Water​/Wastewater Engineer

HDR's Water/Wastewater Engineer will be the design lead or project manager for water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include preparing or reviewing scopes, budgets, and schedules; conducting concept, design development, and contract document work sessions with technical professionals; developing technical specifications, analyses, and memorandums; providing technical oversight and resolving complex issues; performing process and hydraulic modeling to optimize wastewater plant performance;

overseeing pilot studies and on‑site construction activities as a Field Engineer; coordinating with clients, construction managers, and contractors to ensure design compliance; addressing design comments, reviewing submittals, and responding to RFIs; collaborating with project management and mentoring junior engineers.

• A Master’s Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering (or closely related field) and 3 years of experience in water/wastewater engineering; OR a Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of experience.
• Experience with wastewater process modeling, hydraulic modeling, preparing technical documentation for water and wastewater systems, construction oversight and site inspections, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, and Bluebeam.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure from any US jurisdiction.
• One to two days per month of travel to local project sites; regional or national travel once or twice per year for conferences and training.
• All HDR positions in the US may be subject to background checks and/or pre‑employment drug testing.

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. Benefits are for full‑time regular positions. The expected compensation range for this position is $160,493 to $227,205 annually, depending on skills, experience, education and geographical location.

3945 Freedom Circle, Suite 280, Santa Clara, CA 95054.