Regional Engineer - Vallejo, CA

Ducks Unlimited Website; Vallejo (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ducks Unlimited, Inc. seeks a civil or geotechnical engineer to plan, design, and construct wetland restoration projects in the San Francisco Bay Area and coastal California.

Based in the Bay Area Field Office in Vallejo, CA, you will work with engineers, biologists, agencies, landowners, and partners on project scopes, surveys, design, contracts, and construction management.

Qualifications

• B.S degree in an engineering curriculum and be a registered civil or geotechnical engineer in California.
• Demonstrated oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Regional Engineers perform a full range of project planning, design, contracting, and construction management functions on wetland, estuary, and habitat restoration projects.
• Collaborate with DU Biologists, other DU staff, agencies, landowners, and partners on project scopes, surveys, design, and construction oversight.
• Develop topographic surveys and field data collection for design.
• Prepare project plans, technical specifications, and cost estimates.
• Prepare bid documents and conduct pre-bid site conferences; select contractors.
• Ensure consultants and contractors adhere to plans, specifications, and schedules.
• Act as contracting officer with budget management.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

B.S. in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering

Job description

Regional EngineerSan Francisco Bay Area

Ducks Unlimited, Inc., the world’s leading wetland and waterfowl conservation organization, is seeking a civil or geotechnical engineer to join a team of highly motivated engineers and conservation biologists responsible for the planning, design, and construction of diverse wetland, tidal estuary, and wildland restoration projects in the San Francisco Bay Area and coastal California. The engineer will be stationed out of the Bay Area Field Office located in Vallejo, CA, and will be part of a larger team of conservation professionals that covers the nine state Ducks Unlimited Western Region headquartered in Rancho Cordova, CA.

Qualifications

Candidates must have at a minimum, a B.S degree in an engineering curriculum and be a registered civil or geotechnical engineer in the state of California. Desirable qualifications include GPS surveying, Civil3D proficiency, H&H modeling, construction inspection and management, and levee/canal design. Demonstrated oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills are essential.

Candidates must be self-motivated, goal-oriented, and able to work with and solve problems in close team-based relationships. Candidates must be able to perform field work that includes strenuous outdoor activity in sometimes difficult environmental conditions.

Responsibilities

Regional Engineers perform a full range of project planning, design, contracting, and construction management functions on wetland, estuary, and associated habitat restoration projects. A collaborative working relationship with DU Biologists, other DU staff, local, state, and federal agency personnel, private landowners, and other conservation partners will be an important aspect of the job.

Specific duties include:

• Prepare project scopes of work and budgets for funding proposals.
• Develop topographic surveys, including collection of field survey data fordesign.
• Develop design and prepare project plans, technical specifications, and costestimates.
• Prepare bid documents, conduct pre-bid site conferences, and finalize contractor selection.
• Conduct field inspections and perform construction managementoversight.
• Ensurethatconsultantsandcontractorsadheretoprojectplans,specifications,andschedules.
• Act as contracting officer to ensure compliance and budget management.

SALARY RANGE:$90,000.00- $150,000.00 annually – Salary commensurate with education and experience.

DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to afford equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, age (40 or over), disability (physical, mental or visual), genetic information, marital status (including registered domestic partnership status), military and veteran status, immigration status, or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.