Water-related Job Listings:
You can view job listings and other employment resources on the Water Center’s Job Board at
https://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/.
If
you are an employer and want to advertise an open position, please email the following information to
jane...@vt.edu
(“janewalk” at “vt.edu”): title of open position, name of employer, closing date or review date if applicable, location of position, and a link to the job announcement. If the job announcement is posted on a page with a search feature, please include instructions
for how to find the job (e.g., search “water” or search job position number “1234”).
Provided by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center (Water Center). Thank you to Logan Flanagan for developing today’s list of job opportunities.
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1.)
Job Opportunities with Closing Dates
(++
indicates new addition)
++ Community Relations Manager, Planetary Technologies, Inc. – Closing Date: April 25, 2025
– Norfolk, VA (Hybrid) -- https://www.planetarytech.com/about/careers/
++ Restoration Monitoring
Assistant, The Nature Conservancy – Closing Date: April 27, 2025 –
Charlottesville, VA -- https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/careers/
(search: “Charlottesville”)
++ Natural Resources Planner III (Urban & Community Forester), Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Forest Service) – Closing Date: April 29, 2025
– Anne Arundel, MD – https://www.jobapscloud.com/MD/
(search: “forester”)
++ Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center – Closing Date: April 30, 2025
– Edgewater, MD -- https://serc.si.edu/get-involved/job-opportunities
++ Green Infrastructure Projects Coordinator, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay – Closing Date: May 4, 2025
– Washington, D.C. -- https://www.allianceforthebay.org/get-involved/careers/
++ Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO) Director, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center – Closing Date: May 8, 2025 – Edgewater, MD --
https://serc.si.edu/get-involved/job-opportunities
++ Site Operator (Contractor: 3 Months), Planetary Technologies – Closing Date: May 31, 2025
– Norfolk, VA -- https://www.planetarytech.com/about/careers/
(contractor position for 3 months)
++ Chief /
Senior Civil Engineer, Jefferson County (2
positions) – Closing Date: December 31, 2025 –
Birmingham, AL -- https://jobs.pbjcal.org/
https://birmingham.jobsquest.org/
(search: “civil”)
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2.)
Job Opportunities Open Until Filled
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indicates new addition)
++ Research Associate, Virginia Tech Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation (coastal ecology project) – Review Date: February 16, 2025
– Blacksburg, VA -- Field collection of shorebirds, invertebrate prey, and habitat features; GIS analyses; data analyses; preparation of reports and papers --
https://jobs.vt.edu/
(select: “Research Jobs”; search: “water”)
++
Director
of preK-12 Education, University of Virginia Blandy Experimental Farm – Review Date: March 7, 2025
–
Boyce, VA -- https://blandy.virginia.edu/job-opportunities
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CAD Specialist, Ecosystem Services –
Charlottesville, VA (Hybrid) -- https://ecosystemservices.us/careers/
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Postdoctoral Associate (Learning from Landscapes), Virginia Tech Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Reviews Began: January 15, 2025; Start Date: No later than August 2025
– Manassas, VA – Learn more and apply at https://jobs.vt.edu/
(select: “Research Jobs” and search: “landscape”)
++ Deputy Director, Science and Restoration,
Elizabeth River Project – Norfolk, VA --
https://elizabethriver.org/careers/
++ Environmental Resource
Field Worker (seasonal),
Reston Association –
Reston, VA -- https://www.reston.org/278/Careers-at-RA
++
Explorers Educator (Part-time), Blue Sky Fund – Richmond, VA -- https://blueskyfund.org/get-involved/employment
++ Adventure Program Instructor (Part-time), Blue Sky Fund
– Richmond, VA -- https://blueskyfund.org/get-involved/employment
++ Education Program Coordinator – Petersburg,
James River Association -- Richmond Office --
https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++
Emergency Coordinator, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (Dam Safety and Floodplain Management)
– Richmond, VA -- https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs
++ Urban Nutrient Management Coordinator, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (Soil & Water Conservation) – Richmond, VA --
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs
++
Chief Dam Safety Engineer, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (Dam Safety and Floodplain Management)
–
Richmond, VA -- https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs
++Technical
Assistance Provider , Maryland, Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. (SERCAP) – Roanoke, VA --
https://sercap.org/about/career-opportunities
++ Seasonal Stewardship Assistant,
James
River Association
(4 seasonal, part-time openings) – Hybrid/Rustburg, VA and Amelia, VA --
https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
-- Timeframe: May 26-August 15, 2025 (2 week flexibility on start and end date)
++ Regional Dam Safety Engineer, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
(Dam Safety and Floodplain Management) – South Central, VA – https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs
++
Water Resources Engineer, Wildlands
Engineering
– Springfield, VA -- https://www.wildlandseng.com/career-opportunities
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Marine Science Summer Camp Counselor,
Chincoteague
Bay Field Station
– Wallops Island, VA -- http://www.cbfieldstation.org/employment.html
(4 positions available, two female, two male; Position Dates: June 3-August 8, 2025)
++ Summer Program Assistant, Chincoteague Bay Field Station – Wallops Island, VA --
http://www.cbfieldstation.org/employment.html
(Position Dates: June 3-August 8, 2025)
++ Regional Dam Safety Engineer, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (Dam Safety and Floodplain Management)
– Warrenton, VA – https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs
++ Seasonal Environmental Educator,
James
River Association
