learn more about what we do.

Under specified supervision, provides technical and analytical support related to the operation, accounting, development, planning, protection, acquisition, conservation, and administration of water rights and water resources, and related activities.

Under immediate supervision, incumbents entering the class are required to have some related work experience. Work performed at this level is routine and moderately complex. Generally, work is closely observed and reviewed both during performance and upon completion.

Under general direction, incumbents assigned to this class are expected to perform the full range of work assigned to this class and to work with considerable independence and initiative. Work in this class is more complex.

Under general direction, provides technical, analytical, administrative and program management support related to the operation, accounting, development, planning, protection, acquisition, conservation and administration of water rights and resources and related activities. This is the advanced‑level class in the Water Resources Analyst series and is distinguished from level II by the ability to perform the full range of duties, as well as advanced and complex professional and policy work in water management, operations, administration, planning, development, conservation and protection with considerable independence and initiative.

Work performed at this level is more complex in nature. Incumbents assigned to this class are expected to work with considerable independence and initiative and act in a leadership capacity on certain projects.

Collects, analyzes and interprets technical data through field and office research, including the examination and interpretation of water use records, water rights records, property records, Water Court decrees and stipulations.

Provides scientific research and technical support in litigation efforts in the retention and acquisition of water rights and resources.

Prepares reports, memoranda and correspondence regarding water resource issues.

Develops and maintains complete water accounting records associated with city water rights.

Manages water use to meet demand and to comply with decree requirements.

Develops reports to demonstrate trends in water usage.

Produces various reports, spreadsheet projections, monthly and yearly statistical analyses, technical charts, graphs and maps for submittal to the State Engineers Office and other parties as required.

Assists in implementing effluent leasing, share leasing and share purchase programs.

Assists in managing operation of ditch companies; investigates discrepancies in water leases, shares and water rights.

Performs field inspections and conducts hydrologic analyses on water basins, including wells, rivers, lakes, reservoirs and ditches.

Monitors users’ activity within watersheds.

Collects and manages hydrologic data, including groundwater and surface water quality, groundwater levels and discharge rates, and surface water levels and discharge rates.

Designs and maintains database applications using queries, forms, reports and macros for monitoring and tracking technical and legal data; interprets and enters data into databases.

Develops spreadsheet applications for water resources accounting and hydrologic analysis; interprets and enters water diversion data into spreadsheet applications.

Utilizes various water resources evaluation tools, including water rights models, operational models and water supply projections, tracks division budget expenditures on operating and capital improvement projects; monitors accounts and pays invoices.

Coordinates and operates the…