The Idaho Department of Water Resources is offering an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about making an impact on Idaho’s water future. Join the Groundwater Unit within the Hydrology Section, where you’ll dive into exciting hydrogeologic investigations and tackle quantitative hydrogeologic analyses. This is your chance to play a key role in shaping the management of Idaho’s water resources—an impactful and rewarding challenge for anyone looking to make a meaningful contribution to the state’s environmental and resource management efforts.

There are two levels for this job opening – Staff Hydrogeologist and Technical Hydrogeologist. The Staff Hydrogeologist is the entry level for the Hydrogeologist classification. Through on-the-job training, classroom training, achievement of team and agency goals, and Professional Geologist licensure in Idaho, there will be opportunities for a Staff Hydrogeologist to progress to the Technical Hydrogeologist level in the Hydrogeologist career track. A Technical Hydrogeologist is expected to handle more difficult projects with little supervision.