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The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District has an opportunity for a Hydrology Field Technician (Engineering Aide or Engineering Technician I/II) in Riverside.



The Hydrology Field Technician will travel throughout Riverside County to perform maintenance of over 250 existing hydrology sites, which will include exposure to inclement weather conditions and different elevations. Maintenance job duties include troubleshooting hardware or control systems, setting up metering equipment, installing new electronics, using Radio Frequency diagnostic tools, and analyzing collected hydrologic data. Additionally, the Hydrology Field Technician will manage service calls, collect data, and assist with small construction projects while in the office.

The department is looking for candidates who are willing to learn new technical skills, such as the collection and analysis of hydrologic data. If you have mechanical aptitude, construction or electrical/electronics experience, are comfortable with technology, and enjoy working outdoors, we encourage you to apply.

Other competitive experience includes experience with instrumentation and control systems, experience with PLC (programmable logic controller) programming and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system maintenance, and experience with RF (Radio Frequency) Environments, RTUs (Remote terminal units), data loggers, cellular/satellite telemetry, or other data collection platforms.



Competitive candidates will have experience with AC and DC power, traffic signals, motors, and motor controls, radio towers, antennas, and/or hydrologic databases (i.e., Hydstra, Novastar).

The Hydrology Field Technician will work in the field and in the office, and does not have the option for remote work. This position may require being on-call or overtime as needed. All Flood Control employees are expected to assist if there are emergency situations, such as storms.

The level at which this position will be filled is at the departments discretion and is based on candidate qualifications.

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The mission of the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District is to protect people, property and watersheds from damage or destruction from flood and storm waters and to conserve, reclaim and save such waters for beneficial use.

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