The California Department of Fish and Wildlife Bay Delta Region 3 Water Rights Program is hiring a full-time permanent Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist; final filing date is 12/3/2025. 

The Water Rights Program is seeking a motivated professional to work as a Water Rights Coordinator to engage in the State Water Board’s water right process via review, analysis, and comment on new water rights applications, development of conditions for water right permits and licenses, as well as any proposed changes to existing water rights. This position applies science through the identification of studies, surveys, and data needs required for evaluation of baseline conditions associated with water projects, development of bypass flows and other conditions necessary to protect fish and wildlife resources, and development of terms and conditions to protect public trust resources for water transfer change petitions.

This position can be based out of any of our four office locations: Santa Rosa, Napa, Fairfield, or Stockton.