Water Resources Designer ​/ EIT

Job Responsibilities

• Work under project engineers on the application of various design engineering and modeling techniques in the development of water resource projects for federal, state and local municipalities.
• Focus on hydraulics and hydrology modeling, stormwater collection systems modeling, data collection, assimilation, and presentations.
• Focus on projects including flood control, river design, stream grade control structures, dike systems, levees, stream channel restoration/rehabilitation, wetland and lake restoration, watershed issues and non-point source loading and point source design.
• Produce design calculations, draft technical reports and perform water resources studies.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Preference for local candidates.
• Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate.
• Candidates without their EIT will be placed into a Design Coordinator job code and will be expected to obtain their EIT for career progression.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent field.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, standard CAD platforms such as AutoCAD, and hydraulic modeling software.
• Self-paced, able to work independently and with a project team to completion of task.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

• Medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance.
• Employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays.
• Retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus, tuition reimbursement.

Compensation ranges:
Washington, DC 83742 — 113298;
Fulton, MD 76764 — 103857.

Primary

Location:

Washington, DC. Other Locations:
Glen Allen, VA;
Roanoke, VA;
Virginia Beach, VA;
Fulton, MD.

Schedule:

Full-time. Employee Status:
Regular. Business Class:
Transportation Hydraulics.

Job Posting:
Jun 10, 2026.

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.