Hydrologist

The Hydrologist is responsible for performing a broad variety of duties associated with managing water resources within the Flathead Indian Reservation under the direction of the Water Engineer, Board and the Unitary Administration and Management Ordinance (“Ordinance”) of the Water Compact between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (Tribes), the State of Montana, and the Federal Government. The Hydrologist works closely with the Office of the Engineer’s staff, the Tribes’ water resources staff, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) Water Resource Division, the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project (FIIP), and the citizens and water uses on the Flathead Indian Reservation (FIR). The Hydrologist serves as a trusted expert for the public trust and is expected to provide thoughtful, informed, and accurate information and recommendations.  The Hydrologist routinely writes complex technical documents, directly interacts with the public and partners, analyses and presents technical information, reviews and improves OE water right applications, and thinks on their feet to solve a range of complex problems, not all of which relate directly to water.