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In this role, you will assist with stream restoration, wetland restoration, watershed management planning, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, erosion and sediment control plans, and resilience planning for private and public sector clients. Projects will include sites throughout the South, and support of other projects across the U.S.\nThe Lead Restoration Engineer will have experience in stream channel design, hydraulic modeling, shear stress calculations, stormwater management facility design, geomorphic process assessment, erosion and sediment control design, and project management.\nThis is a full-time, regular (with benefits), salaried/exempt position that is hybrid-eligible from either our Houston, TX or Baton Rouge, LA office locations. We will also seriously consider highly qualified distributed (remote) candidates. The position will entail travel and short-term overnight efforts to collect field data and meet with clients.\nApplication Deadline: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may be scheduled as qualified candidates are identified. This position may close without prior notice once a strong candidate pool is established.\nAbout SWCA\nSWCA Environmental Consultants is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm providing full spectrum environmental services across the United States. Our North Star is to be the best place to work and a leader in sustainability, delivering sound science and creative solutions to complex environmental challenges.\nWe are guided by our core values every day. We collaborate as #OneSWCA, we are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack to our communities. With offices nationwide, SWCA offers a collaborative, team focused environment where employees can build meaningful and long-term careers.\nWhat you will accomplish\nStrategic Project Leadership: Strategically consults on and leads complex projects in pursuit of client objectives, overseeing the technical approach and ensuring quality assurance and quality control.\nExemplary Leadership: Leads by example in both technical and soft skills, navigating client and team priorities to deliver projects that meet professional and oversight agency standards.\nTechnical Expertise & Innovation: Innovates standards and practices to enhance the quality and efficiency of client projects and outcomes, ensuring alignment with industry and regulatory standards. Serves as a go-to technical expert and consultant, providing novel project strategies and applying technical excellence that considers client needs to meet project requirements.\nProject Accountability: Continuously guides projects, executing accountability for the performance of projects or delegated tasks and ensuring that project milestones are met and outcomes align with SWCA’s values and client expectations. Assesses risks and implements strategies for problem-solving. Revises or suggests revisions to project scopes, schedules, and budgets as necessary to meet evolving project requirements and ensure successful outcomes.\nBusiness Growth & Innovation: Drives business growth and client success through technical excellence, innovation, and development of new methods and standards that advance SWCA's technical reputation. Contributes to SWCA's strategic planning.\nCross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Champions cross-disciplinary collaboration, working closely with specialists to provide comprehensive technical support for projects.\nMentorship & Team Development: Mentors staff for impactful influence, coaching others in technical excellence, leadership, and strategy, and also develops specialized programs and protocols. Fosters team development and cross-training, modeling and promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration among team members to enhance project outcomes, as well as team depth and redundancy.\nRelationship Management: Establishes and grows effective consultative relationships with external and internal clients and/or agency regulators and industry partners (if applicable) to support successful projects.\nExecuting and Delivering Projects Under Guidance: Responsible for the execution and delivery of moderately complex engineering projects, operating under the guidance and oversight of senior leads or project managers to ensure alignment with client objectives and SWCA standards.\nApplying and Refining Established Practices: Applies established standards and practices to project work, refining technical approaches as needed to enhance project efficiency and quality while serving as a resource for team members seeking guidance on best practices.\nFollows applicable federal, Tribal, state, local, industry, contractual, and company regulations, standards, and specifications.\nPerforms related work as assigned.\nMinimum Qualifications\nKnowledge normally obtained through a bachelor's degree and active Professional Engineer (PE) license required; master's degree preferred. Six years of relevant, progressively responsible experience, including some experience managing others. Eight years of related experience is preferred; or any equivalent combination of experience, performance, training, and/or education.\nExperience and qualifications for success\nBachelor’s degree in civil or environmental engineering\nActive Professional Engineer (PE) license in Texas or Louisiana, or ability to obtain via reciprocity.\nSix (6) years of relevant, progressively responsible experience in ecological restoration engineering, including some experience managing others. \nPrior work experience in either Texas or Louisiana.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster’s degree in civil or environmental engineering\nEight (8) years of related experience in ecological restoration engineering; or any equivalent combination of experience, performance, training, and/or education\nCompletion of Wildland Hydrology Short Courses\nOther Job Conditions\nWhen drug testing is required\nApplicants must be willing to participate in drug and alcohol screening as part of the pre-employment process, when required by project or client requirements.\nWhen driving is required\nApplicants must possess a valid driver's license and meet SWCA's driver requirements.\nWhen traveling is required\nThis position may require domestic travel, including travel by commercial airline. Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain all valid travel documents and identification required for work-related travel throughout the duration of employment.\nSafety Expectations\nDrive compliance of safety policies and report requirements to ensure overall team safety.\nWork Environment\nWork is regularly performed outdoors and involves hiking over uneven terrain, lifting and carrying equipment up to 25-50 pounds, and working in varying/extreme weather conditions. Employees may be exposed to vegetation, wildlife, insects, dust, chemicals, sharp or heavy tools, and other environmental conditions while following required safety procedures.\nPay Range\nAn employee in this Houston, TX-based position can expect an annual salary of $111,001.80 - $142,549.68 per year. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA’s Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive Benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, wellness, life, and disability coverage, as well as access to our Employee Assistance Program. Employees may also participate in SWCA’s 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.\nClosing\nIf you need accommodation due to a disability, please contact  or call 1 480 581 5378. If you require assistance with the application process, please contact .\nUse of Technology in Hiring\nSWCA may use approved technology, including AI-assisted tools, to support parts of the application and recruiting process. All selection and hiring decisions are made by SWCA employees, and candidates are not selected or rejected by automated systems. We are committed to a fair, transparent, and human-centered hiring experience.\nCandidate Use of AI\nCandidates may use AI tools to help prepare application materials and interviews. However, all application materials, assessments, and interview responses must accurately reflect their own experience, skills, and qualifications. AI must not be used to fabricate experience, complete assessments on their behalf, or otherwise misrepresent their background or abilities.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nSWCA Environmental Consultants is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive.\nSWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff. We recognize the valuable skills and experiences our internal team members bring to SWCA’s continued success. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and will be seriously considered for this position. 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