Water Rights Engineer

About the role

As a Water Right Engineer at Moore Engineering, you are responsible for planning, designing, and managing infrastructure systems related to the safe and efficient distribution and treatment of water. At Moore Engineering, we are a 100% employee-owned company that shares responsibility for making Moore Engineering a rewarding workplace while providing critical engineering services to communities around the region.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze Colorado Water Court decrees
• Estimate historical crop consumptive use
• Estimate lagged depletions and accretions to river systems
• Estimate in-priority water for surface or groundwater diversions, stream basin hydrologic analyses, and occasional fieldwork related to streamflow measurements
• Evaluate diversion sites
• Evaluate reservoir sites
• Provide deep-well drilling observation
• Collect generalized field data
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, hydrology, or geology (Engineering preferred)
• 3—5 years’ experience in water rights consulting
• In-depth knowledge of Colorado Water Law
• Experience supporting water lawyers in Colorado Water Court proceedings
• Fieldwork experience in streamflow measurement and drilling observation
• Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Excel and database applications
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 and Adobe Suites
• Municipal deep well drilling observation preferred
• Datalogger and transducer programming and deployment preferred
• MODFLOW modeling preferred

Requirements

• Primarily in the office with occasional work out in the field, primarily in the State of Colorado
• Frequent standing, walking, sitting, using hands to finger, handle, or feel, reaching with hands and arms, talking, and hearing
• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds
• Close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus

Benefits

• Retirement benefits include an employer-funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401K options
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Company-paid holidays, PTO based on years of experience, and paid parental leave
• Tuition assistance, professional certification reimbursement, and talent development programs
• Wellness programs, flexible spending benefits, dependent care account, employee assistance program, and more!