Senior Water Resources Engineer or Scientist

Herrera Environmental Consultants, Inc.•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$121,200 - $191,900•Remote

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. We are hiring a senior level Water Resources Engineer or Scientist to join our growing Water practice in California. Do you have a passion for innovative problem-solving and collaboration with your clients and partners? Do you enjoy teaching others, learning from some of the most cutting-edge science and engineering projects on the west coast, and co-creating meaningful and impactful projects? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
10+ years of experience in stormwater management and/or stormwater quality
If you are an engineer, a PE license in California
Business development interest, skills, and demonstrated success
Extensive project management experience in Southern California
Collaborator and team builder with capacity to work with a team of interdisciplinary professionals and manage multi-disciplinary projects
Experience developing scopes of work and budgets
Strong business development skills and the ability to lead proposals
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Nice To Haves

15+ years’ experience in stormwater management and/or stormwater quality
Supervisory and mentorship experience

Responsibilities

Manage diverse projects such as stormwater, green infrastructure designs, water resource planning, water quality studies, BMP performance assessments, etc.
Serve as a conduit for Herrera’s diverse Water practice knowledge, helping share valuable lessons and solutions up and down the west coast.
Play an integral role in ongoing refinement and implementation of our strategic business development initiatives in California.
Manage and mentor junior team members so they can thrive at Herrera and in the industry.

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 15 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