Bilingual Water Resources Planner - Sacramento, United States - Dudek

Dudek

Verified Company

Sacramento, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Who We Are

Dudek is a leading environmental, planning, and engineering firm that help public and private clients plan, design, and build projects that improve communities' built and natural infrastructure.

Founded in 1980, Dudek has grown steadily to more than 800 professionals across the U.S. and received the Top Workplace Award for 2024.

As a 100% employee-owned company, Dudek's culture rewards smart, productive team members with ownership, professional development, and financial benefits.

We seek creative, pragmatic problem-solvers working at the intersection of science, engineering, regulations, and multiple stakeholders' interest to help clients achieve project goals.

We encourage collaboration, sustainability, and innovation.

At Dudek, we abide by shared values:

Trust:
We trust each other to use good judgment.

Respect:
We act professionally and treat each other fairly.

Fun:
We take our work seriously not ourselves.

Well-Being:
We care about each other's health, safety, and total wellness.

Our culture is the foundation of who we are and how we work.

We empower our employee-owners to invest in our local communities and themselves through initiatives that make Dudek a great place to work Our cultural programs include:

DuGreen: Our sustainability initiative, which works to improve our environmental footprint
DuGood: Our philanthropic initiative, which seeks to support the communities in which we live and work through fundraising challenges, officebased giving and opportunity to take a paid volunteer day each year.

- eDUcate: Our educational outreach program where we aim to foster interest in our work and careers in the environmental and engineering field by participating in educational events in our communities.

DuWell: Our wellness initiative, aimed at providing education on wellness, benefit resources, and preventive care.

At Dudek, we recognize that different perspectives, inclusivity, trust and belonging build a stronger culture and add value to our firm.

Dudek's Employee Resource (ERGs) operate as diversity champions within Dudek and create a safe space for underrepresented employees and their allies to support, collaborate, network, and brainstorm ways to make Dudek's work community more inclusive.

We proudly support our 4 Employee Resource Groups (ERG's):

Women at Dudek
Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) community
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) employees
Disabled employees (all disabilities, seen / unseen)

Learn more about our culture.

About The Job

Dudek is seeking an entry-level water resources planner with 2+ years' experience in water resources and watershed planning to join our team.

Our team works collaboratively with local regional and state agencies, municipalities, and CBOs/CBPs across all disciplines to provide comprehensive land and natural resources planning (IRWMPs, GSPs, Watershed Plans, GPs, Climate Resilience, Hazard Mitigation and other related Plans) to public and private sector clients.

Hybrid position with 2-3 days in office per week.

Our work is grounded in the understanding that our natural resources are foundational to the State's prosperity and identity.

We also recognize that access to resources is intrinsic to social and racial equity, environmental justice and to a healthy population and economy.

The effective stewardship and management of our shared resources undergirds the State's resilience to climate change threats, including drought, wildfire, sea-level rise, flooding and deteriorating water quality.

Learn more about the projects you will have the opportunity to shape.

Who You Are

To thrive at Dudek, you should be comfortable with accountability, collaboration, flexibility while being a resourceful and independent thinker. We look for curious, solution-focused people who can adapt quickly to an ever-changing industry. There is no single way to solve a problem, so we encourage innovation.

Duties and Responsibilities (may include some or all of the below):
We are seeking a dynamic, self-motivated, organized, and detail-oriented water resources and watershed planner This position can expect to:

Perform current planning duties from the entitlement stage through project implementation for complex public and private projects
Prepare longrange planning documents, including IRWM Plans, sections of Groundwater Sustainability Plans, Drought Response Plans, Climate Resilience Plans. Wildfire Action Plans, Hazard Mitigation Plans and/ or Specific Plans, Master Plans, Community Plans, and General Plan Updates.
Research applicable State laws, funding opportunities, and local plans and ordinances
Collect and interpret scientific, socioeconomic, and public outreach data
Coordinate and participate in public outreach events, including presentation of concepts and materials in English and Spanish
Conduct spatial analysis and prepare maps and graphics using A