Environmental​/Civil Coordinator - Solid Waste & Organics

Overview

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 foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves:
What is our impact on the world?

The Environmental/Civil Coordinator will function as a project designer and assistant project manager on mid‑size to large projects. This role will support client relationships, business development, and project pursuit. The primary responsibilities include conducting, supervising, or directing a multitude of waste and organics engineering projects.

• Assist Waste Project Managers and Engineers with planning and monitoring all aspects of multi‑discipline projects or medium‑size projects with high technical complexity, typically involving a large project team.
• Perform assignments through the entire project development cycle to complete deliverables on schedule and budget.
• Maintain client relations and participate in business development, marketing, design, and production meetings.
• Implement QA/QC procedures.
• Work on a wide variety of contaminated material, MSW and organics related projects including compost facilities, transfer stations, material recovery facilities, household hazardous waste facilities, and organics facilities.
• Develop Phase I ESA, Phase II ESA, and compliance monitoring reports.
• Develop solid waste facility operational permitting report documents (RFI), RCSI, TPR, and IVDR to manage compliance, maintenance, and safety.
• Prepare design deliverables including engineering design reports, construction drawings, technical specifications, cost estimates, and construction schedules with support from HDR’s national practice leads.
• Participate in meetings with clients and regulatory agencies to resolve technical issues.
• Serve as a consultant to waste and organics construction management projects as needed.
• Work independently on technical tasks involving data analysis, interpreting results, and preparing technical reports, plans, and specifications.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience with multi‑discipline facility, civil site engineering, or related project work.
• Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate.
• Candidate location in the greater Sacramento area.
• Candidate without an EIT will be placed into a Design Coordinator job code and expected to obtain an EIT for career progression.
• Self‑motivator with developing leadership and Project Management skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of client relationship management and evidence of experience interacting directly with clients.
• Hazwoper 40‑hour training.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office 365, AutoCAD, and GIS experience.
• Must be detail‑oriented and a team player with great communication, technical writing, analytical, organizational, and time management skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering or closely related Engineering field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• 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.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position is $68,640 to $100,194 annually and depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location.

United States-California-Folsom

United States-California-Walnut Creek, United States-California-Sacramento

Waste

Full-time

Regular

Dec 29, 2025