Senior Stormwater Engineer, Planner, or Scientist

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 hiring a senior level stormwater-focused engineer, planner, or scientist to join our growing Water practice in California! Do you have a passion for innovative problem-solving and collaboration with your clients and partners? Do you enjoy teaching others, learning from some of the most cutting-edge science and engineering projects on the west coast, and co-creating meaningful and impactful projects? Are you a seller-doer with long-established relationships in southern California and strong business development and project management skills? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

In this role, we will count on you to:

• Support our Water practice in southern California by expanding our relationships with clients from LA to San Diego and developing business with new clients.
• Serve as a conduit for Herrera’s diverse Water practice knowledge, helping share valuable lessons and solutions up and down the west coast.
• Manage diverse projects such as stormwater and green infrastructure designs, stormwater and water resource planning, water quality studies and BMP performance assessments, etc.
• Play an integral role in ongoing refinement and implementation of our strategic business development initiatives in California.
• Manage and mentor junior team members so they can thrive at Herrera and in the industry.

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Experience, & Licensure/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, planning, science, or public administration
• 10+ years of experience in stormwater and/or water quality management
• Business development interest, skills, and demonstrated success
• If you are an engineer, a PE license in California

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Extensive project management experience in Southern California including familiarity with the technical issues, regulations, drivers, and key players
• Strong business development skills and the ability to lead proposals
• Ability to foster respectful, long-lasting relationships with clients, contractors, and other partners
• Collaborator and team builder with capacity to work with a team of interdisciplinary professionals and manage multi-disciplinary projects
• Experience developing scopes of work and budgets
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• 15+ years’ experience in stormwater and/or water quality management
• Supervisory and mentorship experience
• Experience with Bluebeam or PDF editing software

Application Deadline:

November 15, 2024
This is a remote opportunity for candidates located within the broader San Diego / Orange County region.

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

• This position is salaried and exempt from overtime; the salary ranges are as follows:
• Engineer V – $140,244 - $183,480
• Engineer VI – $145,649 - $188,884
• Scientist V – $117,276 - $160,511
• Scientist VI – $137,002 - $180,237
• Planner V – $122,950 - $166,186
• Planner VI – $144,568 - $185,985
• Level 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 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:

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 .