Utility Data and Modeling Analyst

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We believe water is more than a resource, it's a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you'll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience.

We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether you're modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people's lives. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.

About the Role

HDR is seeking an entry‑level Utility Data, Asset Management & Hydraulic Modeling Analyst to support water and wastewater utility projects through applied hydraulic modeling analysis, data analytics, GIS, and asset management. This position contributes to system evaluations, capital planning, regulatory analysis, and development of technical deliverables for municipal utility clients. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong analytical capability, technical rigor, and an interest in advancing data‑driven utility planning.

Key Responsibilities:

Hydraulic Modeling & System Analysis

* Assist with building and maintaining hydraulic model data for water distribution and wastewater collection systems using GIS datasets, as‑built drawings, and field data.

* Support hydraulic simulations, system performance evaluations, and scenario analyses for planning studies and operational assessments.

* Utilize data from industry modeling tools such as Info Water, Info Sewer, InfoSWMM, Info Works ICM, Sewer

GEMs, Water

GEMs, EPANet, and ArcGIS Pro.

Data Engineering, Analytics & Visualization

* Perform data acquisition, cleaning, validation, and exploratory analysis on large datasets including SCADA data, metering data, GIS layers, and monitoring records.

* Develop analytical and visualization outputs using SQL, Power BI, Python, R, and GIS platforms to support technical evaluations.

* Support database management, data structuring, and creation of modeling-ready datasets to improve study reliability and documentation.

* Handle highly sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion

* Collaborate with stakeholders to improve business decisions by identifying patterns and trends in data

* Develop data products including reports, visualizations, and dashboards

* Adhere to software and data science development standards

* Perform data acquisition, sourcing, cleaning and exploratory data analysis (EDA)

* Transform raw data into usable attributes for machine learning modules through feature engineering

* Manage model lifecycle including development, deployment, data drift detection, model retraining, and model inference.

* Create automated data pipelines and data engineering solutions

* Develop advanced and custom predictive models (classification, regression, time series, neural networks, natural language processing, and computer vision)

* Tune models with training, hyperparameters with comprehensive validation and testing processes

Asset Management & Capital Planning

* Contribute to asset inventory development, condition assessment processes, and risk prioritization activities supporting water and wastewater capital planning.

* Assist in preparing asset management…