Restoration Engineer

Title:  Restoration Engineer

Location:  Bellingham, WA

Job Type:  Regular Full-time

What’s the Opportunity?

Anchor QEA is seeking a full-time senior-level engineer and project manager in our Bellingham, WA office. This position will support fish passage and habitat restoration planning, analysis, design, and construction projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. The applicant will have 8 or more years of experience working on river and stream restoration and/or fish passage projects providing field assessments, data collection and analysis, hydraulic modeling, geomorphic and habitat assessment support, fish passage and restoration design, construction and project management. We are committed to investing in the right person and to providing support to foster your success.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Performing hydrologic, hydraulic, and geomorphic analyses to support habitat restoration and fish passage 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, tribes and other organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest to complete river and stream restoration projects to restore natural systems and salmon habitat.
• Managing project teams, tasks, and budgets for river and stream restoration projects.
• Assisting with the development of proposals and project scopes and budgets.
• Providing technical mentorship and guidance to junior staff.
• 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:

• M.S. degree in stream restoration, ecological, or hydraulic engineering.
• 8 or more years experience designing river and stream restoration and/or fish passage projects, with a minimum of 3 years of project management experience.

• Construction observation and field engineering experience.
• Large wood placement and engineered log jam design experience.

• Topographic, bathymetric, and/or drone-based field surveying experience.
• 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.

Required Qualifications:

Candidates are required to have the following:

• B.S. degree in civil, hydraulic, or ecological engineering.
• PE license in the state of Washington or the ability to obtain such licensure within one year of hire date.
• 8 or more years of experience designing river and stream restoration and/or fish passage projects.
• Proficiency in field data collection to support geomorphic and habitat assessments for rivers and streams.
• Proficiency in hydrologic analysis for rivers and streams.
• Proficiency in 1D and 2D hydrodynamic modeling software (e.g. HEC-RAS 1D/2D).
• Proficiency in technical report writing.
• Experience with scour and sediment transport analyses and design in rivers and streams
• Experience in ArcGIS and AutoCAD platforms and Microsoft Excel software.
• Ability to excel in a fast paced, detail and client service-oriented team environment and have proven ability to work across disciplines internally and externally.
• Willingness to travel seasonally for field work and construction projects for up to 2 weeks at a time.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to work well in diverse multi-disciplinary project teams.

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 provides environmental planning, science, and engineering consulting services with the mission of transforming our environment and communities with integrity and vibe. With more than 500 people in offices across the United States, our collective vision is to be an inclusive, sustainable, and growing environmental innovator making generational impacts. By embodying our core values, we strive to be our clients’ first choice for solving their most challenging problems and to be our employees’ reason to be excited about going to work each morning. 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. 

 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.  Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check.

Salary and Other Compensation:

• Salary Range: $ 90,250 - $101,000 annually 

• 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
• 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/

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check.

Salary : $90,250 - $101,000