Junior Coastal Engineer

Title: Junior Coastal Engineer
Location: Portland OR
Job Type: Regular Full-time

Whats the Opportunity
Anchor QEA offers an opportunity to have a career with the premier employer in the coastal port and harbor engineering industry. Anchor QEA is a water related environmental and engineering company focusing on the protection and restoration of coastlines the development of port and harbor infrastructure marina improvements and navigation related projects. 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 are preferred. Experience with water resources concepts such as hydrology water quality and dam removal are also preferred as is proficiency using CAD GIS and/or programming languages such as python.
Anchor QEA is currently looking for a Junior Coastal Engineer with 0-3 years of experience in coastal engineering and design for our Portland Oregan 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 costs 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 have the following:
Bachelors degree in Coastal Civil and/or Ocean Engineering or related field
Engineering design experience in ports harbors marinas boat launch facilities and/or coastal engineering or construction industry
Coastal engineering design such as beach nourishment marsh creation living shorelines breakwaters bulkheads dredging and dredge material management
Harbor structure design such as jetties offloading structures berthing and mooring structures
Coastal resource agency coordination
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 Oregan 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 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 .

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:
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: Experience:

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