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Restoration Engineer
Anchor QEA. Support delivery of innovative marsh and estuary restoration, coastal restoration, riverine and stream restoration, compensatory mitigation, fish passage, living shorelines, and nature-based solution projects .
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support delivery of innovative marsh and estuary restoration, coastal restoration, riverine and stream restoration, compensatory mitigation, fish passage, living shorelines, and nature-based solution projects
- Lead restoration projects from concept to construction
- Collaborate with clients, partners, and interdisciplinary teams
- Lead hydrologic, hydraulic, and geomorphic analyses for estuarine, river, stream, coastal, and/or floodplain restoration
- Design fish passage solutions, engineered log jams, channel realignments, habitat enhancement, and floodplain enhancement projects
- Prepare detailed design plans, specifications, cost estimates, and construction documents
- Manage project teams, budgets, scopes, and schedules for complex, multi-stakeholder projects
- Assist with development of competitive proposals
- Provide field oversight during construction, including adaptive design and troubleshooting
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical review and quality assurance
- Engage directly with tribes, state and federal agencies, conservation districts, and non-profits
- Perform restoration-related field assessments, data collection and analysis, hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, geomorphic and habitat assessment support, fish passage and restoration design, construction, and project management
Requirements
What you’ll need- B.S. or M.S. degree in civil, hydraulic, water resources engineering, or related discipline
- 8 or more years of experience in river, stream, floodplain, or fish passage restoration design
- Minimum of 3 years of project management experience
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in NC or ability to obtain within one year
- Proven ability to lead projects, including client engagement, scope and task management, budget oversight, and schedule coordination
- Proven skills in hydraulic, hydrologic, and sediment transport modeling of riverine or coastal systems, such as HEC-RAS 1D/2D and SRH-2D, and geomorphic assessments
- Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D, ArcGIS, and related design tools
- Experience with construction observation, field data collection, and field engineering
- Willingness to travel seasonally for field work and construction projects for up to 2 weeks at a time
- Strong communication skills and ability to work across disciplines and with diverse stakeholders
- Bonus: experience with large wood design, sediment transport analysis, or drone-based field surveying
- Bonus: familiarity with southeast fisheries biology and environmental regulatory frameworks
- Bonus: experience supporting proposal development and business growth initiatives
- Employment contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check
Benefits
Comp & perks- Annual Bonus
- Billable Time Bonus
- Spot Bonus
- Milestone Anniversary Bonus
- Receiving Professional License/Certification Bonus
- Peer-reviewed Publication Bonus
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Basic life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability programs
- 7 paid company holidays annually
- 2 floating holidays annually
- 2 weeks accrued paid vacation based on length of service; vacation may vary by level
- 80 hours of sick and safe time annually
- 401k plan with an employer match