(Seattle, WA) The Water Resources Engineer will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to complete stormwater planning and design work on a variety of projects for municipal and private sector clients. Typical projects will include:
• Stormwater management technical guidance manual and policy development
• Low impact development planning and design for residential, commercial/industrial, and municipal clients
• Municipal stormwater program evaluation and development
• Stormwater conveyance system modeling and design
• Drainage basin assessment and modeling
• Stormwater detention and water quality treatment systems design
• General civil site development and design
• Construction site erosion and sediment control planning and design
• Support for watershed analyses and habitat restoration design projects.
Desired Qualifications: B.S.C.E or M.S.C.E degree, at least 5 years relevant experience, proficiency with analytical tools for surface water hydrology analysis and stormwater management systems design, familiarity with various Puget Sound region surface water regulations and technical procedures (Ecology, WSDOT, etc.), excellent writing, teamwork, and verbal communication skills. Project management experience, water quality experience, and business development experience are all considered to be advantageous.
Herrera’s Mashel River Restoration was presented with the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) highest award for Washington State projects: a Gold Award in the category of “original or innovative application of new or existing techniques ”. This is the second ACEC win for Herrera our Hoh River Engineered Logjam Highway 101 Protection Project took home the Gold in 2005. Below is a clip from the Daily Journal of Commerce.
Best in State Gold Awards
Gold award for original or innovative application of new or existing techniques
Winner: Herrera Environmental Consultants
Project: Mashel River Salmon Habitat Restoration
Owner: South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group
In 2004, the Nisqually Indian Tribe released a multispecies management plan for the Nisqually River Basin which identified the Mashel River as being among the highest priority reaches for habitat restoration. The goals were to reconnect the floodplain, bring wood back into the river and protect development while enhancing the river’s salmon production capabilities. The South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group brought in Herrera Environmental Consultants to help find a solution that would encompass mainstream, riparian and off-channel habitats as well as floodplain reconnection. Herrera designed 13 engineered logjam structures to reconnect the river to its floodplain and take advantage of mature existing vegetation. The man-made logjams obstructed the river flow and raised water elevations enough to inundate secondary channels and portions of the floodplain. This was critical in maintaining salmon populations as well as floodplain function and biodiversity.
(Seattle, WA) The current position opening is for an entry-level stormwater engineer and will include general stormwater engineering design and planning, including work on the following types of projects:
Stormwater program development
Stormwater guidance manual and policy development
Low impact development planning and design for residential, commercial/industrial, and municipal clients
Stormwater conveyance system modeling and design
Stormwater detention and water quality treatment system design
General civil site development and design
Support for river engineering and habitat restoration design projects
Qualifications: Skills required include education and/or experience in stormwater and surface water management; civil and environmental engineering; and excellent writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills.