Employment Opportunities

If interested in joining our small, growing firm and meet the qualifications described, please submit your resume to: info@aquastrategies.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Careers

Do you want your work to create a tangible, meaningful, and inclusive impact, both inside and outside the walls of your workplace? Sounds like we’ve got a lot in common. See how Aqua Strategies can support your professional goals, values, and personal life.

Our Purpose

At Aqua Strategies, we believe every project deserves solutions based on sound, tested science and rigorous engineering principles that are responsive to diverse stakeholder views. Our approach seeks resilient and sustainable results to promote clean water and healthy natural environments for future generations.

We have opportunities across the globe. We are a team fueled by collaboration on interesting and important work. We are a culture that fosters growth and values a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are made up of strong, smart people dedicated to doing their best work and driving success for our customers.

Hybrid Work Options

As we look towards the future of work, we recognize that the nature of work, the workforce, and the workplace have fundamentally shifted. Aqua Strategies professionals want a variety of options in the way they work to allow for personal choice, flexibility, and predictability.

Some staff prefer a quiet refuge in the office. Other staff are able to work very productively from remote locations. Not only does a hybrid model benefit our staff, but also the environment. By reducing travel and commuting time we help reduce our own carbon footprint which, in turn, helps achieve overall carbon reduction goals.

5 Reasons to Work at Aqua Strategies

  • Grow with us. Learn from highly experienced colleagues to broaden your professional capabilities and achieve growth opportunities within our company.
  • Enjoy work. Do good work with diverse professionals on fascinating projects.
  • Hybrid and remote options. Do your best work flexibly.
  • Have a voice. We seek out your perspective and input because it’s important to us. We feed your input into our ongoing strategic business planning.
  • Lead. You will be asked to lead us into the future.

Water Quality Modeler / Water Resources Engineer / Hydrologist

Location: Austin/Dripping Springs, Texas

Opening date: September 2024

Closing date: October 2024

Aqua Strategies Inc. is seeking a qualified candidate with a background in one or more of
the following disciplines: water quality modeling, water resources engineering and H&H modeling. We prefer candidates
who have a strong background in lake, river and estuarine water quality modeling, but skills in the other disciplines
would be useful. Experience with programming tools such as Python and MATLAB is desirable, as are competencies in
GIS and CAD. Project experience in Texas, Oklahoma or New Mexico is preferred, and project management experience is
preferred.

Aqua Strategies was founded in 2014 with the philosophy that effective water resources solutions balance economic,
social, and environmental needs to achieve resilient and sustainable results. Our team is passionate about solving
complex water-related issues. Our ideal candidate will be capable of collaborating internally with Aqua Strategies
colleagues and externally with clients and stakeholders while working independently and productively from both home
and in our Austin/Dripping Springs office. If interested in joining our small, growing firm and meet the qualifications described below, please submit your resume to: tosting@aquastrategies.com.

Job Description

Our ideal candidate can demonstrate sufficient experience managing projects and tasks, issuing deliverables with minimal supervision. Typical job functions and desired qualifications are listed below:

Typical Job Functions

  • Develop, analyze, interpret, summarize and present water quality and water resources data;
  • Build, calibrate, run and describe models used in the analysis of water quantity and quality;
  • Analyze, interpret and develop water quality model results and maps;
  • Make presentations at public meetings, workshops, conferences and client meetings;
  • Develop proposals and estimate budgets;
  • Manage work products, budgets, and contracts;
  • Support a large team of individuals working on complex water quality models
  • Review and understand water and wastewater designs, processes and permitting limits; and
  • Participate in field data collection efforts.

Desired Qualifications

  • Degree from four-year college or university with BS in engineering, water resources, or closely related subject;
  • Master’s degree in water resources engineering or hydrology/hydraulics;
  • 2 to 10 years of experience in water quality modeling, H&H modeling and permitting;
  • Proficiency with MS-Excel, MATLAB, Python, R or similar processing or scripting tools;
  • Familiarity with QGIS, ESRI-GIS products, or similar;
  • Experience using CAD software for drainage design projects;
  • Experience with water quality, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling tools, such as CE-QUAL-W2, SWAT, River2D, Flo2D, EFDC, SWMM, HSPF, QUAL-TX, Mike-SHE, HEC-RAS, etc.
  • Familiarity with water quality monitoring and analysis instrumentation and/or data collection methods;
  • Professional Engineer’s license, or ability to obtain soon; and
  • US Citizenship, or proof of legal right to work in the US.

Female and minority applicants are encouraged to apply.

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