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?
Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story' 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. We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether you're modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people's lives. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy. Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.
HDR is in search of a Water Resources EIT to join our specialized Fisheries Ecohydraulics practice. In this role you will be supporting fisheries projects ranging from fish passage, water crossings, stream restoration, fish screening and structures. HDR has an amazing fisheries group with a long-standing history of technical excellence. We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who is looking to grow their knowledge, as well as excited to mentor and train junior staff.
In the role of Water Resources EIT, we'll count on you to:
- 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
- Provide project engineering support
- Collect, assimilate, and present data in reports, memos, and public forums
- Conduct field assessments of streams, wetlands, and estuaries
- Assist with design calculations and clearly document design decisions in technical reports.
- Assist with design plans, specifications, and engineering cost estimates.
- Work independently in addition to planning, organizing and assisting groups of medium to large teams of professionals and technicians
- Assist with hydraulic and hydrologic modeling
- Evaluate sediment mobility and bridge scour
- Assist with development of habitat complexity designs, including LWM layout and details. Evaluate stability of LWM structures
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with stream restoration design concepts
- Experience with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software HEC-HMS, WWHM, HEC-RAS1D/2D, and SRH2D.
- Experience using WDFW Water Crossing Design Guidelines and WSDOT Hydraulics Manual
- Experience working with CAD and GIS software
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Self-motivated, able to work independently and with a project team to completion
of task.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent field
- Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate.
- Experienced with Microsoft Office Suite, standard CAD platforms such as AutoCAD, and hydraulic modeling software
- Self-motivated, 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
What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes 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. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) {Olympia, WA}: $80,168.40- $80,168.40 {Gig Harbor, WA}: $80,168.40- $87,670.00 {Bellevue/Seattle/Everett, WA}: $80,168.40- $95,640.00
Primary Location
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United States-Washington-Bellevue
Other Locations
:
United States-Washington-Everett, United States-Washington-Olympia, United States-Washington-Seattle, United States-Washington-Gig Harbor
Industry
:
Water
Schedule
:
Full-time
Employee Status
:
Regular
BusinessClass
:
Fisheries
Job Posting
:
Dec 5, 2025 |
HDR, Inc.
life insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement
Dec 07, 2025