Water Rights Coordinator - California Department of Fish and Wildlife
The Bay Delta Region 3 Water Rights Program at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is hiring a full-time, permanent Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist).
The final filing date is 12/3/2025.
CalCareers Announcement: Water Rights Coordinator
Job Code: JC-498909
Classification: Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
The Water Rights Program is seeking a motivated professional to work as a Water Rights Coordinator to engage in the State Water Board’s water right process via review, analysis, and comment on new water rights applications, development of conditions for water right permits and licenses, as well as any proposed changes to existing water rights. This position applies science through the identification of studies, surveys, and data needs required for evaluation of baseline conditions associated with water projects, development of bypass flows and other conditions necessary to protect fish and wildlife resources, and development of terms and conditions to protect public trust resources for water transfer change petitions.
This position can be based out of any of our four office locations: Santa Rosa, Napa, Fairfield, or Stockton.
Please consider applying if you have an interest in water rights issues, and pass this on to anyone who may be interested.
You can contact the Hiring Unit Contact, Julie Lile, at (707) 576-2825 or Julie.Lile@wildlife.ca.gov for questions about the position.