Water Resources Coordinator/EIT

Taleo Social Sourcing•Sacramento, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

HDR is seeking an Engineer-in-Training to join its Water Resources team in Sacramento, California. The role supports water resources projects for local, state, and federal clients, including federal agencies such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation. Work may involve water supply, flood risk and coastal storm risk management, environmental restoration, navigation infrastructure, and watershed-scale feasibility studies and assessments. The position contributes to multidisciplinary project teams working on flood management; water supply and system operations modeling; reservoir operations; hydropower system analysis; water-management decision support systems; Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO) and water control manual development; hydrology; ensemble and statistical analysis; FERC relicensing; and ecological enhancement. The successful candidate is expected to contribute to project delivery, mentor junior staff, manage small- to medium-sized projects, and interact effectively with clients and colleagues. They should be able to work independently and collaboratively and demonstrate strong writing and quality assurance/quality control practices. The role supports medium- to large-sized federal planning, reservoir operations, and environmental compliance projects; prepares and analyzes compliance documents; helps complete studies, documents, and reports; and applies public participation, agency coordination, planning, and programming experience. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or an equivalent field.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, standard CAD platforms such as AutoCAD, and hydraulic modeling software.
Self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and with a project team to complete tasks.
Strong writing skills and good quality control/quality assurance processes.
Commitment to active participation in HDR's employee-owned culture.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies, Hydrology, Civil Engineering, Water Resources, or a closely related field.
Graduate degree.
Familiarity with reservoir and system modeling and water supply operations modeling.
Experience with water infrastructure planning studies, extreme hydrology, and/or consequence analysis.
Experience with risk-based planning and risk-informed decision making.
Familiarity with integrating resiliency into the planning process.
Technical experience in water supply, flood risk management, coastal storm risk management, environmental restoration, inland and deep draft navigation infrastructure, and watershed-scale feasibility studies or assessments for federal agencies.
Experience in one or more of the areas of flood management, water supply and system operations modeling, reservoir operations, hydropower system analysis, water management decision support systems, FIRO and water control manual development, hydrology, ensemble and statistical analysis, FERC relicensing, or ecological enhancement.

Responsibilities

Support medium- to large-sized federal planning, reservoir operations, and environmental compliance projects.
Prepare, plan, and analyze compliance documents.
Work with others to complete required studies, documents, and reports.
Contribute to project delivery teams and manage small- to medium-sized projects.
Mentor junior staff and interact effectively with clients and peers.
Apply public participation, agency coordination, planning, and programming experience.
Perform other duties as assigned.