Water Engineer

Water Engineer Opportunity At HDR

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

HDR is in search of a Water Engineer to join our New England water group. In this role you will be supporting various water, wastewater, and stormwater facility and linear infrastructure projects. HDR has solid national water, wastewater, and stormwater groups with a long-standing history of technical excellence. We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who is looking to grow their knowledge, as well as excited to mentor and train junior staff.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide project engineering and task management
• Collect, assimilate, and present data in reports, memos, and public forums
• Conduct various types of field activities including data collection; surveys; and assessments.
• Produce design calculations and clearly document design decisions in technical reports,
• Produce design plans, specifications, and engineering cost estimates.
• Work independently in addition to planning, organizing and assisting groups of medium to large teams of professionals and technicians
• Assist with complex hydraulic and hydrologic modeling
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with CAD and GIS software
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Candidates who reside in the local New England area are preferred.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent field
• Previous experience executing technical studies, analyses, and/or designing and creating plans and specifications for water focused projects
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Ability to make independent decisions and be accountable for the results
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and with a project team to completion of a task
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve. As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.