Water Quantity Modeller - Calgary, Canada - Government of Alberta
Description
Job Information
Job Title: Water Quantity Modeller
Job Requisition ID: 55163
Ministry: Environment and Protected Areas
Location: Calgary
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary (2 years)
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: EXTENDED: May 6, 2024
Classification: Scientific 3 (025SCA)
Salary: $3,076.28 to $4,053.05 bi-weekly ($80,290 - $105,784/year)
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Role Responsibilities
Reporting to the Environmental and Climate Change Modelling Team Lead, the Water Quantity Modeller is responsible for the preparation and application of hydrological and water allocation models (e.g., Water Resource Management Model (WRMM), Water Resources Management Decision Support System (WRMDSS)), including tools to support modelling and dissemination of modelling results to wider stakeholders. These models are integral to accurately forecasting both short-term and long-term hydrological regimes, to make better decisions on water use among multiple sectors, and to support water management including, approvals and transfers of water license applications under the Water Act, provincial water management infrastructure design and operation, water management planning and integrated regional strategies in Alberta.
This position also provides other modelling support through development of interface/utilities and streamlining model input and output data processing, display processing tools to provide meaningful presentation of model outputs as well as development of integrated surface water quantity and quality modelling system.
In this position, the incumbent will:
• Design, implement and apply conceptual and numerical hydrological models, with an emphasis on their application in cold regions.
• Apply water allocation models such as WRMM/WRMDSS computer models in support of response to water shortage, water allocations approvals and transfers, water management planning, water infrastructure operations and integrated regional strategies in Alberta.
• Develop and apply water demand forecasting models.
• Design and implement a system to integrate hydrological, water demand forecasting and water allocation models including model execution, pre and post-processing of models' input and results.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to integrate climate data into hydrological models.
• Integrate climate and hydrological data into hydrological and water demand forecasting models.
• Develop and maintain automated data pipelines to efficiently process and integrate diverse hydrological and meteorological data into operational models such as water allocation and water demand forecasting models.
• Stay abreast of advancements in hydrological modelling and climate science.
• Provide technical and policy advice for water mastering, infrastructure operation and response to water shortage/drought emergencies.
• Lead and manage projects from inception to completion.
• Liaise with government bodies, environmental groups, and industry partners.
APS Competencies
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.