Junior Coastal Engineer

Job Description

Junior Coastal Engineer

Location: Portland, OR
Job Type: Regular Full-time

What’s the Opportunity?

Anchor QEA offers an unparalleled career opportunity within the premier employer in the coastal, port, and harbor engineering industry. As a water-related environmental and engineering company, Anchor QEA is dedicated to the protection and restoration of coastlines, the development of port and harbor infrastructure, marina improvements, and navigation-related projects.

The ideal candidate will have 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. Experience with water resources concepts like hydrology, water quality, and dam removal is also preferred, along with proficiency in CAD, GIS, and/or programming languages such as Python.

Anchor QEA is actively seeking a Junior Coastal Engineer with 0-3 years of experience in coastal engineering and design for our Portland, Oregon office.

Responsibilities

• Support engineering design projects with a focus on the coastal environment.
• Assist in developing data collection plans for surveying, geotechnical exploration, and environmental data.
• Conduct analysis and numerical modeling of coastal processes such as currents, waves, storm surge, sediment transport, morphology, and wave-current-structure interaction.
• Perform engineering analysis, preliminary, and detail design of coastal and marine facilities.
• Assist in developing plans, specifications, and construction documents on projects.
• Perform cost estimating on projects during the design phase.
• Work with sub-consultants and team members and assure quality control of work throughout project execution.
• Periodic construction oversight for regional projects.
• Support report and technical memorandum development.

What Are We Looking For?

Ideal Candidates Will Possess The Following Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Coastal, Civil and/or Ocean Engineering or a related field.
• Engineering design experience in ports, harbors, marinas, boat launch facilities, and/or the coastal engineering or construction industry.
• Experience with coastal engineering design, including:
  • Beach nourishment
  • Marsh creation
  • Living shorelines
  • Breakwaters
  • Bulkheads
  • Dredging and dredge material management
• Harbor structure design experience, including:
  • Jetties
  • Offloading structures
  • Berthing and mooring structures
• Coastal resource agency coordination experience.
• Demonstrated teamwork and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated technical writing and presentation skills.
• Familiarity with industry-standard analysis and design software.
• Ability to be PE licensed in Oregon within 4 years of hire.
• Flexibility to travel regionally.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• AutoCAD Civil 3D experience a plus.
• ArcGIS experience a plus.
• Python experience a plus.
• Critical thinking and strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

What Can You Expect?

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

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

Salary And Other Compensation

• 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/