Water​/Wastewater EIT​/Designer

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At HDR, our employee‑owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected. We foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, constantly asking ourselves:
What is our impact on the world? 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, delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly while protecting lives and property through flood control. Your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience.

• Create planning‑level, preliminary, and detailed designs of water‑focused systems under instruction from a Project Engineer or person in charge.
• Prepare deliverables for water or water‑resource‑focused systems, write specifications, analysis, modeling, and study‑level reports; determine appropriate design methods, possible equipment sizing and selection, and work directly with clients to deliver an outstanding experience.
• Perform as part of a quality assurance team and conduct quality control reviews of completed deliverables.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Master’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering (or related field) preferred.
• 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.
• Water/Wastewater/Water‑resources project experience, focus on water/wastewater treatment, pump stations and pipelines, or water resources/stormwater preferred.
• Experience in hydrology and hydraulics applications; design and analysis of stormwater management facilities, storm sewers and watersheds preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in watershed management including erosion control, water quality, drainage collection system design, stormwater BMP design, and natural channel design preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in hydrologic/hydraulic modeling for storm, sanitary, water distribution systems using software such as HEC‑RAS, HEC‑HMS, SWMM, Hydra Flow, or other similar models preferred.
• Local candidates preferred.

• 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.

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.

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Location:

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte

Schedule:

Full‑time
Employer Status:
Regular
Job Posting:
Dec 23, 2025