Watershed Planning Engineer II​/III

About Herrera

Herrera is a science, planning, and design consulting firm dedicated to developing holistic solutions that provide social and environmental benefit. For over 40 years we have cultivated a collaborative, caring, and values‑driven culture that empowers employees to achieve excellence while having fun. We work with cities, counties, state and federal agencies, Tribes, non‑profits, and private clients throughout Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, and western Canada.

• Treat everyone with respect and dignity, always.
• Insist on integrity, objectivity, and social and environmental ethics in our work.
• Act as stewards of the environment upon which we depend.
• Research and outreach, learn and teach.
• Employee owners, employee leaders.

As a Watershed Planning Engineer II/III, you will join a team of engineers, scientists, landscape architects, planners, and other experts working to solve a variety of environmental issues ranging from watershed to site‑specific scales and from urban to rural realms. We look for someone who has a strong desire to learn, loves to innovate, works well within a team, and will add to our passionate group dynamic.

• Support planning of stormwater infrastructure from distributed GSI to centralized regional stormwater treatment.
• Support stormwater and urban watershed planning to improve water quality and ecosystem health.
• Support municipal stormwater program planning, including policy and guidance development and NPDES municipal stormwater permit compliance.
• Support climate vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning.
• Produce planning, conceptual design, and technical documents.
• Review documents, synthesize information, and effectively communicate with internal and external team members and partners.
• Support the development of materials and facilitation of workshops, public meetings, and trainings with municipal staff and the public.
• Learn to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects.
• Bring your own knowledge, experiences, and inspirations to make our team better.

• Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, or water resources engineering.
• 3 to 8 years of relevant experience in stormwater and urban watershed planning.

• Experience with planning and/or design of GSI and other stormwater management infrastructure.
• Experience and technical proficiency with ArcGIS and/or hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software (including SWMM, MGSFlood, and/or WWHM).
• Preparation of planning and design reports and technical memorandums.
• Experience coordinating with agencies, subconsultants, and planning and design partners.
• Commitment to staying current with technical and regulatory developments in the dynamic field of stormwater management.
• Strong team collaboration, clear written and verbal communication abilities, and excellent organizational skills.
• Experience providing project management or task management support.
• Ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams and juggle multiple tasks.

• Advanced degree in civil, environmental, or water resources engineering.
• Registered Professional Engineer in Oregon or Washington, or on track to obtain licensure within 24 months of hire.
• Experience working with public sector clients, Tribes, utilities, or community‑based organizations.
• Familiarity with Pacific Northwest watersheds, regulatory requirements, and stormwater management challenges.
• Experience with grant writing, training, and regulatory document development.
• Experience with public speaking and meeting/workshop facilitation.
• Experience with parametric and itemized cost estimating for stormwater infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with facilitating meetings with whiteboarding tools (e.g., Miro, Canva, Microsoft Whiteboard).
• Familiarity with engineering and graphic design tools (e.g., Autodesk AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Revu, Adobe InDesign).

• This position is salaried and exempt from overtime; the annual salary ranges by level are:
  • Engineer II: $87,600 - $108,200
  • Engineer III: $97,900 - $118,500
• Flexible…