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Open: June 29, 2026 — Closes: July 3, 2026
Summary
This position is in the Oregon Water Science Center. Exact position location is Troutdale, Oregon. The major duties of this position include but are not limited to the following: The incumbent is required to be aware of, promote, and develop Science Center and inter-Science Center programs and to coordinate their data-collection phases when necessary. The incumbent must manage programs with numerous cooperators and provide technical direction of 9-15 hydrologic technicians.
Major Duties
As a Supervisory Hydrologic Technician within the Oregon Water Science Center, some of your specific duties will include: Lead and supervise hydrologic data operations. Oversees office and field activities involving the collection, computation, and analysis of surface-water, groundwater, sediment, and water-quality data. Plans and schedules data-collection efforts, ensures accurate hydrologic records, and directs the construction, installation, and maintenance of monitoring stations and equipment. Assigns workloads, reviews technical outputs, and provides guidance on complex analytical and administrative matters. Build and maintain partnerships with cooperators and water-resource agencies. Initiates and sustains regular communication with existing and potential cooperators to understand shared water-resource information needs. Represents the office at meetings with local, Tribal, State, and Federal partners to plan programs, budgets, and future studies. Leads periodic consultations to assess current and emerging water-resource conditions. Contribute to Science Center leadership, planning, and policy execution. Participates in supervisory and data-program leadership meetings to help set priorities, policies, and long-range plans for the Science Center. Supports the development and execution of technical standards and operational guidelines and provides technical expertise to colleagues engaged in regional and national projects. Ensure workplace safety and operational efficiency. Promotes safe work practices by identifying hazards, reviewing accidents, enforcing OSHA standards, and directing regular inspections of office and field installations. Develops funding estimates, human-resource plans, and operational budgets for the field office. Prioritizes and coordinates workloads to meet organizational objectives and immediate program demands. Manage personnel performance, development, and workplace equity. Evaluates employee performance, updates position descriptions, and resolves complaints. Conducts interviews and recommends selections, promotions, awards, and disciplinary actions. Identifies training needs and delivers in-house instruction on hydrologic data methods. Ensures employees are well informed on matters affecting their employment and actively promotes equal opportunity in all personnel actions. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Field work is physically active and may include climbing rocky and steep terrain, wading streams, and lifting equipment weighing up to 100 pounds. Field work also involves moderate risks such as measuring from highway bridges, in swift streams, and from boats or cableways. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Field work exposes the incumbent to extreme weather conditions such as rain, snow, extreme temperatures, etc., and hazards such as flooding, ice, and insect bites. Special safety precautions are required in many cases, and incumbent typically wears a life jacket, reflective rain gear, safety glasses, etc. Field areas are often isolated and occasionally difficult to reach.
