Senior Water Resources Planner — Employee-Owned Leader

HDR; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 100,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with employer match

Employee ownership culture

Job summary

HDR is seeking a senior integrated water resources planner or engineer to join our Water Resources team in Houston. You will lead federal planning projects related to water supply, flood risk management, and coastal risk, guiding feasibility studies and stakeholder participation.

The role requires 10+ years of experience, strong writing and communication skills, and the ability to manage teams and deliverables in a collaborative, employee-owned culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or closely related field.
• A minimum of 10 years technical and/or field experience in complex environmental planning projects.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite.
• Self-starter with excellent writing and communication skills.
• Strong conceptual, organizational, problem‑solving and research abilities.
• Technical and/or field experience dealing with environmental impact issues, associated permit processes and documentation preparation/review.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.

Responsibilities

• Plan and direct medium- to large-size planning and environmental compliance projects on behalf of the federal government.
• Prepare, plan and analyze compliance documents.
• Direct work of others in completion of required studies, documents and reports.
• Demonstrate extensive public participation, agency coordination, planning and programming experience.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Written communication

Public participation

Coordination

MS Office

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

HDR is seeking a senior integrated water resources planner or engineer to join our Water Resources team in Houston. You will lead federal planning projects related to water supply, flood risk management, and coastal risk, guiding feasibility studies and stakeholder participation.

The role requires 10+ years of experience, strong writing and communication skills, and the ability to manage teams and deliverables in a collaborative, employee-owned culture.