Senior Civil Engineer - Stormwater

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. 

We are Herrera, 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 45 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.

Are you interested in applying your engineering design skills to stormwater infrastructure projects that improve water quality and support communities? Do you enjoy collaborating with ecologists, landscape architects, planners, and scientists to deliver high-performance projects in complex ecological settings? Are you looking for an opportunity to take on greater project leadership while continuing to grow your technical and project management skills? Then this role is for you!

As a Senior Civil Engineer - Stormwater, you will join an experienced, creative, and mission driven team of engineers, scientists, landscape architects, and planners. You will contribute to a diverse range of projects with positive environmental and community impacts, including stormwater and green infrastructure improvements and civil engineering design for community amenities.

In this role we will count on you to:

• Plan and design small- to large-scale stormwater facilities and infrastructure retrofits 
• Plan and design stormwater infrastructure for municipal, industrial, non-profit and community partners 
• Complete civil site development engineering design for municipal and industrial facilities, parks, trails, and open spaces 
• Understand and navigate the requirements of Municipal Stormwater Permits, Construction Stormwater Permits, and other local stormwater requirements in Washington, Oregon, and California 
• Evaluate potential sources of contamination and propose solutions to manage stormwater to meet regulatory requirements
• Model and design flow control, water quality, and conveyance infrastructure to meet federal, state, and local standards 
• Produce plans, specifications, cost estimates, and technical reports for stormwater infrastructure projects to support permitting and public bidding 

• 12+ years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of stormwater BMPs for managing nutrients, metals, sediment, and contaminants of emerging concern
• Proficiency with Bluebeam, or other PDF editing software for design redlines
• Business development experience 
• Experience working with Seattle Public Utilities Drainage and Wastewater group
• Experience managing project schedules, budgets, and deliverables 
• Experience maintaining project profitability, including proactively managing scope/contract changes 
• Familiarity with project controls practices (e.g., earned value tracking, invoicing/billing coordination, budget forecasting)
• Experience with project management software (e.g., Deltek, Microsoft Project, or similar) for schedule and budget tracking 
• Experience delegating tasks and reviewing the work of junior engineers or project staff