Entry Level Utility Jobs in Colorado (NOW HIRING)

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 water is more than a resource, it's a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you'll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience.  We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether you're modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people's lives. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.
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About the Role

HDR is seeking an entrylevel Utility Data, Asset Management & Hydraulic Modeling Analyst to support water and wastewater utility projects through applied hydraulic modeling analysis, data analytics, GIS, and asset management. This position contributes to system evaluations, capital planning, regulatory analysis, and development of technical deliverables for municipal utility clients. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong analytical capability, technical rigor, and an interest in advancing datadriven utility planning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform data acquisition, cleaning, validation, and exploratory analysis on large datasets including SCADA data, metering data, GIS layers, and monitoring records.
• Utilize data from industry modeling tools from Innovyze, Bentley, Aquanuity and more though ArcGIS Pro.
• Assist with building and maintaining hydraulic models and data for water distribution and wastewater collection systems using GIS datasets, asbuilt drawings, and field data.
• Support hydraulic simulations, system performance evaluations, and scenario analyses for planning studies and operational assessments.
• Develop analytical and visualization outputs using SQL, Power BI, Python, R, and GIS platforms to support technical evaluations.
• Support database management, data structuring, and creation of modeling-ready datasets to improve study reliability and documentation.
• Develop data products including reports, visualizations, and dashboards
• Communicate findings through written reports, visualizations, engineering graphics, and presentations.  
• Assist in preparing asset management and capital improvement plan documents, including risk modeling graphics, lifecycle analysis summaries, and decision-support exhibits.
• Integrate asset, condition, and geospatial data to support longterm strategic planning for utility infrastructure.
• Support development of technical reports, planning documents, regulatory analyses, and client presentations.  
• Assist with evaluating impacts of evolving state and federal environmental policies on client utility systems.
• Contribute to studies involving financial planning, rate evaluation, and longrange system needs assessment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineer or related field or Certificate for Data Science and Visualization
• Experience with ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, or ArcGIS Online. 
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a data science role
• Foundational knowledge or academic experience in hydraulics, environmental systems, data analytics, GIS, or related disciplines.
• Familiarity with or academic exposure to hydraulic modeling concepts or tools.  
• Understanding of asset management principles such as condition assessment, risk scoring, or lifecycle planning.
• Experience contributing to asset inventory development, condition assessment processes, and risk prioritization activities supporting water and wastewater capital planning.

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