RESEARCH HYDROLOGIST

Posting Date 10/22/26 Application Deadline

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is not eligible for overtime compensation. Be part of a team that ensures accurate and critical water flow data is available for first responders, safety agencies, and residents of Maricopa County! In this position, you will work independently and as part of a team managing a very large network of water-level gages in and around Maricopa County. You will also perform computations of peak discharges that will be used as authoritative data for engineering, research, and planning entities.

Though Maricopa County is in a desert, floods occur during two distinct rainy seasons – the summer monsoon and winter frontal rains. Check out this video !

Tuition reimbursement

Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

Child care benefits, including access to the Maricopa County Kids Club , dedicated to serving Maricopa County families

Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring an 11.98% per paycheck contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

Want to learn more about the County’s Qualifying and Compensation Philosophy? Four years of professional hydrology experience or pre-registration civil engineering experience; Bachelor’s degree in Hydrology, Engineering (Civil, Environmental, etc), Surveying, Geography, Environmental Science, Geology, or a related field

Experience with hydrologic data collection and devices

Computer experience with Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel

Working knowledge of hydraulics and hydraulic software such as HEC-RAS, HEC-WRC, HY-8, etc.

Ability to apply survey knowledge and techniques to surface water data collection

Familiarity with the geography, hydrology, and meteorology of Maricopa County

Manage a very large network of water-level gages, encompassing many aspects of data collection, presentation, and reporting.

Possess the ability to develop models for natural streams, engineered channels, hydraulic structures, and basins and dams

Oversee the choice of proper locations for new water-level gages to meet specific hydrologic and organizational needs, and oversee the installation of all water-level gages to required standards

Use general survey techniques to collect hydrologic data for computations of peak floods, rating development, and to maintain proper instrumentation data integrity

compute and estimate them based on the computation and collection of complex stream and hydraulic data. Compute runoff frequencies/return periods/probabilities for flood events and data records from collected data using USGS and other methods

QA/QC stream gage data is stored in a database on a periodic basis to ensure the integrity of historic data records. Include this data in technical and archive reports

Serve as a technical expert regarding the ALERT streamgage system. Using a number of raw data sources, create usable products for data users using complex mathematical and hydrological computations, interpretations, and professional judgment

Position is typically office or administrative work and is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions

Machines, Tools, Equipment, Software, and Hardware

ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, MS Office 365, Linux Operating Environment.

Protective Equipment Required

PPE as needed when on construction sites or along roadways.

Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process or to perform the essential functions of the position under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact View email address on aiapply.co.