Engineer (Restoration Design)

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm. We plan design permit mitigate and restore for projects across our communities infrastructure systems open spaces and wildlands. We are 50 years strong in 21 offices across California the Pacific Northwest and the Southeastern United States.

ESA seeks a highly motivated Restoration Design Engineer with 0-3 years experience to join our team of hydrologists geomorphologists ecologists landscape architects and engineers in the Northern California region . This position will support a variety of multi- objective wetland and coastal restoration design projects in the San Francisco Bay Area Central Valley and throughout California . We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic team member with a pa ssion for ecosystem restoration and the desire to learn and grow. This is a full-time salary exempt role with hybrid work expectations. Candidates must be open and willing to work in office hybrid as needed for in-person team collaboration including travel to other ESA office locations. Qualified candidates must be able to work hybrid in one of the following offices : San Francisco Oakland Sacramento or Petaluma .

Who You Are

• You are a recent graduate with education and some professional exposure to civil engineering design analysis and calculations; application of hydraulic and hydrologic analysis methods to natural systems restoration coastal resilience and flood management; and / or the production of design plans specifications and cost estimates.
• Must hold a Bachelors degree in Civil / Environmental Engineering; EIT certification (or the ability to obtain it within one year); or you have a related degree and directly relevant qualifications. 2 years of applicable work experience and / or a Masters degree is preferred but not required . Experience and / or strong interest in design and modeling software and programming such as AutoCAD ArcGIS HEC RAS HEC HMS MATLAB Python are also desirable but not required.
• Must have some education training or work experience in one or more of these areas : wetland and / or marine ecology geomorphology and hydrology.
• You are an effective team member with excellent oral and writing skills who can work independently and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment. You can communicate basic technical information clearly and concisely to individuals and small groups. You are adept at using various communication tools to effectively combine in-person and remote teamwork.
• Able to work hybrid in office : San Francisco Oakland Sacramento or Petaluma .

What You Will Do for ESA

Support design and analysis for ecosystem restoration climate change resilience habitat enhancement engineering with nature flood management and other water resources and civil engineering projects under direct supervision of a more senior engineer or hydrologist.

Assist in the preparation of engineering analyses design plans and cost estimates reports permit applications and other project documentation. Apply hydrologic and hydraulic models GIS and other tools to evaluate design alternatives. Using GIS or other software platforms to evaluate habitat conversion in both the near and long-term accounting for climate change. Have the opportunity to collect hydrographic topographic and related field data to support engineering analysis and design.

Consistently demonstrate your solid writing and attentive listening skills contributing to complex environmental reports and participating in meetings with ESA staff and with our clients. This position will lead to project management experience over time.

Thrive in a fast-paced challenging environment and be able to balance multiple responsibilities and deadlines while working on a team or independently. Provided the appropriate direction resources and support you demonstrate a strong ability to independently solve simple to complex problems. Please note as a part of the interview process you may be asked to prepare a presentation and / or provide a writing sample.

Whats Special About Our Environmental Hydrology and Design Team in Northern CA

Our EH&D team includes engineers engineers hydrologists geomorphologists and landscape architects. Much of our work is oriented toward the restoration of habitat and ecosystem function often as part of multi-benefit projects. As a highly-integrated team we value creative thinking teamwork and multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary engagement and integration.

To read about some of our exciting projects check out these links Dutch Slough Lower Walnut Creek Herons Head Park Shoreline Resilience Tomales Bay Living Shoreline and Surfers Point .

Whats Special About ESA

Joining ESA means becoming part of a close-knit team of environmental professionals who contribute to outstanding projects improve environmental stewardship and advance a more sustainable and resilient future for our communities and wild places.

At ESA we provide benefits such as medical dental and vision insurance (paid at 70% for you AND your family) annual allocations of company share through our ESOP a 401(k) plan with company match and paid vacation sick leave and holidays to name a few.

We also provide specific programs whether you want to further your technical expertise sharpen your business acumen or help lead the next generation of employee-owners. We want to support you in reaching your career goals through tuition reimbursement professional development bonuses and attendance at conferences.

ESA has established multiple pay ranges tailored to the economic factors in the geographies in which ESA staff reside. For this position the range is approximately as listed based on our anticipated hiring locations as noted in the above job details. Actual compensation is determined by several factors including but not limited to an individuals related experience education skills and the city in which the applicant lives.

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$71857 - $99598 USD

Who We Are

We are a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm who values diversity and inclusion and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique. Our culture is built on mutual respect recognizing that our variety of backgrounds experiences and perspectives leads to better solutions which fosters our continued success for our employee-owners and clients.

In accordance with ESAs duty and responsibility to provide and maintain a safe workplace that is free of known hazards and to minimize the exposure to potential hazards any employee who works from an ESA office or conducts any other in-person ESA work-related activity is required to submit their proof of vaccination status or have received an approved exemption and accommodation in states which this applies.

If you are an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the abilityor unable to usethe online application system and need an alternative method for applying you may contact our Human Resources Department via email : for assistance.

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ESA is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. (EOEM / V / F / D)

Key Skills

Mechanical Design,SOC,System Design,GD&T,CAD,Creo,SolidWorks,Mechanical Engineering,Perl,Autocad,HVAC Design,Catia

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 71857 - 99598