Hydropower EIT (Civil/Structural)

About the Role

HDR is seeking Civil/Structural Engineering EITs to join the Northern California Hydropower Engineering team. This role offers a career in a specialized clean-energy field supporting hydropower, dam safety, grid reliability, and water infrastructure modernization. This position provides early career engineers hands-on exposure to existing hydropower assets, dam and water conveyance infrastructure, pumped storage and modernization opportunities, construction support, and multidisciplinary problem-solving with mentorship from experienced Engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop technical skills through project work, field assignments, training, and mentorship while learning how hydropower facilities support renewable energy, dam safety, water management, and resilient power systems.
• Support field inspections, site observations, condition assessments, and drawing verification for powerhouses, dams, canals, substations, switchyards, intake towers, spillways, and related water and power infrastructure.
• Support construction-phase engineering activities, including field information review, RFIs, submittals, construction observations, and record drawing updates.
• Update existing drawings and assist with developing new engineering drawings using Autodesk or Bentley products.
• Assist with analyses, engineering calculations, cost estimates, specifications, design documentation, and quality review packages under the guidance of project engineers.
• Support inspection reports, technical memoranda, and project documentation with guidance from project engineers and technical staff.
• Complete clearly defined tasks and support small projects or portions of larger multidisciplinary assignments.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Engineer In Training (EIT) certificate
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with engineering design, analysis, mapping, or documentation tools such as AutoCAD, MicroStation, HEC-RAS, GIS, Mathcad, Excel, or similar software.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or graduate coursework in civil, structural, water resources, geotechnical, or a closely related engineering field.
• Interest in hydropower, dam safety, power, utilities, renewable energy, or related infrastructure projects.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated learner who asks questions, seeks guidance from project engineers, senior engineers, and hydropower subject matter experts, applies feedback, and builds technical skills through training and hands-on project work.
• Commitment to taking ownership of assigned work, contributing to team success, and learning how HDR's employee-ownership culture supports client service and long-term success.
• Internship, co-op, research, capstone, or academic project experience related to hydropower, dam safety, power, utilities, renewable energy, water infrastructure, or construction.
• Interest in field work, site visits, construction observation, or hands-on learning at hydropower, dam, water infrastructure, or utility facilities.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture.