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 Julia Porter for developing today’s list of job opportunities.
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1.)
Job Opportunities with Closing Dates
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indicates new addition)
++ Conservation Educator Internship, Hanover-Caroline Soil & Water Conservation District --
Closing Date: TODAY -- November 7, 2025 (4pm) -- Hanover and Caroline Counties, VA --
https://www.hanovercounty.gov/313/Hanover-Caroline-Soil-and-Water
(job timeframe: 10 weeks in January-March 2026)
++ Social Media Intern, Natural History Society of Maryland -- Closing Date: November 10, 2025 -- Mostly remote (opportunities for in-person experiences in Maryland) --
https://www.marylandnature.org/get-involved/job-openings/.
++ Graduate Student Position, Oklahoma Water Resources Center -- Closing Date: November 11, 2025
-- Stillwater, OK -- https://water.okstate.edu/opportunities/
(under “Water Center Opportunities”)
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Environmental
Lab Manager, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte -- Closing Date: November 14, 2025
--
Charlotte, NC -- https://jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/search
(search “lab manager” – now listed as a permanent position)
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Stormwater Specialist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Environment, Health and Safety Department) – Closing Date: November 20, 2025
– Chapel Hill, NC -- https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/309201
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Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator, Lancaster Conservancy -- Closing Date: November 28, 2025 -- Lancaster City, PA --
https://www.lancasterconservancy.org/jobs/
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Vice President of Finance, Lancaster Conservancy -- Closing Date: December 1, 2025 -- Lancaster, PA --
https://www.lancasterconservancy.org/jobs/
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CBLP VA Coordinator, Administrative Assistant, Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional (CBLP) -- Closing Date: December 29, 2025 -- Virginia --
https://www.wetlandswatch.org/work-with-us.
++ Chief/Senior
Civil Engineer, Jefferson County (2
positions) – Closing Date: December 31, 2025 –
Birmingham, AL -- https://jobs.pbjcal.org/
or https://birmingham.jobsquest.org/
(filter by job type: “engineering”; search: “civil”)
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2.)
Job Opportunities Open Until Filled
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indicates new addition)
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Water Resources Engineer, Virginia Tech – Blacksburg, VA --
https://jobs.vt.edu/
(select: “Staff Jobs”; search: “water”)
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Department
Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Virginia Tech
-- Blacksburg, VA -- https://jobs.vt.edu/
(select: “Teaching and Research Faculty Jobs”; search: “water”)
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Natural Resource Specialist III, Wildlife Biologist, The Conservation Management Institute (CMI), Virginia Tech
-- Blacksburg, VA -- https://jobs.vt.edu/
(select: “Research Jobs”; search: “water”)
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Research
Scientist, Virginia Tech Center for Ecosystem Forecasting --
Blacksburg, VA -- https://jobs.vt.edu/
(select: “Research Jobs”; search: “forecasting”)
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Development
Data Specialist, James River Association -- Richmond,
VA
--
https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
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Executive Director, Virginia Conservation Network -- Preferred Application Deadline: October 31, 2025, but accepted on rolling basis
-- Richmond, VA -- https://vcnva.org/job-finder/
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Associate Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources - Frederick County, Virginia Cooperative Extension
--
Winchester, VA -- https://jobs.vt.edu/
(select: “Administrative and Professional Jobs”; search: “water”)
++ Director of Finance, Piedmont Environmental Council
-- Warrenton, VA -- https://www.pecva.org/about-us/jobs-internships/
++ In House Counsel, Piedmont Environmental Council -- Warrenton, VA --
https://www.pecva.org/about-us/jobs-internships/
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Donor Engagement Coordinator, Rock Creek Conservancy –
Best consideration date: November 15, 2025 -- Hybrid/Washington,
DC -- https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/our-team
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Director
of Development, Chesapeake Bay Trust --
Annapolis, MD -- https://cbtrust.org/employment-opportunities/
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Executive Director, Chesapeake Research Consortium -- For best consideration, apply by December 7, 2025
-- Annapolis, MD -- https://chesapeake.org/positions/
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Vice
President of Development & Strategic Partnerships, Chesapeake Conservancy
-- Annapolis, MD -- https://www.chesapeakeconservancy.org/
(under “About Us” and “Work With Us” [see “Job Openings”)
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Community
Engagement Coordinator, JBO Conservation --
Work-from-home, with regular work on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and occasional travel to Annapolis, MD --
https://www.jboconservation.com/joinus
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Forest
Resilience Manager, Rock Creek Conservancy
–
Best consideration date: November 14, 2025
-- Remote/Bethesda, MD -- https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/our-team
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Regional Watershed Specialist (Lower Eastern Shore), The University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR)
-- Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties, MD (as well as statewide) --
https://umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UMCP
(search “watershed”)
++ Grants Administrator, Sustainable Chesapeake -- Remote-within Chesapeake Bay Watershed --
https://susches.org/news/
(click on post titled “Sustainable Chesapeake is Hiring!”)
