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)
++ Senior Contract Specialist, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay – Closing Date: September 14, 2025
-- Remote, with the ability to work in one of the Alliance’s four regional offices (Annapolis, Lancaster, Richmond, or Washington D.C.) --
https://www.allianceforthebay.org/get-involved/careers/
++
Stormwater
Technician II, City of Martinsburg -- Closing Deadline: September 16, 2025
-- Martinsburg, WV
-- https://www.cityofmartinsburg.org/government/careers
++ Stormwater
CIP and Engineering
Division Director, City of Savannah --
Closing Date: September 21, 2025 -- Savannah, GA -- https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/savannah
(search “engineer”)
++
Patapsco Watershed Engagement Plan Coordinator, Patapsco Heritage Greenway -- Closing Date: September 30, 2025
(5pm) -- Ellicott
City, MD -- https://www.patapsco.org/job-announcement-patapsco-watershed-engagement-plan-coordinator/
++ 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)
++
Virginia Campaign Coordinator, Potomac Riverkeeper Network --
Remote or hybrid with travel across the Shenandoah and Potomac watersheds
--
https://www.potomacriverkeepernetwork.org/employment-opportunities/
++
Project
Manager - Stormwater, City of Chesapeake
-- Chesapeake, VA -- https://jobs.cityofchesapeake.net/postings/search (search
“stormwater”)
++ Grants Administrator, Sustainable Chesapeake -- Remote-based in 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, Virginia Tech Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation (coastal ecology project)
– Review Date: February 16, 2025 – Blacksburg, VA --
https://jobs.vt.edu/
(select: “Research Jobs”; search: “water”)
++
Water
Resources Engineer,
Ecosystem
Services –
Charlottesville, VA (Hybrid) -- https://ecosystemservices.us/careers/
++ People and Culture Fellow (Seasonal),
James River Association – Richmond, VA -- https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++
Government Affairs and Policy Manager, James River Association
-- Richmond,
VA
--
https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++
Director of Marketing and Communications, James River Association
-- Richmond, VA -- https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++
Regional Education Manager, James River Association
-- Richmond, VA -- https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++ Seasonal Environmental Educator,
James River Association
(2 positions) – Amherst/ Richmond, VA -- https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++
Assistant Dam Safety Engineer, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
(Dam
Safety and Floodplain Management)
-- Richmond, VA -- https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs
++ 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
++ Assistant
Coastal Restoration Director, James River Association --
Williamsburg, VA -- https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++
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
++
Program Manager
– Restoration, Chesapeake Bay Trust – For
best consideration, apply by September
17, 2025
– Annapolis, MD -- https://cbtrust.org/employment-opportunities/
++ Staff Attorney, Chesapeake Legal Alliance -- Annapolis, MD --
https://www.chesapeakelegal.org/get-involved/jobs-internships/
++
Program Coordinator - Outreach and Education, Chesapeake Bay Trust -- For best consideration, apply by
August 15, 2025 – Annapolis, MD --
https://cbtrust.org/employment-opportunities/
++
Program Officer - Restoration, Chesapeake Bay Trust -- For best consideration, apply by
August 15, 2025 – Annapolis, MD --
https://cbtrust.org/employment-opportunities/
++ Water Resources Engineer / Ecological Engineer / Project Manager, Underwood & Associates (U&A) -- Annapolis, MD --
https://www.ecosystemrestoration.com/jobs
++
Coast Kids Program Director, Assateague Coastal Trust -- Worcester and Wicomico Counties, MD --
https://www.actforbays.org/employmentopportunities
++
Water Resources Engineer (all-levels), Inter-Fluve –
Rehoboth Beach, DE -- https://interfluve.com/water-resources-engineer/
++ Grants and Finance
Coordinator, Lancaster Clean Water Partners -- Applications reviewed on a rolling basis -- Lancaster, PA --
https://lancastercleanwaterpartners.com/careers-grants-and-finance-coordinator/
++ Land
Protection Associate, Lancaster Farmland Trust
-- Strasburg, PA --
https://lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/get-involved/join-our-team/
++ Conservation
Program Manager, Lancaster Farmland Trust -- Strasburg, PA --
https://lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/get-involved/join-our-team/
++ Postdoctoral Researcher (Geoscience), Syracuse University Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
– Syracuse, NY -- https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/107346
++ 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”)
++ Water Plant Operator, Anson County, NC
– Anson County, NC -- https://www.co.anson.nc.us/Jobs.aspx
(search “water”)
++ Division Manager (Stormwater), Cobb County Department of Water
– Marietta, GA -- https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cobbcounty/
(search: “stormwater”)
++ Research Scientists (three positions), Idaho Water Resources Research Institute
-- For best consideration, apply by August 3, 2025 – Boise, ID --
https://iwrri.uidaho.edu/iwrri-hiring-three-full-time-research-scientists/
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3.)
Multiple Positions Currently Available (++
indicates new organization or known new jobs posted with the organization)
++ Accokeek Foundation -- Accokeek, MD -- https://www.accokeek.org/careers
++ American Rivers
-- California, 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”)
++ 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 Bay Trust – Annapolis, MD -- https://cbtrust.org/employment-opportunities/
++
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
++
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute
– Idaho --
https://iwrri.uidaho.edu/job-board/
++ James
River Association
– Va. --
https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++
Lancaster Farmland
Trust – Strasburg, PA
-- https://lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/get-involved/join-our-team/
++
Maryland State Jobs
-- https://jobapscloud.com/MD/
(search “water,” “stormwater,” “engineer,” etc.)
++ 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
++ Shenandoah Valley Soil & Water Conservation District – Harrisonburg, VA --
https://svswcd.org/jobopenings/
++ ShoreRivers -- Easton, MD -- https://www.shorerivers.org/jobs
++ Trout Unlimited -- 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
++ 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 Department of Health – throughout Virginia -- https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/search
(select “Department of Health”)
++ Wildlands Engineering –
VA, NC -- https://www.wildlandseng.com/career-opportunities/