Civil-Environmental Engineer
About The Position
Envision yourself at a growing, employee-owned company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best performance while making a difference in the world. We are Herrera, a science, planning, and design consulting firm dedicated to working with clients to develop holistic solutions that provide social and environmental benefit. We protect the environment every day by providing a diverse range of consulting services to cities, counties, state and federal agencies, Tribes, non-profits, and private clients throughout Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, and western Canada. For over 40 years, Herrera has cultivated a collaborative, caring, and values-driven culture that empowers our employee-owners to achieve excellence while ensuring we have fun along the way. By providing our employee-owners with the autonomy to pursue their professional interests and through encouraging them to grow, we benefit from high employee-owner retention that contributes to our longstanding partnerships with clients. Your Opportunity Herrera is looking for a Civil-Environmental Engineer with an interest in working on complex projects with a goal of improving the environment and solving problems for our industrial clients. You will work as part of a collaborative team resolving issues at industrial sites and identifying solutions for mine, solid waste, and contaminated brownfield remediation sites. This position will work on a range of engineering and environmental projects for public and private clients across Washington, Wyoming, Montana, Oregon, and Alaska.
Requirements
- 0+ years of relevant experience
- Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering from an accredited university
- Collaborator and team builder with capacity to work with staff from diverse technical disciplines
- Outstanding verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to carry out detailed instructions while also being able to think creatively
- Dedication to health and safety practices
- Self-starter with a desire to learn new skills
- Managing collected data using spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel) or a database (Microsoft Access)
- Flexibility to work on a variety of project types and field conditions
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
Nice To Haves
- 1+ years of relevant experience
- Solid waste-related experience (landfill and/or transfer station design, solid waste planning)
- Field experience conducting environmental investigations (soil, surface water, groundwater, and stormwater sampling) and/or supporting construction operations (construction oversight and/or management, environmental inspections)
- Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER) training
- Knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil3D, and Bluebeam
- Engineer in Training (EIT) credentials
Responsibilities
- Assisting with design of solid waste infrastructure facilities (landfills, recycling, and transfer stations) and brownfield reclamation sites.
- Preparing written reports and design documents, engineering design calculations, plans and specifications, and construction cost estimates.
- Assisting with engineering services during construction.
- Interacting with clients, contractors, and other consultants.
- Providing project consulting support working on multi-disciplinary, complex project teams.
- Performing field work related to environmental monitoring and conducting research and data collection.
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid work culture
- Medical/prescription drug/dental/vision insurance for employees and dependents; employees covered at no cost on base plan with buy-up options available; company contribution for dependents
- Section 125 flexible benefits plans – healthcare and dependent care
- Company-paid life insurance for employees; option to purchase additional life insurance for employees and dependents at employees’ expense
- Company-paid long term disability insurance for employees; option to purchase short-term disability insurance at employees’ expense
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we are 100% employee owned!
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid vacation, accrued bi-weekly, equivalent to 10 days per year for a 40 hour/week employee and prorated for employees working 24-39 hours/week
- Paid sick leave, accrued bi-weekly, equivalent to 10 days per year for a 40-hour/week employee and prorated for employees working 24-39 hours per week
- Flexible paid holidays (10)
- Paid volunteer time (8 hours annually)
- Company-paid annual membership dues for one professional organization
- Professional development / continuing education allowance
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Transit benefit
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
