Job Details

Director-Level Engineer, Scientist, Or Planner

We are seeking a Director-level engineer, scientist, or planner to drive revenue growth, further expand market presence, and build strong client relationships in California. In this role, you will be responsible for networking with new and existing contacts in the industry; sharing Herrera's unique expertise and strong portfolio of work; and identifying new markets, opportunities, and client needs across sectors. As a senior leader at Herrera, you will be expected to foster an inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and experiences, puts people first, and attracts and retains top talent.

Who You Are

You have a bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering, environmental studies, life science, or a related field. A master's degree is a plus. You bring:

• 15+ years of experience in environmental consulting driving strategic business development and growing revenue in new geographic markets.
• Focused technical expertise in stormwater engineering, surface water quality, aquatic restoration, or environmental planning.
• A deep understanding of business operations, financial principles, and market conditions in the western U.S.; understand the organization's goals, structure, and external environment; and can align actions with strategic priorities.
• A strong commitment to understanding client needs, delivering high-quality solutions, and cultivating supportive and reliable partnerships.
• The ability to communicate clearly (verbally and in writing); listen actively; and foster an environment where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone feels respected and heard, and differences are embraced.
• Prioritize strong relationships with other leaders across all disciplines including corporate/shared services.

What You Will Do

Build and cultivate relationships with clients and partners. Drive key pursuits and develop and execute effective, strategic business development and marketing strategies. Promote cross-practice, cross-function, and cross-region collaboration in support of multidisciplinary projects and a 'one team' mentality.

Who We Are

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, we have 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 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.

Compensation & Benefits

We are proud to support our employee-owners by offering competitive salaries and benefits.

• This position is salaried and exempt from overtime; the annual salary range for this position is $152,800 - $205,400.
• 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 20 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.

Reliable internet service is required for remote work, with acceptable types including cable, DSL, or fiber and minimum speeds of 30 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload. A wired Ethernet connection is strongly preferred. Dial-up, satellite, wireless bridges, range extenders, and outdated or weak Wi-Fi connections are not supported.

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.