Overview

Only applicants who apply with a State of Texas application via the CAPPS online application system will be considered for this position. First time applicants will need to create an account in the CAPPS online application system. Please visit our job opportunities page for more information about the Texas Water Development Board and answers to frequently asked questions. To view this position in greater detail, visit the CAPPS online application system.Texas Water Development Boards Mission - Leading the states efforts in ensuring a secure water future for Texas.The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) offers competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), flexible spending, and flexible work alternatives so you can have a work/life balance! For more information about these benefits and more visit our employment benefits page.The Texas Water Development Board does not discriminate on basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability in employment or provision of services, programs, or activities. Must meet agency in-office requirements Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications GENERAL DESCRIPTIONThe Coastal Hydrologist primarily serves to develop, maintain, and apply hydrologic and hydraulic models of inland and coastal watersheds to inform environmental flow studies, drought science, and water resources planning, and oil spill response, with only occasional assistance on topics related to flood science and planning.Performs highly complex (senior-level) hydrologic and hydraulic data analysis and modeling work in support of environmental flow analyses, drought or flood science, water resources planning, and oil spill response, with only occasional assistance on topics related to flood science and planning. Work involves developing and applying hydrologic and hydraulic models and advancing program activities in estimating rainfall-runoff and streamflow but also may support studies of geomorphology and sediment transport. Assists in the planning, execution, and summary of scientific studies, including assistance with field data collection. Serves as a liaison at public meetings. Provides technical support to stakeholders and scientific committees and communicates analyses and results to general and technical audiences. May provide leadership in technical areas. May train others. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Reports to the Manager of the Coastal Science Department.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSDevelops, maintains, and applies hydrologic and hydraulic models of inland and coastal watersheds to inform environmental flow studies, drought science, and water resources planning, and oil spill response, with only occasional assistance on topics related to flood science and planning.Seeks to improve estimates of watershed hydrology for practical applications to water resources planning.Acquires and processes input data for various models, including precipitation, flow, bathymetry, land use, soil characteristics, and other environmental datasets.Calibrates, evaluates, and applies rainfall-runoff models (e.g., Texas Rainfall-Runoff model, HEC-HMS, National Water Model, SWAT, etc.).Conducts statistical, graphical, and geospatial analyses to support model validation and to detect spatial/temporal patterns.Generates, maintains, and updates the coastal hydrology database of freshwater inflow estimates to Texas estuaries, including obtaining, processing, conducting quality assurance/quality control, and version control of data, as well as implementing new/improved methods.Supports Oil Spill Prevention and Response by developing, testing, and implementing near-real time estimates of modeled streamflow from ungauged watersheds to advance oil spill trajectory modeling.Plans and executes scientific studies to improve the representation of key hydrological components in modeling and