Restoration Engineer

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 40 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

We are looking for an early-in-career Restoration Engineer with an interest and expertise in rivers, streams, floodplains, and other types of natural waters. This position will work within a dynamic team of staff embodying a wide range of engineering and scientific backgrounds as we assist our clients in planning, analysis, and design of their projects. The role will include work on the following types of projects:

• River and stream habitat restoration and enhancement
• River and stream bank stabilization
• Fish passage improvements
• Flood control
• Flood hazard and risk analysis
• Support for other engineering and surface water management projects

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Experience, & Licensure/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, or a master’s degree in civil engineering if undergraduate degree was not in civil engineering
• 0+ years of professional experience
• Valid driver’s license

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Familiarity with Pacific Northwest watersheds
• Ability to multi-task daily, and work with a fast-paced team of interdisciplinary staff working on several concurrent projects
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software programs
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or ArcGIS software

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in civil engineering or environmental science with an emphasis on aquatic ecosystems restoration, hydraulics, or geomorphology
• Engineer-in-Training certification
• Experience with field data collection and related equipment
• Knowledge of hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and modeling tools and techniques

Benefits

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 is $73,424–$95,260. Salary is determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to years of experience, type/relevance of experience, skillset, 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) – we are 100% employee owned!
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid vacation, accrued bi-weekly, equivalent to 10 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

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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, gender identity, 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 .