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Environmental/Civil Coordinator - Solid Waste & Organics
- (189962)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 waste is more than management, it’s also an opportunity to innovate. As part of our Waste sector, you’ll help shape solid waste infrastructure and environmental stewardship. With a top-tier industry ranking, our team delivers comprehensive solutions that span waste planning, remediation, engineering and implementation. You’ll collaborate closely with clients and communities to design sustainable, cost-effective systems that contribute to cleaner environments and healthier communities. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to drive meaningful changes in the waste industry and build a legacy of sustainability.
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The Environmental/Civil Coordinator will function as a project designer and assistant project manager on mid-size to large projects. This role will be responsible for assisting team leadership in sustaining and growing client relationships and organizing and contributing to overall business development opportunities. A core component of this will be supporting upcoming project opportunities and participating in the project pursuit and proposal development. The primary duties of the Environmental/Civil Coordinator are to conduct, supervise or direct a multitude of waste and organics engineering projects.
- Assist Waste Project Managers and Engineers with planning and monitoring all aspects of multidiscipline projects or medium-sized projects with high degree of technical complexity, typically involving a large project team.
- Perform assignments through the entire project development cycle to complete deliverables on schedule and budget.
- Maintain client relations and be involved in business development (in partnership with the Solid Waste Business Development Lead), marketing, contractual, design and production meetings.
- Implement QA/QC procedures.
- Work on a wide variety of contaminated material, MSW and organics related projects including but not limited to compost facilities, transfer stations, material recovery facilities, household hazardous waste facilities, and organics facilities.
- Develop Phase I ESA, Phase II ESA and compliance monitoring reports.
- Develop solid waste facility operational permitting report documents (Report of Facility Information (RFI)
- Report of Composting Site Information (RCSI), Transfer Processing Report (TPR), In-Vessel Digestion Report (IVDR) to effectively manage compliance, maintenance, and safety.
- Work with a team of staff engineers in preparation of design deliverables including strategic planning, engineering design reports, construction drawings, technical specifications, cost estimates and construction schedules with support from HDR’s national practice leads.
- Participate in meetings with clients and regulatory agencies to resolve technical issues.
- Will also serve as a consultant to waste, and organics construction management projects as needed.
- Work independently on technical tasks involving data analysis, interpreting results, and preparing technical reports, plans and specifications.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience with multidiscipline facility, civil site engineering, or related project work preferred.
- Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate
- Candidate location in the greater Sacramento area.
- Candidates without their EIT will be placed into a Design Coordinator job code and will be expected to obtain their EIT for career progression
- A self-motivator with developing leadership and Project Management skills.
- Demonstrated understanding of client relationship management and evidence of experience interacting directly with clients highly preferred.
- Hazwoper 40-hour training
- Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Word, Teams, OneNote, etc.), AutoCAD and GIS experience
- Must be detail-oriented and a team player with great communication, technical writing, analytical, organizational, and time management skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering or closely related Engineering field
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
What We Believe
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.
Our Commitment
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 is $68,640 to $100,194 annually and depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.)
United States-California-Folsom
United States-California-Walnut Creek, United States-California-Sacramento
Waste
Full-time
Regular
Waste Services
Dec 29, 2025
Salary : $68,640 - $100,194