Job Description
Employee-owned HDR is currently seeking qualified individuals to provide project, geographic and technical leadership in our Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences programs.
Our award-winning fisheries engineering and science programs are broad-ranging and include revitalizing dated facilities, monitoring and sampling aquatic environments, designing modern hatcheries, and creating solutions for complex fish passage issues. We work to balance community and economic needs with conservation and sustainability of natural resources, including incorporating advanced water conservation strategies into our design services.
We are seeking Design Professionals, Program Managers and Technical Services Area Professionals to serve as engineers of record, group managers and technical practice leaders with expertise and interest in working on fish ecohydraulics, fisheries and aquatic science and fish hatchery design projects in North America and beyond.
If you would like to be contacted about opportunities near you, we want to hear from you! HDR has over 200 locations in North America and our leadership teams are exploring expansion into new locations and remote working. HDR offers a flexible work environment that accommodates current health guidelines.
Interested? express interest by following the online "apply" prompts. You are encouraged to provide a resume and brief note outlining general geographic locations of interest. Your information will be reviewed by HDR Fisheries leadership and our talent acquisition team. If we believe there is a match, we will contact you to explore all the opportunities that HDR can provide.
This action is a general expression of interest and is not considered an application for a specific position. You are also encouraged to search our job board and apply directly to specific openings which interest you.
HDR’s employee-ownership model is the guiding light of our organization. You will feel it every day--employee ownership shapes our culture and how we work together. That means the success of our company, and where we go from here, rests on all of our shoulders. It makes us accountable to ourselves and to each other. It’s our company, and our actions and engagement that make the difference.
If you are ready for a change, and the opportunity to work in a creative and resilient company that is 100-percent employee owned, check us out!
Keywords: fisheries, biology, water, water resources, engineering, design, planning, permitting, nepa, environmental, ferc, project manager, program manager, construction, science
Primary Location:United States-California-Sacramento Other Locations:United States-Texas-Round Rock, United States-North Carolina-Charlotte, United States-Pennsylvania-Allentown, United States-Wyoming-Cheyenne, United States-Florida-Fort Lauderdale, United States-Maryland-Silver Spring, United States-Oregon-Salem, United States-Maryland-Baltimore, United States-Kansas-Wichita, United States-Texas-Fort Worth, United States-Montana-Missoula, United States-District of Columbia-Washington DC, United States-Texas-Houston, United States-California-Irvine, United States-Wisconsin-Madison, United States-New York-Buffalo, United States-Mississippi-Jackson area, United States-Washington-Tacoma, United States-Nevada-Reno, United States-Iowa-Des Moines, United States-New York-Albany, United States-California-Folsom, United States-Oregon-Portland, United States-Montana-Bozeman, United States-Maryland-Bethesda, United States-Texas-Corpus Christi, United States-Washington-Seattle, United States-Nevada-Las Vegas, United States-Montana-Billings, United States-Texas-Dallas, United States-Washington-Spokane, United States-Virginia-Arlington, United States-Iowa-Cedar Rapids, United States-Colorado-Englewood, United States-Texas-Austin, United States-Virginia-Virginia Beach, United States-Massachusetts-Boston, United States-Colorado-Denver, United States-Oregon-Bend, United States-Mississippi-Biloxi, United States-Missouri-St Louis, United States-Georgia-Savannah, United States-Arizona-Tucson, United States-Arkansas-Little Rock, United States-New Mexico-Santa Fe, United States-Washington-Vancouver, United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs, United States-Louisiana-Lafayette, United States-Oklahoma-Tulsa, United States-Arizona-Phoenix, United States-Kentucky-Louisville, United States-Georgia-Atlanta, United States-South Carolina-Greenville, United States-Illinois-Rosemont, United States-California-Walnut Creek, United States-Oklahoma-Oklahoma City, United States-Tennessee-Memphis, United States-Virginia-Richmond, United States-Arizona-Scottsdale, United States-New