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
(++
indicates new addition)
++ Stormwater CIP and Engineering Division Director, City
of Savannah --
Closing Date: September 21, 2025 -- Savannah, GA -- https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/savannah
(search
“engineer”)
++
Research Technician (Global Change Ecology and Biochemistry Labs), Smithsonian Environmental Research Center -- Closing Date: September 24, 2025
-- Edgewater, MD -- https://serc.si.edu/get-involved/job-opportunities
++ 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/
++
Stormwater Plan Review Engineer, City of Raleigh -- Closing Date: September 30, 2025 -- Raleigh, NC --
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/raleighnc
(search “stormwater”)
++ Postdoctoral Research Scientist Associate, University of Texas at Austin Environmental Science Institute -- Closing Date: September 30, 2025 -- Austin, TX --
https://utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff
(search “environmental science”)
++ Conservation Engineer, ShoreRivers -- Closing Date: September 30, 2025 -- Throughout Maryland’s Eastern Shore and Delaware --
https://www.shorerivers.org/jobs
++
Virginia
Forests Project Associate, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay -- Closing Date: October 5, 2025
-- Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Page, Warren, or Frederick counties (VA), strong candidates located in surrounding counties will be considered --
https://www.allianceforthebay.org/get-involved/careers/
++ Conservation Data Technician,
Shenandoah Valley Soil & Water Conservation District – Deadline: October 8, 2025 (1pm) -- Richmond, VA --
https://svswcd.org/jobopenings/
++ Executive
Director, ShoreRivers -- Closing Date: October 15, 2025
-- Chestertown and Easton, Md -- https://www.shorerivers.org/jobs
++ Clean the Bay Assistant, Chesapeake Bay Foundation -- Closing Date: October 31, 2025 -- Virginia Beach, VA --
https://www.cbf.org/about-cbf/jobs-internships/jobs/
++
Data
Science Fellowships (graduate, predoctoral, postdoctoral, and senior fellowships), Smithsonian Environmental Research Center – Deadline: October 15, 2025
-- Edgewater, MD -- https://serc.si.edu/get-involved/job-opportunities
(Fellowship must start between June 1, 2026 and May 30, 2027)
++ Graduate Student Position, Oklahoma Water Resources Center -- Closing Date: November 11, 2025
-- Stillwater, OK -- https://water.okstate.edu/opportunities/
(under “Water Center Opportunities”)
++ 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
(++
indicates new addition)
++ Chief Executive Officer, Appalachian
Trail Conservancy – Remote position based within 2 hours of the Appalachian Trail with national travel --
https://appalachiantrail.org/careers/
++
Seasonal Environmental Educator, James River Association
-- Amherst, VA -- https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++ VP, Eastern Region, Trout Unlimited
– Arlington, VA https://www.tu.org/about/jobs-and-internships/
++
Seasonal Environmental Educator, University of Virginia
-- Boyce, VA --
https://jobs.virginia.edu/us/en
(search “environmental educator”)
++ Dam Safety & Floodplain Management - Dam Safety Regional Engineer, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation – northern Virginia --
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs
++ Soil & Water - Policy and Program Assistant, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation – Richmond, VA --
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs
++ Soil & Water - Conservation District Coordinator, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation – Suffolk, VA --
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs
++
Seasonal Environmental Educator, James River Association --
Williamsburg, VA -- https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river-association/employment/
++
Tree
Operations Crew Member, Casey Trees --
Washington, DC -- https://caseytrees.org/careers/
++ Urban Forestry Foreman, Casey Trees -- Washington, DC --
https://caseytrees.org/careers/
++
Development,
Marketing, and Communications Intern, Chesapeake Bay Trust --
Half remote, half in person in Annapolis, MD -- https://cbtrust.org/employment-opportunities/
++
Water
Resources Engineer (Stream Restoration Specialist), Biohabitats
--
Chesapeake/ Delaware Bays Bioregion, Baltimore, MD -- https://www.biohabitats.com/about/careers/
++ Arborist/Restoration Ecologist,
Biohabitats -- Baltimore, MD --
https://www.biohabitats.com/about/careers/
++
Civil 3D CAD Designer & Drafter, CityScape Engineering
-- Baltimore, MD -- https://baltimorecityscape.com/current-job-opportunities/
++
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/
++
Lab
Manager, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
--
Charlotte, NC -- https://jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/search
(search “lab manager” – listed as temporary but expected to be permanent soon; contact Mei Sun at
mei...@charlotte.edu
with questions)
++ 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”)
++
Civil
Engineer, S.E. Minor & Co. --
Greenwich, CT --
https://seminor.com/job-openings/
++
Water
Resources Engineer,
Biohabitats --
Great
Lakes Bioregion, Cleveland, OH -- https://www.biohabitats.com/about/careers/
++ Virginia Campaign Coordinator, Potomac Riverkeeper Network
--
Remote or hybrid with travel across the Shenandoah and Potomac watersheds
--
https://www.potomacriverkeepernetwork.org/employment-opportunities/
++
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/
++
Project Manager - Stormwater, City of Chesapeake -- Chesapeake, VA --
https://jobs.cityofchesapeake.net/postings/search
(search “stormwater”)
++ 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/
++ 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
++ Program
Manager – Restoration, Chesapeake Bay Trust –
For best consideration, apply by
September 17, 2025 – Annapolis, MD --
https://cbtrust.org/employment-opportunities/
++ 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/
++ 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
– Reviewed week of September 29, 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)
++ 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/
++
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 Foundation – MD, VA, PA --
https://www.cbf.org/about-cbf/jobs-internships/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/
++
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
++
ShoreRivers
-- Easton, MD -- https://www.shorerivers.org/jobs
++ Trout Unlimited – Arlington, VA, 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 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/