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

Herrera is looking for a Civil-Environmental Engineer with an interest in working on complex projects with a goal of improving the environment and solving problems for our industrial clients. You will work as part of a collaborative team resolving issues at industrial sites and identifying solutions for mine, solid waste, and contaminated sites. This position will work on a range of engineering and environmental projects for public and private clients across Washington, Wyoming, Montana, and Oregon.

You will be responsible for:

• Assisting with design of solid waste infrastructure facilities (landfills, recycling, and transfer stations) and mine reclamation sites.  
• Contributing to written reports and design documents.
• Assisting with engineering services during construction.
• Interacting with clients, contractors, and other consultants. 
• Providing project consulting support working on multi-disciplinary, complex project teams.
• Performing field work related to environmental monitoring and conduct research and data collection.

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Experience, & Licensure/Certifications

• 0+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering from an accredited university
• Experience with Bluebeam and Microsoft Office Suite

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Collaborator and team builder with capacity to work with staff from diverse technical disciplines
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to carry out detailed instructions while also being able to think creatively
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Dedication to health and safety practices when working in the field
• Self-starter with a desire to learn new skills
• Managing collected data using spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel) or a database (Microsoft Access)
• Flexibility to work on a variety of project types and field conditions

Preferred Qualifications 

• 2+ years of relevant experience
• Solid waste related experience and field experience conducting environmental investigations (soil, surface water, groundwater, and stormwater sampling)
• Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER) training
• Knowledge of AutoCAD/Civil3D

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, geographic location, 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

To learn more, please visit our website at: www.herrerainc.com

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.