Mexico-Las Cruces, United States-Ohio-Cleveland, United States-Ohio-Columbus, United States-Tennessee-Chattanooga, United States-Kentucky-Lexington, United States-Ohio-Cincinnati, United States-Georgia-Pooler, United States-South Dakota-Rapid City, United States-Connecticut-Bridgeport, United States-Washington-Bellevue, United States-Missouri-Kansas City, United States-South Dakota-Sioux Falls, United States-Alabama-Mobile, United States-North Carolina-Wilmington, United States-Tennessee-Nashville, United States-Vermont-Montpelier, United States-California-San Jose, United States-Louisiana-New Orleans, United States-New Mexico-Albuquerque, United States-New York-White Plains, United States-Alabama-Montgomery, United States-Minnesota-St. Paul, United States-California-San Francisco, United States-South Carolina-Charleston, United States-Virginia-Roanoke, United States-South Carolina-Columbia, United States-New Jersey-Mahwah, United States-Connecticut-New Haven, United States-Florida-Miami Lakes, United States-New Jersey-Jersey City, United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis, United States-Indiana-Indianapolis, United States-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh, United States-Wyoming-Lander, United States-New York-Syracuse, United States-California-San Diego, United States-Rhode Island-Kingston, United States-Virginia-Norfolk, United States-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia, United States-Virginia-Glen Allen, United States-California-Riverside, United States-Virginia-Newport News, United States-Florida-Miami, United States-Nebraska-Omaha, United States-Illinois-Springfield, United States-New York-New York, United States-California-Pasadena, United States-Michigan-Ann Arbor, United States-Utah-Salt Lake City, United States-North Carolina-Winston-Salem, United States-Virginia-Alexandria, United States-Michigan-Detroit, United States-North Dakota-Bismarck, United States-Maine-Portland, United States-California-Oakland, United States-New York-Long Island, United States-North Dakota-Fargo, United States-New Hampshire-Manchester, United States-Illinois-Chicago, United States-California-Los Angeles, United States-Wyoming-Gillette, United States-Idaho-Boise, United States-North Carolina-Raleigh, United States-Texas-San Antonio, United States-West Virginia-Charleston Industry:Water Schedule:Full-time Employee Status:Regular Job Posting:Apr 24, 2026
At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.
Our award-winning fisheries engineering and science programs are broad-ranging and include revitalizing dated facilities, monitoring and sampling aquatic environments, designing modern hatcheries, and creating solutions for complex fish passage issues. We work to balance community and economic needs with conservation and sustainability of natural resources, including incorporating advanced water conservation strategies into our design services.
We are seeking Design Professionals, Program Managers and Technical Services Area Professionals to serve as engineers of record, group managers and technical practice leaders with expertise and interest in working on fish ecohydraulics, fisheries and aquatic science and fish hatchery design projects in North America and beyond.
If you would like to be contacted about opportunities near you, we want to hear from you! HDR has over 200 locations in North America and our leadership teams are exploring expansion into new locations and remote working. HDR offers a flexible work environment that accommodates current health guidelines.
Interested? express interest by following the online "apply" prompts. You are encouraged to provide a resume and brief note outlining general geographic locations of interest. Your information will be reviewed by HDR Fisheries leadership and our talent acquisition team. If we believe there is a match, we will contact you to explore all the opportunities that HDR can provide.
This action is a general expression of interest and is not considered an application for a specific position. You are also encouraged to search our job board and apply directly to specific openings which interest you.
HDR’s employee-ownership model is the guiding light of our organization. You will feel it every day--employee ownership shapes our culture and how we work together. That means the success of our company, and where we go from here, rests on all of our shoulders. It makes us accountable to ourselves and to each other. It’s our company, and our actions and engagement that make the difference.
If you are ready for a change, and the opportunity to work in a creative and resilient company that is 100-percent employee owned, check us out!
