Senior Design Engineer

Herrera Environmental Consultants; Bellingham (WA); Hybrid; USD 152,100 - 191,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)

401(k) retirement plan

Hybrid work culture

Paid vacation and sick leave

Professional development allowance

Job summary

Herrera Environmental Consultants seeks an experienced engineer with 15+ years of leadership and expertise in designing projects in natural environments. You will work within integrated planning and design teams to develop multi-disciplinary projects across the Western United States, leading or supporting restoration, flood risk reduction, and green infrastructure initiatives.

Role involves mentoring teams, developing CSRs and budgets, and guiding projects from concept through construction.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in design/construction docs for multidisciplinary civil projects in sensitive ecological settings.
• Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering.
• Professional Engineer license in WA or OR or eligible to obtain within 6 months.
• Experience leading teams in civil engineering design incl. calculations, reports, plans, specs, cost estimates.
• Experience preparing proposals, scopes of work and budgets for civil design projects.
• Experience with business development: RFIs/RFPs and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support restoration, mitigation, flood risk reduction, infrastructure protection, and stormwater projects across the Western U.S.
• Mentor and guide teams and individuals within integrated planning and design teams.
• Collaborate with ecologists, landscape architects, engineers, and scientists on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Develop plans, specifications, and cost estimates for civil projects.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Team guidance

Field data collection

Communication

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelors in civil or environmental engineering

Tools

Bluebeam

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

Overview

We are Herrera. 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. Herrera is 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.

Our Values

• Treat everyone with respect and dignity, always.
• Insist on integrity, objectivity, and social and environmental ethics in our work.
• Act as stewards of the environment upon which we depend.
• Research and outreach, learn and teach.
• Employee owners, employee leaders.

Your Opportunity

Herrera seeks an engineer with 15 or more years of professional experience, leadership, and expertise in designing projects in natural environments. You will participate in establishing and implementing strategic initiatives and work as part of integrated planning and design teams with ecologists, landscape architects, engineers, and scientists to develop multi-disciplinary projects in sensitive ecological settings. You will lead or support a variety of restoration, mitigation, flood risk reduction, infrastructure protection, and stormwater management for public and private clients throughout the Western United States. You will also provide guidance and mentorship to teams and individuals.

Typical projects (may support or lead):

• River and stream habitat restoration and enhancement and bank stabilization design
• Developing plans, specifications, and cost estimate packages for civil engineering projects
• Fish passage improvements
• Coastal engineering and habitat restoration design
• Planning and design for green infrastructure and nature-based solutions
• Flood management planning and design

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Experience, & Licensure/Certifications

• 15 years of professional experience in the development of design and construction documents for multidisciplinary civil engineering projects in sensitive ecological settings
• Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering
• A current professional engineer (PE) license in Washington or Oregon, or the ability to readily obtain one within six months
• Experience leading teams in the development of civil engineering designs including the preparation of calculations, technical reports, plans, specifications, and cost estimates
• Experience preparing proposals and developing scopes of work and budgets for civil engineering design projects
• Experience identifying, evaluating, and responding to Requests for Proposals and other business development opportunities

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Familiarity with public agency capital project delivery processes
• Ability to multi-task and work with a fast-paced team of interdisciplinary staff on several concurrent projects in a variety of jurisdictions
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Strong decision-making skills
• A current driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in civil engineering or environmental engineering
• Experience as a project manager and the client\'s primary point of contact with the proven ability to effectively manage and motivate multiple project teams
• Experience developing and executing on a strategic business development plan
• Experience with fish passage analysis and the hydraulic design of roadway culverts and bridges
• Experience providing construction oversight and design services during construction
• Experience with hydrologic analysis and modeling techniques
• Experience with civil engineering design for surface water management projects including grading, drainage, temporary erosion control and water management, and integration with environmental critical areas requirements and landscape architecture design elements
• Environmental permit application experience in Western states (e.g., state and federal permits for in-water work, local agency permits for grading, erosion control, etc.)
• Proficiency with Bluebeam, AutoCAD, and/or Civil 3D
• Experience with field data collection and equipment

Compensation & Benefits

• This position is salaried and exempt from overtime; the annual salary range is $152,100 - $191,600
• 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
• 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 20 days per year for a 40 hour/week employee
• Paid sick leave, accrued bi-weekly, equivalent to 10 days per year for a 40-hour/week employee
• 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

To learn more, please visit our website at: www.herrerainc.com