Senior Sediment Remediation Design Engineer

Anchor QEA • Atlanta, GA

6d • Remote

About The Position

Anchor QEA is seeking a senior design engineer and project manager to deliver upland remediation and contaminated sediment cleanup projects in the Southeast. The role combines engineering design with management of scopes, schedules, budgets, and multidisciplinary teams. Work includes investigations, feasibility studies, remedial excavation, dredging and capping design, contractor procurement, and engineering support during design and construction. The successful candidate will collaborate with experienced scientists and engineers, mentor junior staff, and develop practical, protective remedies for rivers, lakes, and industrial waterfronts. The position is remote (Atlanta) and includes travel for client meetings and site visits up to 25% of the time, depending on project stage.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental, geotechnical, ocean, chemical, or a related engineering discipline.
• 10 to 15 years of relevant engineering experience, including hands-on contaminated sediment remedial design and project or task management.
• Professional Engineer license, or ability to obtain licensure within one year.
• Ability to prepare engineering calculations, plans, specifications, cost estimates, and contractor procurement documents for upland and sediment cleanup projects.
• Experience with dredging and capping remedies and design considerations affecting constructability, performance, and cost.
• Experience coordinating multiple assignments, managing budgets and schedules, tracking project financial performance, and communicating with clients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Working knowledge of CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA, CWA, and applicable state cleanup programs, with experience coordinating with regulatory agencies.
• Ability to work effectively with teams across multiple offices.
• Strong technical writing, communication, problem-solving, and mentoring skills.
• Willingness to travel for project meetings and field assignments.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or specialized experience in geotechnical, coastal, or sediment remediation engineering, including experience with dredge slope and riverbank/shoreline stability or cap design.
• Construction oversight or engineering support experience, including submittals, contractor coordination, and change evaluation.
• Environmental consulting experience.
• Familiarity with Bluebeam Revu and AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Current 40-hour HAZWOPER training.

Responsibilities

• Manage concurrent remediation projects and design tasks, coordinating staff, subcontractors, scopes, budgets, and schedules to meet client commitments and project financial goals.
• Prepare engineering calculations, basis of design reports, dredge plans, cap designs, construction drawings, specifications, and cost estimates for practical, protective sediment remedies.
• Plan investigations and evaluate sediment chemistry, bathymetry, geotechnical conditions, and other site data.
• Evaluate and compare remedial alternatives and their costs and benefits.
• Coordinate with geotechnical, coastal, structural, groundwater modeling, and environmental specialists to address cap performance and settlement, dredge slope and riverbank stability, erosion, residuals, ground and surface water quality, and adjacent infrastructure.
• Develop approaches for dredging, capping, sediment processing, disposal, and habitat restoration.
• Support pilot studies through vendor coordination, permitting, field planning, and evaluation of results.
• Support contractor procurement, bid evaluation, submittal review, construction oversight, and resolution of field questions and proposed construction changes.
• Direct junior staff on project and field assignments, establish safety and technical expectations, verify their interpretation of results, and coach them in design and project management.
• Prepare and review reports, plans, specifications, and proposal content in accordance with project quality requirements.
• Communicate clearly with clients, agencies, contractors, and colleagues.
• Track project progress and costs, communicate status promptly, document and obtain authorization for scope and budget changes, and coordinate timely invoice preparation and follow-up on outstanding payments.
• Strengthen client relationships through reliable project delivery, recognize opportunities for additional work, and support proposals and selected client development activities.
• Travel to attend client meetings and site visits in person, up to 25% of the time depending on project stage.

Benefits

• Annual bonus; other potential bonuses include Billable Time Bonus, Spot Bonus, Milestone Anniversary Bonus, Professional License/Certification Bonus, Peer-reviewed Publication Bonus, and Employee Referral Bonus.
• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, and AD&D insurance.
• Seven paid company holidays and two floating holidays annually.
• Minimum of two weeks of accrued paid vacation based on length of service; vacation may vary by level.
• 80 hours of sick and safe time annually.
• 401(k) plan with an employer match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior