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.

Your Opportunity

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 

Minimum Requirements

Education, Experience, & Licensure/Certifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience 
• Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering 
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Washington, Oregon, or California, or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire 
• Experience planning and designing stormwater infrastructure 
• Experience collaborating with staff across diverse technical disciplines
• Experience preparing plans, specifications, and cost estimate packages along with related technical calculations and reports for public and/or private stormwater management and/or site development civil engineering projects 
• Experience with hydraulic and hydrologic stormwater modeling (e.g., WWHM, MGSFlood, SWMM, HydroCAD, and similar)
• Construction management and/or inspection experience on civil engineering projects 
• Experience developing scopes of work and budgets for design projects 
• Experience with local stormwater regulations in Washington, Oregon, and/or California 
• Experience with Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong collaboration, written and verbal communication, and organizational skills 
• Ability to develop sustainable, practical solutions to complex water resource challenges for public and private clients
• Ability to build and maintain respectful, long-term relationships with clients, contractors, and other consultants
• Commitment to staying current with the technical and regulatory developments in the evolving field of stormwater management
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and contribute to effective multidisciplinary project teams

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

We are proud to support our employee-owners by offering the following compensation and benefits.

• This position is salaried and exempt from overtime; the annual salary range by level is:
  • Level IV: $113,800 - $153,300 
  • Salary is determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to years o experience, type/relevance of experience, skillset, geographic location, and fit for the role 
• 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 at employees’ expense
• 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) 
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid vacation, accrued bi-weekly, equivalent to 15 days per year for a 40 hour/week employee and prorated for employees working 24-39 hours/week
• Paid sick leave, accrued bi-weekly, equivalent to 10 days per year for a 40-hour/week employee and prorated for employees working 24-39 hours per week
• 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: .

Reliable internet service is required for remote work, with acceptable types including cable, DSL, or fiber and minimum speeds of 30 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload. A wired Ethernet connection is strongly preferred. Dial-up, satellite, wireless bridges, range extenders, and outdated or weak Wi-Fi connections are not supported.

We Are Committed to Equal Opportunity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Herrera, we celebrate our differences as much as our similarities. We know the best outcomes come from interdisciplinary, diverse, and inclusive teams. Our values are ever-present in the people, culture, and work we do, they are not just a few sentences on our website. We treat people with respect and act with integrity and objectivity. Our employment decisions are based on knowledge, skills, and abilities, and have nothing to do with your race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, medical history, reproductive health decisions, political ideology, veteran status, or physical appearance. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, we encourage women, minorities, veterans, disabled veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply for our open positions. We are also a member of E-Verify. To learn more about E-Verify, read the E-Verify Notice and the Right to Work Notice .