What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern: Water Resources position at Contra Costa Water District?
Do you want to make a difference in your community while also gaining career experience? Do you want to expand your network and build your resume while learning about the water industry? If so, an internship with Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) may be the best choice for you! Come apply for this incredible opportunity to gain relevant work experience in the public sector while positively impacting local communities.
CCWD is an innovative leader in water management and provides employees with a fast-paced and stable work environment that encourages professional growth and development.
The Mission of the CCWD is to strategically provide a reliable supply of high-quality water at the lowest cost possible, in an environmentally responsible manner.
OUR VALUES:- Safety: We provide, as a top priority, a safe and healthy work environment for our team.
- Trust: We protect the public trust with uncompromising integrity, commitment to our professional standards, full transparency, and fairness in all our business dealings.
- Responsibility: We take ownership of our results and deliver on our performance outcomes to responsibly serve our customers, our community, and our planet.
- Exceptional Service: We value our customers, act in their best interest, and take pride in delivering personalized service.
- Employee Success: We share a meaningful sense of purpose in an environment that strives to offer professional growth, diversity, inclusivity, and work-life balance.
- Teamwork: We engage in respectful, collaborative, trust-based relationships at all levels within the organization and with our business partners.
- Continuous Improvement: We continuously seek opportunities to optimize our business practices and assets by engaging the expertise of our employees and embracing innovation.
- Recognition: We reward the positive contributions of our employees at the organization, team, and individual levels.
- Communication: We strive for open, effective dialogues at all levels of the organization to ensure input is valued and considered and reasons for decisions are explained.
As an intern, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with seasoned professionals and contribute to various aspects of water resources. Through a combination of data analysis, modeling and research, you will gain valuable insights into the complexities of California water systems, Delta water quality and the strategies employed to provide a reliable supply of high-quality water to CCWD customers.
Data analysis and modeling:
Analyze data on water quality, facility operations and Delta hydrology and run water resources planning models or hydrodynamics models to provide technical support for CCWD real-time operations or long-term water resources planning.
Review scientific studies on endangered species and water quality in the Delta:
Review and summarize scientific studies on the endangered species or water quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, to provide technical support for CCWD staff’s participation in relevant workgroups and help CCWD staff identify data and knowledge gaps.
Data visualization and summary for permits and reports:
Summarize model results and data as informative figures and tables to assist in CCWD staff in permit application and reporting.
- Knowledge and developing skills in Water Resources and attend (or have recently received a degree from) an accredited four-year college, university, or educational institution.
- Knowledge in at least one, but preferably more than one of the following fields: hydrology, hydrodynamics, statistics, and estuary ecology/biology related to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
- Internships requiring driving as an essential function will require the incumbent to possess a valid California driver license and a satisfactory driving record.
PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Proficiency in programming language, preferably R, MATLAB or Python.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of software.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to read, understand, and summarize scientific research journal papers in at least one of the fields outlined in the minimum qualification.
- Experience of publishing scientific journal paper(s) in at least one of the fields outlined in the minimum qualification.
Preferred intern availability:
- Full-time or part-time during Spring 2025, and
- Full-time during Summer 2025.
Interns can work on a full-time or part–time basis on a flexible schedule. The candidate selected may start in early Spring of 2025. The maximum number of hours that can be worked is 1,000 hours per fiscal year.
Possession of the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an invitation to the next step in the selection process. All candidate materials will be carefully evaluated and only those considered best qualified will be invited to the next step in the selection process.
ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS: Employees work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. Employees occasionally work in the field and are exposed to loud noise levels, cold and hot temperatures, inclement weather conditions, road hazards, vibration, confining workspace, chemicals, mechanical and/or electrical hazards, hazardous physical substances and fumes, dust, and air contaminants.
Salary : $40,248 - $48,922
