Senior Engineer, Water Resources (Senior Engineer Water Resources)

Department of Water Resources · Sacramento County

Salary: $11,437 – $14,315 per month

Closes: 2026-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Job description and requirements

Job Description and Duties Under the general direction of the Supervising Engineer, Water Resources of the Delta Modeling Section in the Modeling Support Office (MSO), the successful candidate will serve as a non-supervisory staff specialist providing consulting level expertise in multi-dimensional modeling and leading the development of three dimensional models. The incumbent will also conduct special studies on the hydrodynamics and water quality of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta system. Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a civil engineer by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: Have ability to act independently and function as a competent project leader and representative for the Delta Modeling Section; effectively mentor and guide staff in a complex engineering endeavor; establish and maintain cooperative relations with staff from MSO, Department, other agencies, and stakeholder groups; have good understanding of and ability to communicate the nature and interpretation of the Bay-Delta SCHISM and Delta Simulation Model 2 (DSM2) models; analyze situations accurately and take effective action; possess good oral and written communication skills; have working knowledge of and experience with Delta hydrodynamics and water quality as well as Delta issues and be able to relate them to modeling; have extensive knowledge and experience with general mathematical models and physics, computer use and software programming; maintain regular, consistent, predictable attendance; and exercise good judgment.
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Job Description and Duties

Under the general direction of the Supervising Engineer, Water Resources of the Delta Modeling Section in the Modeling Support Office (MSO), the successful candidate will serve as a non-supervisory staff specialist providing consulting level expertise in multi-dimensional modeling and leading the development of three dimensional models. The incumbent will also conduct special studies on the hydrodynamics and water quality of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta system.

Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a civil engineer by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.


You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Have ability to act independently and function as a competent project leader and representative for the Delta Modeling Section; effectively mentor and guide staff in a complex engineering endeavor; establish and maintain cooperative relations with staff from MSO, Department, other agencies, and stakeholder groups; have good understanding of and ability to communicate the nature and interpretation of the Bay-Delta SCHISM and Delta Simulation Model 2 (DSM2) models; analyze situations accurately and take effective action; possess good oral and written communication skills; have working knowledge of and experience with Delta hydrodynamics and water quality as well as Delta issues and be able to relate them to modeling; have extensive knowledge and experience with general mathematical models and physics, computer use and software programming; maintain regular, consistent, predictable attendance; and exercise good judgment.


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Application timeline

Applications close in 12 days, on November 16, 2026.

Posting history

This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on October 26, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.

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