What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Coastal Engineer position at Anchor QEA?
Title : Senior Coastal Engineer
Location : San Francisco
Job Type : Regular Full-time
What’s the Opportunity?
Anchor QEA is seeking a full-time senior coastal engineer for our San Francisco or Irvine, CA offices to help lead our west coast project teams with coastal engineering, flood resiliency, and water resources projects. We are interested in candidates who are quick learners, detail-orientated, committed team players, and who possesses strong written and verbal communication skills. Applicants will have between 10 – 15 years of experience with coastal engineering, including hydrodynamic and / or hydraulic numerical modeling experience. Experience with coastal engineering concepts such as beneficial use of dredged material, shoreline protection, living shorelines, marsh restoration, and engineering with nature and nature-based solutions are preferred. Experience with water resources concepts such as hydrology, water quality, and dam removal are also preferred, as is proficiency using CAD, GIS, and / or programming languages, such as python.
Responsibilities :
- Serves as the engineer supporting development and design for projects involving coastal engineering, including coastal processes, shoreline erosion protection, maintenance dredging and beach nourishment, wetland protection and restoration, and engineering with nature and nature-based solutions concepts
- Leads engineering planning and design including, but not limited to, concept designs, alternative studies, basis of design requirements, construction drawings, technical reports and specifications, and construction cost estimates
- Provides technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers
- Manages team and coordinates with client’s project manager and / or technical staff
- Develops client relationships, leads proposals, and contribute to the sales process
- Analyzes complex problems and develops value-engineered solutions
- Leads the preparation and coordination of project deliverables including construction documents
- Ensures that work products are prepared in accordance with Anchor QEA’s quality management program
- Ability to travel for field site visits and project meetings in various US locations
What Are We Looking For?
Ideal candidates will have the following :
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 400 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
How to Apply?
Apply online through Anchor QEA’s Open Positions page at 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.
Salary and Other Compensation :
Base Level Benefits for Regular Full-Time Positions :
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check.
Salary : $138,200 - $155,500
