Senior Wastewater Engineer

Position Overview

In the role of Senior Engineer Sanitary within HDR’s Water Business Group, you will help shape how communities manage water for generations to come, creating safe drinking water, treating wastewater, developing sustainable water supplies, and protecting lives through flood control. Your work supports public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience.

• Independently create detailed designs, plans, specifications and estimates for pipelines, pump stations, treatment plants, tanks and other water and wastewater storage and conveyance systems
• Take responsibility for engineering/process design, project coordination, determining and writing engineering specifications, planning work, establishing appropriate design methods, report preparation and coordination, equipment sizing and selection, and working directly with the owner
• Establish new quality standards and value engineering solutions
• Conduct quality control reviews of completed designs
• Serve as a technical expert with recognized authority in the area of water and wastewater systems
• Serve as a project manager on water/wastewater projects as needed
• Perform other duties as needed

• MS

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent field
• A minimum of 10 years experience with Municipal Water and Wastewater Systems Planning and Design
• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered (example:
  Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license)
• Strong technical background and experience in designing water distribution systems
• Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Micro Station and hydraulic modeling software
• Project Engineering and Project Management experience is necessary
• Commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must

Expected compensation range: $ - $ (Colorado). Benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. Only full‑time regular positions are eligible for the full benefits package.

United States – Colorado – Denver (Full‑time, Regular Employee Status, Water Treatment Business Class, Water Industry)

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.