IBR Staff//December 6, 2022//
HDR Engineering Inc. is welcoming Brandon Hobbs as a senior water resources engineer. Hobbs is an experienced water resource engineer and project manager with over 17 years of experience spanning private industry and public service. His recent experience includes leading and delivering flood risk reduction and water supply studies across the Snake River Basin, leading an interagency 2D modeling effort of over 60 miles of the Boise River, leading the coordination of the multi-agency Idaho Silver Jackets group focused on flood risk reduction and mitigation, investigating and analyzing post-wildfire flood risk across Idaho, and leading federal flood response efforts in Idaho. He will deliver projects for clients and agencies in Idaho and the Northwest across a wide variety of water resource and civil works projects. Hobbs was born and raised in Idaho Falls and graduated from Washington State University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering and a Master of Science in civil engineering from The University of Iowa in 2005.