Engineering Director

WRA is seeking an Engineering Director to lead the Engineering Group within our interdisciplinary Riverscapes and Shorelines Team. The desired candidate will collaborate and engage both internally and externally to lead, support, and deliver a diverse range of design projects focused primarily on ecological restoration, with the capability to support a variety of environmental projects across our firm.

You will join our team of restoration design professionals and scientists, including engineers, landscape architects, fluvial geomorphologists, hydrologists, and ecologists. Our projects span a variety ofecosystems acrossCalifornia including San Francisco Bay tidal marshes and living shorelines, Sierra Nevada meadow restoration, Northern California Coast floodplain and salmonid restoration, California Central Coast estuary restoration, and Bay Area and Southern California urban stream rehabilitation. Additionally, our team is actively growing and pursuing restoration work in Oregon. We are passionate about restoring riverine and coastal systems that support healthy and resilient natural and humancommunities are invested in the entire restoration processfrominitialsiteselection, design and constructionto performance monitoring and adaptive management. Wealso collaboratewith our community resilience team to address challenges such as sea-level rise, wildfire resiliencyplanning,and post-fire recovery.

WRA has a diverse portfolio of projects and clients, including decades-long private entities, public agencies, and non-profit organizations. In addition to our technicalexpertise, we help clients meet their goals and visions by providing grant fund cultivation, preparing financial models, partnering with investors,andengaging stakeholders.

We envisionyouworking in-person at one of our San Francisco Bay Area offices or in a hybrid arrangement or remote location in this region of California. Other locations may be considered on acase-by-casebasis. Regardless of your work arrangement, in-person, remote, or hybrid, you will be excited to collaborate with staff in many technical disciplines across the company.

At WRA, you will have 4 major areas of impact:

1. Technical Skills:

• Provide technicalexpertiseand strategic input to the development and implementation of complex restoration projects
• Oversee the production of conceptual plans, constructionplan sets, technical specifications, and cost estimates for use in all design phases
• Provide constructionsupportand observationservices

2. Leadership:

• Utilize experience to provide technical oversight of restoration conceptual plans, construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and relevant hydrologicand hydraulicsanalyses
• Supervise, manage,directand provide oversight of tasks and responsibilities for engineering staff and/or other technical support staff. Mentor and train engineering staff as needed
• Oversee project managers and design staff to ensure work quality and that projects meet budgets and deadlines
• Foster collaboration within an interdisciplinary team
• Assistwith strategic planning for the Riverscapes and Shorelines Team

3. Management:

• Develop project work plans and scopes of work
• Provideproject oversight and schedule monitoring
• Manageproject budgets and invoicing
• Collaborate with our VP of Finance, CEO, and Director of Project Delivery toensure staff resources are deployed in a productive and profitable manner and assess performance metrics across a diverse project portfolio

4. Business Development:

• Develop regional recognition through networking and events, such as attending and presenting at conferences
• Advise clients on project issues to build business
• Collaborate with other senior staff to lead proposal efforts with existing and new clients
• Participate in various business development events and presenting at conferences
• Partner across WRA teams and market segments toassiston multi-disciplinary project pursuits

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• To be currently licensed as a Professional Civil Engineer in the state of California
• Minimumof15years of applicable professional experience
• ABachelor’s degree in civilor environmental engineering, or related field with an emphasisonwater resourcesfrom an accredited university. A graduate degree in engineering or physical sciences is preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities
• A passion for ecological restoration
• Familiarity with California ecosystems and regulatory environment
• Experience developingand managinga portfolio of work
• A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation (while WRA has fleet vehicles that can be reserved for field use, during busy field seasons a truck may not be available)

Additional desired qualifications include:

• Experience with FEMA Floodplain Development (CLOMR/LOMR) permitting; Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) certification a plus
• Advanced training in river mechanics and restoration
• General understandingofgeomorphology,including coastal and riverine sediment dynamics

WRA has an established internal leveling system for our staff thatmapssalary bands that have been informed by market data. Our leveling system is dependent on years of relevant industry experience, education, and the level of responsibility and autonomy at whichyou’reexpected tooperate.

The salary range for this position is$167,000-$193,500.