Watershed Planning Engineer II/III - Build Resiliency

Herrera Environmental Consultants Inc; Bellingham (WA); Hybrid; USD 84,100 - 113,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work culture

ESOP – employee owned

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation and sick leave

Professional development allowance

Transit benefit

Job summary

Herrera Environmental Consultants Inc. is seeking a Watershed Planning Engineer II/III to join our multidisciplinary team to plan and implement infrastructure and programmatic strategies for improved water quality and ecosystem health.

You will collaborate with engineers, landscape architects, scientists, and GIS analysts to solve environmental challenges from urban to rural scales. This role emphasizes continual learning, innovative problem-solving, and strong teamwork, with responsibilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, or water resources engineering.
• 3 to 8 years of relevant experience in stormwater and urban watershed planning.
• Experience with planning and/or design of GSI and other stormwater management infrastructure.
• Experience with ArcGIS and hydraulic modeling software (SWMM, MGSFlood, and/or WWHM).
• Preparation of planning and design reports and technical memorandums.
• Experience coordinating with agencies, subconsultants, and planning and design partners.
• Commitment to staying current with technical and regulatory developments in stormwater management.
• Strong team collaboration, clear written and verbal communication abilities, and excellent organizational skills.
• Experience providing project management or task management support.
• Ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams and juggle multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support planning of stormwater infrastructure from distributed GSI to centralized regional stormwater treatment
• Support stormwater and urban watershed planning to improve water quality and ecosystem health
• Support municipal stormwater program planning, including policy and guidance development and NPDES municipal stormwater permit compliance
• Support climate vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning
• Produce planning, conceptual design, and technical documents
• Review documents, synthesize information, and effectively communicate with both internal and external team members and partners
• Support the development of materials and facilitation of workshops, public meetings, and trainings with municipal staff and the public
• Learn to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects
• Bring your own knowledge, experiences, and inspirations to make our team better

Skills

GSI planning

Urban watershed planning

ArcGIS

Hydraulic modeling

Technical reports

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. in civil/environmental engineering

Professional Engineer license preferred

Tools

ArcGIS

SWMM

MGS Flood

WWHM

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Revu

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Herrera Environmental Consultants Inc. is seeking a Watershed Planning Engineer II/III to join our multidisciplinary team to plan and implement infrastructure and programmatic strategies for improved water quality and ecosystem health.

You will collaborate with engineers, landscape architects, scientists, and GIS analysts to solve environmental challenges from urban to rural scales. This role emphasizes continual learning, innovative problem-solving, and strong teamwork, with responsibilities