CAGRD Specialist (Groundwater Replenishment District)

Overview & Purpose

Note: The salary range listed ($31.15 - $37.42 per hour) reflects the target hiring range for this CAGRD Specialist position.

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About Central Arizona Project

Central Arizona Project (CAP), a 336-mile system that brings Colorado River water to central and southern Arizona, delivers the state's single largest renewable water supply, and serves 80% of the state's population.

Compensation & Benefits Package includes:

- Competitive Salaries

- Arizona State Retirement System - Pension

- 401(k)

- Medical, Dental and Vision

- Life insurance, LTD, Short-term disability

- 4-10 (Mon-Thur) work schedule

- Option for part-time remote work after successful 3-month onboarding

- Paid training & tuition reimbursement

- 9 paid holidays

- Paid vacation & sick time

- Wellness programs

- No benefits waiting period

- Relocation benefits

- Significant training and development opportunities

- Public Student Loan Forgiveness eligible employer

About the CAGRD Division

The Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGRD) manages the groundwater replenishment authorities of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District. Primarily, the CAGRD is responsible for replenishing (or recharging) in each Active Management Area (AMA) the amount of groundwater pumped by or delivered to its members in that AMA which exceeds the pumping limitations imposed by the State’s Assured Water Supply Rules.

Fulfilling this obligation requires the department staff to perform a large number of specialized duties from coordinating membership enrollment of individual parcels, managing the annual water use reporting process, and managing the collection of annual replenishment assessments and taxes, to securing water supplies and coordinating replenishment activities.

About this Position

The CAGRD team is comprised of nine dedicated full-time employees: CAGRD Manager, CAGRD Supervisor, three Analysts, and four Specialists. As one of the CAGRD Specialistson this team, you would be responsible for SOME of the following team functions:

- Coordinating and implementing the CAGRD annual reporting processes and procedures

- Coordinating Member Land and Member Service Area membership enrollment process

- Assisting in the conservation program

- Coordinating the fee collection process

- Coordinating the annual replenishment activities including parcels assessment calculations

- Maintaining the CAGRD website content

- Administering contracts and agreements

- Maintaining CAGRD database with up-to-date information

About the Qualifications

The successful candidate for this position will have:

- At least three (3) years of experience performing technical/research work

- An associate’s degree; OR high school diploma/GED plus two additional years of related work experience

- Ability to read and interpret complex documents including engineering, business, and legal documents

- Excellent customer service and professional interpersonal relationship skills

- Proficiency using Microsoft Office software including Word and Excel

- Must be able to demonstrate critical thinking

- (Preferred) Working knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS (ARC Pro) software

- (Preferred) Experience reading and understanding property legal descriptions including the metes and bounds

- (Preferred) Experience using Microsoft Access

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If you are a critical thinker with an attention to detail mindset and would like to be part of an organization that makes a difference in Arizona while enjoying a great work/life balance, APPLY ONLINE today! Your water, your future.