++ Inclusive Finance Project Coordinator, Indigenous Conservation Council -- Remote within Chesapeake Bay Watershed --
https://www.indigenous-chesapeake.net/post/we-re-hiring
++ Research Associate and Project Manager, Virginia Tech – Review Date: February 16, 2025
– Review Date: November 17, 2025 -- Blacksburg, VA --
https://jobs.vt.edu/
(select: “Research Jobs”; search: “water”)
++ Research Associate, Virginia Tech Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation –
Blacksburg, VA --
https://jobs.vt.edu/
(select: “Research Jobs”; search: “water”)
++
Water
Resources Engineer,
Ecosystem Services
– Charlottesville, VA (Hybrid) --
https://ecosystemservices.us/careers/
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Project
Manager - Stormwater, City of Chesapeake
-- Chesapeake, VA -- https://jobs.cityofchesapeake.net/postings/search
(search “stormwater”)
++ Conservation Technician, Appomattox River SWCD
-- Dinwiddie, VA -- https://vaswcd.org/employment/
++ GreenKids Virginia Educator, Nature Forward -- For best consideration, apply by November 16, 2025
-- Requires weekly travel to schools near Loudon, VA -- https://natureforward.org/careers/
++ Vice
President
of Development,
James River Association
-- Richmond,
VA
--
https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++
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
++ Technical Assistance Provider, Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. (SERCAP) – Roanoke, VA --
https://sercap.org/about/career-opportunities
++ Conservation
Technician, Tazewell SWCD (Temporary,
Part-Time Position) -- Tazewell, VA -- https://vaswcd.org/employment/
++ Urban Forestry Foreman, Casey Trees -- Washington, DC --
https://caseytrees.org/careers/
++ Water Resources
Engineer / Ecological Engineer / Project Manager, Underwood & Associates (U&A)
-- Annapolis, MD -- https://www.ecosystemrestoration.com/jobs
++
Director of
Conservation & Restoration, Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake
-- Annapolis, MD and remote -- https://www.interfaithchesapeake.org/jobs
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Director of Development, Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake
-- Annapolis, MD and remote -- https://www.interfaithchesapeake.org/jobs
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Water Resources Engineer (Stream Restoration Specialist), Biohabitats
--
Chesapeake/ Delaware Bays Bioregion, Baltimore, MD -- https://www.biohabitats.com/about/careers/
++ Civil 3D CAD Designer & Drafter, CityScape Engineering -- Baltimore, MD --
https://baltimorecityscape.com/current-job-opportunities/
++
Project Manager,
Green Infrastructure and Water Resources Engineering Projects, CityScape Engineering
-- Baltimore, MD -- https://baltimorecityscape.com/current-job-opportunities/
++ Coast Kids Program Director, Assateague Coastal Trust -- Worcester and Wicomico Counties, MD --
https://www.actforbays.org/employmentopportunities
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Water Resources Engineer (all-levels), Inter-Fluve –
Rehoboth Beach, DE -- https://interfluve.com/water-resources-engineer/
++ Director of Projects, Lancaster Clean Water Partners
-- Lancaster, PA -- https://lancastercleanwaterpartners.com/careers/
++ Grants and Finance Coordinator, Lancaster Clean Water Partners -- Applications reviewed on a rolling basis -- Lancaster, PA --
https://lancastercleanwaterpartners.com/careers-grants-and-finance-coordinator/
++ Conservation
Program Manager, Lancaster Farmland Trust -- Strasburg, PA --
https://lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/get-involved/join-our-team/
++ Civil Engineer, S.E. Minor & Co. -- Greenwich, CT -- https://seminor.com/job-openings/
++ Postdoctoral Researcher (Geoscience), Syracuse University Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
– Syracuse, NY -- https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/107346
++ Assistant
Professor in Climate Change and Resiliency, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
-- Knoxville, TN -- https://eeps.utk.edu/about/work-with-us/
(starts: August 1, 2026)
++ Assistant Professor in Critical Zone Geoscience, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences -- Knoxville, TN --
