Principal Fish Passage Engineer

Anchor QEA•Sacramento, CA

8d•$75,000 - $114,000•Remote

About The Position

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 QEA's fish passage and reintroduction practice through client development and strategic leadership.

Requirements

M.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.

Responsibilities

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.