About Us

At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. That's why we believe diversity is our greatest strength. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.

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We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.

Primary Responsibilities

The primary duties of the Water Resources EIT / Designer will be participating in the design of various water resource-related facilities. This will include advance planning, study, and design efforts on the dam, levee, fish hatcheries, and water resource projects across our Area. Projects would include fish hatchery studies and design, dam rehabilitation, open channels, floodplains, sustainable stormwater, as well as flood mitigation and resiliency studies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work under project engineers on the application of various design engineering and modeling techniques in the development of water resource projects for federal, state, and local municipalities
• Focus on civil engineering, hydraulics and hydrology modeling, stormwater collection systems modeling, data collection, assimilation, and presentations
• Focus on projects including stormwater management, flood control, dam safety, river design, stream grade control structures, levees, stream channel restoration/rehabilitation, wetland and lake restoration, watershed issues such as non-point source loading, fish hatcheries, fish passage and fish protection for waterways
• Produce design calculations, draft technical reports, and perform water resources studies
• Perform other duties as needed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related field
• Experienced with Microsoft Office Suite, standard CAD platforms such as AutoCAD
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and with a project team to the completion of the task
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant in our employee-owned culture

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference is given to local candidates
• EIT or ability to obtain within 12 months. Candidates hired without their EIT will have the title "Water Resources Designer" and will be expected to obtain their EIT for career progression

Why HDR

At HDR, we know work isn't only about who you work for it's also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other's contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same. We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way.