Design Eit/coordinator (water)

Design EIT/Coordinator (Water)

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

We believe water is more than a resource, it's a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you'll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience. We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether you're modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people's lives. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.

Primary Responsibilities

In the role of Water Design EIT/Coordinator, we'll count on you to:

• Create planning level, preliminary, and detailed designs of water focused systems under instruction from a Project Engineer or person in responsible charge.
• Prepare deliverables for water or water resources focused systems, write specifications, analysis, modeling, and study-level reports, determine appropriate design methods, possible equipment sizing and selection, and work directly with our Clients to deliver an outstanding experience.
• Perform as part of a quality assurance team and conduct quality control reviews of completed deliverables.
• Work under project engineers on the application of various design engineering and modeling techniques in the development of drinking water projects for federal, state, and local municipalities.
• Hydraulic modeling of water and wastewater systems
• Developing hydraulic models using GIS data and as-built drawings
• Collecting and assessing field data for hydraulic model calibration
• Analyzing flow, demand, population, water quality, and facilities condition data
• Performing hydraulic analyses utilizing a variety of software programs such as InfoWater, InfoSewer, InfoWorks ICM, InfoSWMM, XPSWMM, SewerGEMs, WaterGEMs, EPANet, and ArcGIS/ArcGIS Pro
• Performing technical research into product information, design codes, and regulatory standards
• Preparing technical reports and master plans, including the development of text, tables and figures
• Asset management / risk management / risk modeling tasks
• Preparation of plans and specifications for water and wastewater treatment, distribution piping, collection systems, and associated facilities.
• Condition Assessment tasks
• Perform other duties as needed

This position has opportunities to participate in local and regional projects in the utility planning field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate
• Master's degree in Civil Engineering or other related field.
• Professional experience or educational specialization in water or wastewater related fields
• Hands-on experience in any of the following technical areas: water and sewer master planning, water and sewer hydraulic modeling, asset management, asset condition assessment, infrastructure renewal and rehabilitation, capital improvements analysis and planning, cost analysis, data management.
• Experience working for a public, municipal, or investor owned water and/or wastewater utility, public works department, or engineering consulting firm is beneficial.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent field
• Interest or experience analyzing and designing water focused systems
• Experience with production, simulation, and automation such as BIM systems, numerical modeling platforms, and other production tools
• Microsoft Office experience
• Must be able to work in a team environment
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected, and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. Minnesota: $65,153 - $94,789

Primary Location

United States-Minnesota-Saint Louis Park

Industry

Water

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

Job Posting

Dec 17, 2025

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.