Data and Technology Manager

Data and Technology Manager Water Consulting Team Job Location: Visalia Schedule: Monday - Thursday: 9 hours / Friday: 4 hours Position Overview and Key Responsibilities: 4Creeks is seeking a Data & Technology Manager to lead data strategy, automation, and applied technology for the Water Consulting Team, supporting programs across SGMA, ILRP, and related California water regulatory frameworks. This role is less about executing individual data tasks and more about building the systems, tools, and team practices that let the whole consulting group work faster and more accurately - someone who can walk in, assess how data and technology are being used across active projects, and lead the modernization from there. We're looking for a builder: someone who has stood up data systems or engineering functions before, knows how to pick the right tool (a script, a dashboard, an AI workflow, or a process redesign) for the problem in front of them, and can bring that judgment to a regulatory consulting environment. Data Management & Organization Assess current data practices across the Water Consulting Team and lead the modernization of how regulatory and monitoring datasets - groundwater basin data, water quality records, compliance reporting data - are organized, stored, and maintained. Establish data governance standards, quality control processes, and accessibility practices across water policy and regulatory projects. Design scalable, forward-looking processes for collecting and integrating data from California state sources. Support policy analysis, regulatory compliance, and client reporting through structured data management and efficient delivery of actionable information. Automation & Analytical Tools Use Python, SQL, R, or similar languages - and modern AI-assisted development workflows - to automate regulatory reporting, compliance tracking, and monitoring data processing. Build tools, scripts, and dashboards that support SGMA compliance reporting, ILRP field data analysis, and water quality trend tracking. Identify where automation and AI genuinely add value versus where they don't, and implement solutions responsibly - reducing manual effort on recurring data tasks without adding unnecessary complexity Technology Strategy & Innovation Research and introduce modern tools and platforms that improve data organization and analytical capability across water policy and regulatory work. Stay current on emerging technologies, AI-driven tools, and data infrastructure relevant to the California water sector, and translate them into practical recommendations. Serve as the team's go-to for technology direction - recommending and championing solutions that improve productivity and client deliverables, and building the internal case for the tools worth adopting. Accessibility, Training & Cross-Team Collaboration Develop user-friendly dashboards and interfaces that make regulatory and monitoring data accessible to water…