Senior Restoration Leader

Become a leader of our expanding restoration team and advance your career.

Senior Geomorphologist and Restoration Practice Leader

Alta Science and Engineering has a current opening for a Senior Restoration Practice Leader. The successful candidate will oversee and support stream, wetland, and upland restoration projects throughout the Inland Northwest and beyond. You will work collaboratively with a team and your network to expand on our current restoration services. This role will involve a mixture of project management, business development, team management and mentorship, field and office work. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and work well with a creative and fun team that includes ecologists, engineers, and clients.

This full time (40 hours/week) benefited position will be based in our Boise, Moscow, or Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, or Spokane, Washington offices.

Responsibilities Include:

• Serving as a key contact and client manager for a variety of restoration projects throughout the northwest.


• Leading restoration-focused marketing and business development initiatives while developing and growing restoration client base


• Managing and providing technical leadership for assessment, design, of projects involving streams, meadows, wetlands, and upland restoration including, flood control, culvert replacements, etc.)


• Performing channel stability analysis, hydraulic modeling, sediment transport analysis.


• Using advanced hydraulics modeling techniques and restoration practices while working with Alta’s team to ensure ecological and restoration projects and tasks are complete on time and within budget and maintain Alta’s quality standards


• Plan, schedule, and prepare project deliverables (design documents, bid packages, reports, memoranda, etc.)


• Coach, mentor and develop staff

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or related engineering field preferably with an emphasis in water resources, fluvial geomorphology, fisheries, ecology, or closely related degree.


• Demonstrated knowledge of hydrology, geomorphology, hydraulics, and river and wetland processes. Demonstrated knowledge of fish habitat, and riparian and upland habitats.


• Demonstrates understanding of market and technical proposals


• 10+ years of restoration and conservation work


• Demonstrated network of restoration and conservation partners and/or clients


• Effective written and verbal communication skills; strong technical writing skills


• Strong organization and proven attention to detail


• Ability to conduct field work, in some cases in adverse weather conditions and on rough terrain


• Ability to work cooperatively with diverse teams


• Willingness to travel periodically for site visits and client meetings


• Valid driver’s license with insurable driving record


• A passion for natural resource conservation and restoration.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with relevant federal regulations such as CWA, ESA, and NEPA, and Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada state regulations and permitting practices.


• Working knowledge of AutoCAD design software, ESRI GIS platforms, spatial data analysis, and various hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software.


• Master’s Degree and Professional Engineer (PE) licensure


• Active involvement with restoration-practice related professional associations


• Experience with processes-based restoration practices

Benefits Include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision elections available


• Paid Life insurance with supplemental elections available


• Paid Short-term disability insurance with buy-up options available


• Employee assistance program (EAP)


• Flexible spending account (FSA)


• Health reimbursement arrangement (HRA)


• Healthy Workplace benefits


• Alternative Transportation reimbursement


• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match


• Discretionary Bonuses


• Discretionary Profit Sharing


• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick and Holidays)


• Professional Development


• Tuition Reimbursement

Salary Range

 $85,000 - $100,000 (Depending on years of experience and licensure)

Potential office locations
Boise, ID; Moscow, ID; Kellogg, ID; Spokane, WA

Alta is a government contractor and equal opportunity employer of veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals in other protected classes.  Alta does not discriminate in hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.  Alta hires and promotes individuals on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.  We will provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants.  Please see the “EEO is the Law” poster on our website or in our offices.  If you require assistance to complete the application process please contact our Human Resources department at (208) 336-7080.