Managing Water Resources / Habitat Restoration Engineer

Title: Managing Water Resources / Habitat Restoration Engineer

Location: Seattle

Job Type: Regular Full-time

What's the Opportunity?

Anchor QEA seeks a senior-level engineer to join our team of engineers, scientists, biologists, and planners to create and manage habitat restoration projects. This position will support planning, analysis, design, and construction of habitat restoration, fish passage and dam removal projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. They will also be responsible for winning and executing projects and growing our experience with governmental, tribal, and non-governmental entities. We are committed to investing in the right person and to providing support to foster your success.

Responsibilities:

* Performing hydrologic, hydraulic, and engineering analyses to support habitat restoration, fish passage, and dam removal projects.

* Managing and participating in the collection of field data; completing complex analyses and calculations independently.

* Preparing design plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates for restoration projects independently and with oversight.

* Developing and providing technical review of project work and reports.

* Working directly with conservation districts, non-governmental organizations, tribes and other organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest to restore natural systems and salmon habitat.

* Managing project teams, tasks, and budgets.

* Providing technical mentorship and guidance to junior staff.

* Positioning for and winning multi-disciplinary projects with a focus on sustainable habitat and ecological restoration solutions either as part of a larger team or as the prime contractor.

* Knowledge of existing and potential clients in the region, and ability to leverage existing relationships.

* Developing new clients, identify project opportunities, lead proposal efforts, and capture new work.

* Leading scope development, fee negotiations, project schedule and deliverable milestones development, technical and financial project management activities, client and stakeholder coordination, project implementation, and subcontractor administration.

* Developing construction planning and observation documentation.

* Providing on-site construction observation and field engineering.

What Are We Looking For?

Ideal candidates will have the following:

* Bachelor's or Master's degree (preferred) in civil or water resources engineering, or related field

* 10 or more years' experience designing river and stream restoration, fish passage projects, and/or dam removal projects, with a minimum of 5 years of project management experience.

* Experience in mentoring junior staff and providing quality control of their work.

* Construction observation and field engineering experience.

* Proficiency in field data collection to support geomorphic and habitat assessments for rivers and streams.

* Large wood placement and engineered log jam design experience.

* Proficiency in 1D and 2D hydrodynamic modeling software (e.g. HEC-RAS 1D/2D).

* Experience with scour and sediment transport analyses and design in rivers and streams.

* Experience in AutoCAD Civil 3D for engineering design.

* Knowledge of topographic, bathymetric, and/or drone-based field survey data collection.

* Experience supporting proposal efforts along with scope and budget estimating.

* Knowledge of Washington State's environmental planning and regulatory environment and fisheries biology of the Pacific Northwest.

What Can You Expect?

A collaborative work environment where we encourage everyone to bring their authentic self. We offer competitive compensation and benefits which are detailed below.

Who Are We?

Anchor QEA is an environmental science and engineering consulting firm that is focused on improving the environment and our communities by solving challenging problems. We employ more than 550 people in offices around the United States. Our vision is for a growing company that is our clients' first choice for solving their most challenging problems and our employees' first choice as a company where they want to work. Learn more about Anchor QEA at www.anchorqea.com

How to Apply?

Apply online through Anchor QEA's Open Positions page at https://www.anchorqea.com/careers/careers-open-positions/. Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to recruitment@anchorqea.com

Additional Information

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, Anchor QEA is committed to a diverse, multi-cultural work environment. Anchor QEA does not discriminate in employment based on age, race, creed, gender, religion, marital status, veteran's status, national origin, disability or sexual orientation.

Salary and Other Compensation:

* Salary Range: $138,300 - $155,500

* Annual Bonus

* Other potential bonus types: Billable Time Bonus, Spot Bonus, Milestone Anniversary Bonus, Receiving Professional License/Certification Bonus, Peer-reviewed Publication Bonus, Employee Referral Bonus.

Base Level Benefits for Regular Full-Time Positions:

* Healthcare: Medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability programs.

* Paid Company and Floating Holidays: 7 paid company and 2 floating holidays annually

* Vacation: 2 weeks accrued paid vacation based on length of service. Vacation may vary by level.

* Sick and Safe Time: 80 hours annually

* Retirement Plan: 401k plan with an employer match

* Further information on benefits: https://anchorqea.com/careers/benefits/