https://eeps.utk.edu/about/work-with-us/
++ Director of Water Resources, Anson County, NC
-- Anson County, NC -- https://www.co.anson.nc.us/Jobs.aspx
(search “water”)
++ Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, Anson County, NC – Anson County, NC
-- https://www.co.anson.nc.us/Jobs.aspx
(search “water”)
++ Principal Engineer/
Sr.
Engineer / Engineer (3 positions) - Watershed Restoration WorkGroup, City of Durham
--
Durham,
NC -- https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/durhamnc
(search “watershed”)
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Research Associate, Mississippi State University’s Wolf River Coastal Forest Research and Education Center
--
Starkville, MS -- https://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/en-us/listing/
(search “wolf river”)
++ Assistant Professor of Environmental Water Systems Science, Montana State University Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences (LRES) --
Bozeman, MT --
https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/search.
(search “water systems”)
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3.)
Multiple Positions Currently Available (++
indicates new organization or known new jobs posted with the organization)
++ American Rivers -- Washington, DC, etc. -- https://www.americanrivers.org/about/careers/
++ A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc., (AMT) -- Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, etc. --
https://jobs.lever.co/amtengineering/
++ Anson County, NC – Anson County, NC --
https://www.co.anson.nc.us/Jobs.aspx
(search “water”)
++
Biohabitats –
nationwide -- https://www.biohabitats.com/about-us/careers/
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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/
++ City of Chesapeake -- Chesapeake, VA --
https://jobs.cityofchesapeake.net/postings/search
(search “stormwater”)
++ City
of Durham --
Durham, NC --https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/durhamnc
++ 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/employment
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Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake
-- Annapolis, MD and remote -- https://www.interfaithchesapeake.org/jobs
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Idaho Water Resources Research Institute
–
Idaho -- https://iwrri.uidaho.edu/job-board/
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James River
Association –
Virginia -- https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
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Lancaster Conservancy
-- Lancaster, PA -- https://www.lancasterconservancy.org/jobs/
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Maryland State Jobs
-- https://jobapscloud.com/MD/
(search “water,” “stormwater,” “engineer,” etc.)
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McAdams
-- NC, SC, FL, TX -- https://mcadamsco.com/experience-mcadams
++ 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
++ Piedmont Environmental Council -- Warrenton, VA -- https://www.pecva.org/about-us/jobs-internships/
++
Rock
Creek Conservancy
– Bethesda, MD -- https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/our-team
++ ShoreRivers -- Easton, MD -- https://www.shorerivers.org/jobs
++ Trout Unlimited – Washington, DC area, etc. -- https://www.tu.org/about/jobs-and-internships/
++ University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) – Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, MD; Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, Baltimore,
MD; Maryland Sea Grant College, College Park, MD -- https://umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UMCES
++ Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts – throughout Virginia --
https://vaswcd.org/employment/
++ 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/news-info/jobs
++ Virginia Department of Health – throughout Virginia -- https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/search
(select “Department of Health”)
++
Virginia
Tech
– Blacksburg, VA, etc. -- https://jobs.vt.edu/
(select: “Research Jobs”; search: “water”)