Principal Fish Passage Engineer

Title: Principal Fish Passage Engineer

Location: Sacramento CA (Remote)

Job Type: Permanent Part Time (20 hours/week)

Whats the Opportunity

Anchor QEA is seeking a Senior Fish Passage Engineer with regionally recognized expertise in fish passage engineering and planning hydraulic design salmonid restoration and large river infrastructure to support complex water resources fisheries and ecosystem restoration projects throughout California and the Pacific Northwest. This position will provide technical leadership for planning design and implementation of fish passage screening habitat restoration dam removal and reintroduction projects while helping expand Anchor QEAs fish passage and reintroduction practice through client development and strategic leadership.

Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities of this position include the following:

• Serve as project manager and technical lead for multidisciplinary fish passage reintroduction river restoration and water resources projects.
• Lead planning alternatives analysis design hydraulic evaluation permitting support construction oversight and post-project monitoring for fish passage and reintroduction projects.
• Provide engineering leadership for large dam fish passage and salmon reintroduction studies.
• Prepare technical reports engineering memoranda proposals budgets and project schedules.
• Mentor engineering and scientific staff.
• Represent Anchor QEA through technical committees conferences and publications.
• Develop new client relationships and capture new work with fisheries fish passage and reintroduction and/or restoration clients.

What Are We Looking For

Ideal candidates will have the following:

• S. in Civil Engineering; M.S. coursework or advanced specialization in hydrology fluvial geomorphology or related discipline preferred.
• California Professional Engineer registration.
• Approximately 30 years of progressive experience in water resources fish passage engineering and river restoration.
• Demonstrated expertise in hydraulic design fish passage fish screening salmon reintroduction and large dam passage evaluations.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams managing budgets and complex interagency coordination.
• Strong technical writing presentation and project management skills.
• Established relationships with DWR CDFW NOAA Fisheries USFWS USBR USGS and other resource agencies.
• Ability to identify and develop new business opportunities.

What Can You Expect

A collaborative environment where engineering and science are integrated to solve complex aquatic resource challenges. We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits 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
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How to Apply

Apply online through Anchor QEAs Open Positions page at 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 .

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 veterans status national origin disability or sexual orientation. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check.

Salary and Other Compensation:

• Salary Range: $75000 - $114000

• 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 Part-Time Positions:

• Paid Company and Floating Holidays: 7 paid company and 1 floating holiday annually

• Vacation: accrued paid vacation may vary by level and prorated to reflect hours/week.

• Sick and Safe Time: 45 hours annually

• Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan with an employer match

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

Required Experience:

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