Keywords: fisheries, biology, water, water resources, engineering, design, planning, permitting, nepa, environmental, ferc, project manager, program manager, construction, science
Primary Location:United States-California-Sacramento Other Locations:United States-Texas-Round Rock, United States-North Carolina-Charlotte, United States-Pennsylvania-Allentown, United States-Wyoming-Cheyenne, United States-Florida-Fort Lauderdale, United States-Maryland-Silver Spring, United States-Oregon-Salem, United States-Maryland-Baltimore, United States-Kansas-Wichita, United States-Texas-Fort Worth, United States-Montana-Missoula, United States-District of Columbia-Washington DC, United States-Texas-Houston, United States-California-Irvine, United States-Wisconsin-Madison, United States-New York-Buffalo, United States-Mississippi-Jackson area, United States-Washington-Tacoma, United States-Nevada-Reno, United States-Iowa-Des Moines, United States-New York-Albany, United States-California-Folsom, United States-Oregon-Portland, United States-Montana-Bozeman, United States-Maryland-Bethesda, United States-Texas-Corpus Christi, United States-Washington-Seattle, United States-Nevada-Las Vegas, United States-Montana-Billings, United States-Texas-Dallas, United States-Washington-Spokane, United States-Virginia-Arlington, United States-Iowa-Cedar Rapids, United States-Colorado-Englewood, United States-Texas-Austin, United States-Virginia-Virginia Beach, United States-Massachusetts-Boston, United States-Colorado-Denver, United States-Oregon-Bend, United States-Mississippi-Biloxi, United States-Missouri-St Louis, United States-Georgia-Savannah, United States-Arizona-Tucson, United States-Arkansas-Little Rock, United States-New Mexico-Santa Fe, United States-Washington-Vancouver, United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs, United States-Louisiana-Lafayette, United States-Oklahoma-Tulsa, United States-Arizona-Phoenix, United States-Kentucky-Louisville, United States-Georgia-Atlanta, United States-South Carolina-Greenville, United States-Illinois-Rosemont, United States-California-Walnut Creek, United States-Oklahoma-Oklahoma City, United States-Tennessee-Memphis, United States-Virginia-Richmond, United States-Arizona-Scottsdale, United States-New Mexico-Las Cruces, United States-Ohio-Cleveland, United States-Ohio-Columbus, United States-Tennessee-Chattanooga, United States-Kentucky-Lexington, United States-Ohio-Cincinnati, United States-Georgia-Pooler, United States-South Dakota-Rapid City, United States-Connecticut-Bridgeport, United States-Washington-Bellevue, United States-Missouri-Kansas City, United States-South Dakota-Sioux Falls, United States-Alabama-Mobile, United States-North Carolina-Wilmington, United States-Tennessee-Nashville, United States-Vermont-Montpelier, United States-California-San Jose, United States-Louisiana-New Orleans, United States-New Mexico-Albuquerque, United States-New York-White Plains, United States-Alabama-Montgomery, United States-Minnesota-St. Paul, United States-California-San Francisco, United States-South Carolina-Charleston, United States-Virginia-Roanoke, United States-South Carolina-Columbia, United States-New Jersey-Mahwah, United States-Connecticut-New Haven, United States-Florida-Miami Lakes, United States-New Jersey-Jersey City, United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis, United States-Indiana-Indianapolis, United States-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh, United States-Wyoming-Lander, United States-New York-Syracuse, United States-California-San Diego, United States-Rhode Island-Kingston, United States-Virginia-Norfolk, United States-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia, United States-Virginia-Glen Allen, United States-California-Riverside, United States-Virginia-Newport News, United States-Florida-Miami, United States-Nebraska-Omaha, United States-Illinois-Springfield, United States-New York-New York, United States-California-Pasadena, United States-Michigan-Ann Arbor, United States-Utah-Salt Lake City, United States-North Carolina-Winston-Salem, United States-Virginia-Alexandria, United States-Michigan-Detroit, United States-North Dakota-Bismarck, United States-Maine-Portland, United States-California-Oakland, United States-New York-Long Island, United States-North Dakota-Fargo, United States-New Hampshire-Manchester, United States-Illinois-Chicago, United States-California-Los Angeles, United States-Wyoming-Gillette, United States-Idaho-Boise, United States-North Carolina-Raleigh, United States-Texas-San Antonio, United States-West Virginia-Charleston Industry:Water Schedule:Full-time Employee Status:Regular Job Posting:Apr 24, 2026
At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Leadership and Technical Opportunities in HDR’s Fisheries and Aquatic Science Practice position is now open for candidates interested in the Technician Jobs sector. This role in Chicago offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Technician Jobs is a plus.