-- Williamsburg, VA -- https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++ Director of Water Resources, Anson County, NC -- Anson County, NC --
https://www.co.anson.nc.us/Jobs.aspx
(search “water resources”)
++ Board Relations and Development Manager, Environmental Law Institute
– Washington, D.C. -- https://www.eli.org/employment
++
Director (Tree
Operations), Casey Trees –
Washington, D.C. -- https://caseytrees.org/about-us/career/
++
Finance Manager, Accokeek Foundation
-- Priority date: March 10, 2025 -- Accokeek, MD -- https://www.accokeek.org/careers
++
Annual Giving & Communications Coordinator, Accokeek Foundation
-- Accokeek, MD -- https://www.accokeek.org/careers
++ Water Resources Engineer / Ecological Engineer / Project Manager, Underwood & Associates (U&A) -- Annapolis, MD --
https://www.ecosystemrestoration.com/jobs
++ Finance & Administration Director, Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park -- Annapolis,
MD -- https://amaritime.org/about/careers/
++ Senior Compliance
Officer, Chesapeake Bay Trust –
Annapolis, MD -- https://cbtrust.org/employment-opportunities/
++
Water Resources Engineer, Biohabitats – Baltimore, MD -- https://www.biohabitats.com/about/careers/
++ Executive Director, Rock Creek Conservancy – Best Consideration Date: March
5, 2025 – Bethesda, MD --
https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/executivedirectorsearch
++
2025 Summer Camp Environmental Educator, Nature Forward –
Chevy Chase, MD --
https://natureforward.org/careers/
++
2025 Summer Camp Environmental Education Intern, Nature Forward –
Chevy Chase, MD -- https://natureforward.org/careers/
++ Community Restoration Manager, Watershed
Stewards Academy
– Millersville, Md -- https://aawsa.org/hiring
++
Environmental Literacy Assistant (4th Grade), Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center
– Millersville, MD -- https://www.aacps.org/o/arlingtonecho/page/employment/
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Digital Content Manager, Potomac Conservancy – Start Date: June 2025 –
Silver Spring, MD -- https://potomac.org/careers
++
Water Resources Engineer (all-levels), Inter-Fluve –
Rehoboth Beach, DE -- https://interfluve.com/water-resources-engineer/
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Grants and Finance Coordinator, Lancaster Clean Water Partners -- Applications reviewed on a rolling basis -- Lancaster, PA --
https://lancastercleanwaterpartners.com/careers-grants-and-finance-coordinator/
++ Postdoctoral Researcher (Geoscience), Syracuse University Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
– Syracuse, NY -- https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/107346
++ Vice President of Finance, Lancaster Conservancy
– Lancaster, PA --
https://www.lancasterconservancy.org/jobs/
++
Public Services Assistant Director, City of Union City, Georgia –
Union City, GA -- https://www.unioncityga.org/home
(see “Employment”)
++
Assistant Professor (Sustainable Urban Water Management), Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Texas Water Research Institute – Review Date: April 18, 2025; Start Date: September 1, 2025
–
Dallas, TX -- https://agriliferesearch.tamu.edu/about/jobs-and-careers/
(Under “Texas A&M AgriLife Research” search: “water”)
++ Biologist V - Habitat Management, Quinault Indian Nation – Olympic Peninsula, WA --
https://www.quinaultindiannation.com/161/Human-Resources
(https://coastsalmonpartnership.egnyte.com/dl/wNZqdwSsJz)
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3.)
Multiple Positions Currently Available (++
indicates new organization or known new jobs posted with the organization)
++ American Rivers -- Washington, D.C, etc. -- https://www.americanrivers.org/about/careers/
++ A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc., (AMT) -- Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, etc. --
https://jobs.lever.co/amtengineering/
++ Appalachian Trail Conservancy
– Multiple Locations -- https://appalachiantrail.org/careers/
++ Biohabitats – nationwide -- https://www.biohabitats.com/about-us/careers/
++
Blue Sky Fund -- Richmond, VA -- https://blueskyfund.org/get-involved/employment
++ Brushy Fork Environmental Consulting, Inc. – Trade, TN -- https://bfec.org/about-3/
++ Center for Biological Diversity – nationwide -- https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/about/jobs/
++ Chesapeake Research Consortium – Maryland -- https://chesapeake.org/ncbo/
++ Chincoteague Bay Field Station – Wallops Island, VA --
http://www.cbfieldstation.org/employment.html
++ City of Virginia Beach – Virginia Beach, VA -- https://virginiabeach.gov/careers
(search “stormwater,” “engineer,” etc.)
++ Clean Water Action – nationwide -- https://cleanwater.org/about/jobs
++ Howard Ecoworks – Maryland -- https://www.howardecoworks.org/seasonal-positions
++
James River Association (JRA) -- https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++ The Nature Conservancy – search Virginia, Maryland, etc. -- https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/careers/
++ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality – Multiple Locations across North Carolina --
https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/work-deq
++
Planetary
Technologies –
Norfolk, Va and beyond -- https://www.planetarytech.com/about/careers/
(contractor position for 3 months)
++ ShoreRivers -- Easton, MD -- https://www.shorerivers.org/jobs
++ Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
– Edgewater, MD -- https://serc.si.edu/get-involved/job-opportunities
++ Southern Environmental Law Center – Charlottesville, VA and other cities --
https://www.southernenvironment.org/about-us/careers/open-positions/
++ Trout Unlimited -- https://www.tu.org/about/jobs-and-internships/
++ University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) -- Maryland --
https://www.umces.edu/employment
++ Underwood & Associates -- Annapolis, MD --
https://www.ecosystemrestoration.com/jobs
++ Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation – throughout Virginia --
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs
(Virginia State Parks -- https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/jobs)
++ Virginia
Department of Environmental Quality – throughout Virginia –
https://www.deq.virginia.gov/get-involved/about-us/jobs
++
Virginia Tech
– Blacksburg, VA -- https://jobs.vt.edu/
(select: “Research Jobs”; search: “water”)
++ Wildlands Engineering –
VA, NC -- https://www.wildlandseng.com/career-opportunities/