
Hdr
HDR provides architecture, engineering, environmental, and construction services for infrastructure projects.
Water/Wastewater Engineer
Designs and manages water/wastewater treatment plant projects.
Job Highlights
About the Role
HDR’s Water/Wastewater Engineer is responsible for designing treatment plant systems, coordinating multidisciplinary efforts, and overseeing project execution from conception through construction. • Develop comprehensive designs for water and wastewater treatment plants, including hydraulic calculations and water‑quality analysis. • Prepare project scopes, schedules, budgets, and technical specifications. • Coordinate design activities with multidisciplinary engineering teams, clients, and contractors. • Conduct field investigations, site visits, and construction inspections. • Provide value‑engineering solutions and serve as project manager on water/wastewater assignments. • Perform quality‑control reviews of completed designs and mentor junior staff. • Travel locally at least once a month for site supervision and regionally or nationally up to four times per year for conferences.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸plant design
- ▸hydraulic calc
- ▸project planning
- ▸team coordination
- ▸site inspections
- ▸project management
What You Bring
The position requires an advanced civil or environmental engineering degree combined with relevant water/wastewater experience, and welcomes both licensed and unlicensed candidates. The role involves regular travel for site supervision and occasional conference attendance, and candidates must clear background and drug testing. • Require either a Master’s degree with 2 years of experience or a Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience in civil/environmental engineering. • Experience must include infrastructure projects, biological, physical, and chemical treatment processes, statistical analysis, AutoCAD, and MS Excel. • Professional Engineer licensure is not required; both licensed and unlicensed candidates are considered. • Subject to background checks and pre‑employment drug testing.
Requirements
- ▸master's
- ▸bachelor's
- ▸autocad
- ▸ms excel
- ▸statistical analysis
- ▸water/wastewater
Work Environment
Hybrid