Senior Civil Engineer - Stormwater

Herrera Environmental Consultants • San Francisco, CA

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Herrera is an employee-owned science, planning, and design consulting firm providing services to public, nonprofit, Tribal, and private clients across the western United States and Canada. The Senior Civil Engineer will join a multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, landscape architects, and planners and contribute to stormwater and green infrastructure improvements, civil engineering design for community amenities, and other projects with environmental and community benefits. The role offers opportunities to take on project leadership while continuing to develop technical and project management skills.

The position involves planning and designing stormwater facilities, infrastructure retrofits, and civil site development projects; applying regional stormwater permit and regulatory requirements; evaluating contamination sources; and modeling flow control, water quality, and conveyance infrastructure. The engineer will prepare project plans, specifications, cost estimates, technical calculations, and reports to support permitting and public bidding. The role also calls for collaboration across disciplines, client and project relationship management, and experience with construction management or inspection, project scopes, and budgets.

This is a salaried, exempt position with a flexible hybrid work culture. Remote work requires reliable internet service, with a minimum of 30 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload; a wired Ethernet connection is strongly preferred.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in civil or environmental engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Washington, Oregon, or California, or ability to obtain one within six months of hire.
• Experience planning and designing stormwater infrastructure.
• Experience collaborating with staff across diverse technical disciplines.
• Experience preparing plans, specifications, cost estimate packages, technical calculations, and reports for public or private stormwater management or site development civil engineering projects.
• Experience with hydraulic and hydrologic stormwater modeling, such as WWHM, MGSFlood, SWMM, or HydroCAD.
• Construction management and/or inspection experience on civil engineering projects.
• Experience developing scopes of work and budgets for design projects.
• Experience with local stormwater regulations in Washington, Oregon, and/or California.
• Experience with Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP).
• Strong collaboration, written and verbal communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to develop sustainable, practical solutions to complex water resource challenges for public and private clients.
• Ability to build and maintain respectful, long-term relationships with clients, contractors, and other consultants.
• Commitment to staying current with technical and regulatory developments in stormwater management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and contribute to effective multidisciplinary project teams.

Nice To Haves

• 12 or more years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of stormwater BMPs for managing nutrients, metals, sediment, and contaminants of emerging concern.
• Proficiency with Bluebeam or other PDF editing software for design redlines.
• Business development experience.
• Experience working with Seattle Public Utilities Drainage and Wastewater group.
• Experience managing project schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Experience maintaining project profitability, including proactively managing scope or contract changes.
• Familiarity with project controls practices such as earned value tracking, invoicing and billing coordination, and budget forecasting.
• Experience with project management software such as Deltek or Microsoft Project for schedule and budget tracking.
• Experience delegating tasks and reviewing the work of junior engineers or project staff.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design small- to large-scale stormwater facilities and infrastructure retrofits.
• Plan and design stormwater infrastructure for municipal, industrial, nonprofit, and community partners.
• Complete civil site development engineering design for municipal and industrial facilities, parks, trails, and open spaces.
• Apply Municipal Stormwater Permits, Construction Stormwater Permits, and other local stormwater requirements in Washington, Oregon, and California.
• Evaluate potential sources of contamination and propose stormwater management solutions that meet regulatory requirements.
• Model and design flow control, water quality, and conveyance infrastructure to meet federal, state, and local standards.
• Prepare plans, specifications, cost estimates, and technical reports for stormwater infrastructure projects to support permitting and public bidding.
• Collaborate with staff across technical disciplines and contribute to multidisciplinary project teams.
• Develop scopes of work and budgets for design projects.
• Build and maintain respectful, long-term relationships with clients, contractors, and other consultants.
• Stay current with technical and regulatory developments in stormwater management.
• Manage multiple priorities and contribute to practical solutions for water resource challenges.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents; employees are covered at no cost on the base plan, with buy-up options and a company contribution for dependents.
• Section 125 flexible benefits plans for healthcare and dependent care.
• Company-paid life insurance for employees, with optional additional coverage for employees and dependents at the employee’s expense.
• Company-paid long-term disability insurance, with optional short-term disability insurance at the employee’s expense.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid vacation, equivalent to 15 days per year for a 40-hour/week employee, prorated for employees working 24–39 hours/week.
• Paid sick leave, equivalent to 10 days per year for a 40-hour/week employee, prorated for employees working 24–39 hours/week.
• Ten flexible paid holidays.
• Eight hours of paid volunteer time annually.
• Company-paid annual membership dues for one professional organization.
• Professional development and continuing education allowance.
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Transit benefit.
• Flexible hybrid work culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior