Senior Integrated Water Resource Planner / Engineer

About the role

At HDR, employee‑owners create a welcoming, inclusive environment where everyone is valued and empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work. As part of the Water Business Group, you will help shape how communities manage water for generations—delivering safe drinking water, treating wastewater responsibly, developing sustainable water supplies, and protecting lives and property through flood control. Your work directly supports public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience. You will collaborate on multidisciplinary teams to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence, from modernizing aging systems to pioneering innovative approaches, making a meaningful difference in people’s lives. This role offers a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy while supporting federal planning under Section 203 and the USACE investigations account and Continuing Authorities Program.

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
• Serve as a key part of project delivery teams as study team leader or planning lead
• Mentor junior staff
• Manage medium‑sized projects within large‑scale programs
• Effectively interact with clients and peers
• Develop study opportunities with an array of non‑federal sponsors across your assigned area
• Work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Apply strong written and verbal communication skills
• Contribute to multi‑disciplinary team work on navigation, flood management, water supply, hydraulic and power modeling, hydrology development and analysis, climate change modeling, cost‑benefit analysis, and statistical analysis

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or a closely related field
• Minimum of 10 years of technical and/or field experience in complex environmental planning projects
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite
• Self‑starter with excellent writing and communication skills