Director of Water Development

The posting, as Rainmaker Technology Corporation wrote it

Make it rain. Make Snow. Make Earth Habitable.

Rainmaker builds and deploys audacious technologies that work with nature to create an abundant, habitable planet. We are modernizing proven cloud-seeding science with weather-resistant UAS, radar and satellite observations, numerical weather prediction, novel sensing and validation systems, and sustainable seeding technologies. We are building an integrated system to make more freshwater available to farms, ecosystems, and communities.

Our ambition is bold, but we pursue it with humility. We take on difficult problems in the real world with technical rigor, grit, integrity, and an openness to learning and course-correcting. We are hiring individuals with evidence of exceptional ability. If you want to build systems that endure, restore and deliver the future we were promised, we want to hear from you.

Rainmaker is pioneering a modern precipitation enhancement cloud seeding system to solve water scarcity. We develop and incorporate radar validation, weather-resistant UAS, and numerical weather modeling to make water abundant.

As Rainmaker’s Director of Water Development, you will own our engagement with the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation. You will build the programs, partnerships, and funding pathways that put precipitation enhancement to work in the basins Reclamation manages, and you will own the Congressional relationships and coalition presence that make the work durable.

This position is based in Washington, DC.

What You'll Do

• Interior & Reclamation Engagement: Own Rainmaker’s relationship with DOI and Reclamation end to end, including the Commissioner’s office, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, the policy and program offices, and Research and Development. Build durable relationships with senior career and political leadership, and know where decision authority sits between Washington and the regions.
• Program Development & Funding: Identify and secure the Reclamation authorities and funding vehicles that can support precipitation enhancement, such as WaterSMART and its component programs, drought response and resiliency authorities, Science and Technology and R&D funding, basin-specific and system conservation programs, cooperative agreements, and the standing weather modification authorities. Own proposal development, submission, and follow-through.
• Authorities & Legislative Strategy: Maintain command of the statutory landscape governing Reclamation, develop legislative proposals and appropriations language, and pursue new authorities where existing ones do not reach.
• Congressional Engagement: Own relationships with the House Natural Resources and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committees, the Energy and Water appropriations subcommittees, and the Western delegations whose states and districts our projects serve. Prepare member- and staff-level briefing materials that make the case for precipitation e

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office visits, coalition work, and project site demonstrations.

Supporting the Rainmakers behind the mission

Making earth more habitable is ambitious work and we want the people doing it to feel supported:

• A stake in what we build: Meaningful stock options and the opportunity to help shape Rainmaker as an early member of the team.
• Support for your health: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family.
• An investment in your future: A 401(k) with employer matching to help you build long-term savings.
• Time to recharge: Unlimited PTO for rest, exploration, and the people and pursuits that matter to you plus a generous paid holiday schedule.
• Time for a growing family: Paid parental leave for both parents to welcome a child and spend time together.
• Lunch together: Daily lunch provided at our El Segundo headquarters, giving Rainmakers a chance to share a meal and connect with teammates.
• Help making the move: Relocation assistance for eligible roles to support your transition to Rainmaker.

Rainmaker Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

Employment decisions are made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Rainmaker provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and for other protected reasons as required by law. If you need accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, contact hiring@makerain.com. Requests for accommodation will be handled confidentially to the extent reasonably possible.

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