Design EIT​/Coordinator; Water

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? 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, making a meaningful difference in people's lives.

• Create planning level, preliminary, and detailed designs of water-focused systems under instruction from a Project Engineer or person in responsible charge.
• Prepare deliverables for water or water resources focused systems, write specifications, analysis, modeling, and study-level reports, determine appropriate design methods, possible equipment sizing and selection, and work directly with our clients to deliver an outstanding experience.
• Perform as part of a quality assurance team and conduct quality control reviews of completed deliverables.
• Work under project engineers on the application of various design engineering and modeling techniques in the development of drinking water projects for federal, state, and local municipalities.
• Hydraulic modeling of water and wastewater systems
  • Developing hydraulic models using GIS data and as-built drawings.
  • Collecting and assessing field data for hydraulic model calibration.
  • Analyzing flow, demand, population, water quality, and facilities condition data.
  • Performing hydraulic analyses utilizing software such as Info Water, Info Sewer, Info Works ICM, InfoSWMM, XPSWMM, Sewer
    
    GEMs, Water
    
    GEMs, EPANet, and ArcGIS/ArcGIS Pro.
  • Performing technical research into product information, design codes, and regulatory standards.
  • Preparing technical reports and master plans, including the development of text, tables, and figures.
• Asset management, risk management, and risk modeling tasks.
• Preparation of plans and specifications for water and wastewater treatment, distribution piping, collection systems, and associated facilities.
• Condition assessment tasks.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate. Candidates without an EIT will be placed into a Design Coordinator job code and will be expected to obtain their EIT for career progression.
• Master's degree in Civil Engineering or other related field.
• Professional experience or educational specialization in water or wastewater related fields.
• Hands‑on experience in water and sewer master planning, hydraulic modeling, asset management, asset condition assessment, infrastructure renewal, capital improvements analysis, cost analysis, or data management.
• Experience working for a public, municipal, or investor‑owned water and/or wastewater utility, public works department, or engineering consulting firm is beneficial.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent field.
• Interest or experience analyzing and designing water-focused systems.
• Experience with production, simulation, and automation such as BIM systems, numerical modeling platforms, and other production tools.
• Microsoft Office experience.
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.

HDR is our company. We build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. Our inclusive environment welcomes, values, and respects each individual, fostering collaboration, trust, and community involvement. Our eight Employee Network Groups—Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, and Young Professionals—create belonging and support for all employees.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, health, performance, and success, including 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. Compensation depends on skills, experience, education, and location. Minnesota: $65,153 - $94,789 (full-time regular positions).

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Location:

United States—Minnesota—Saint Louis Park
Industry: Water

Schedule:

Full-time
Employee Status:
Regular
Job Posting:
Dec 17, 2025