Senior Fisheries Engineering Consultant

About the role

The Senior Fisheries Engineering Consultant will lead the design and delivery of complex fish passage and fisheries infrastructure projects across the U.S. and Canada. This is a highly technical, hands-on role requiring deep, direct experience performing fisheries engineering design and analysis across multidisciplinary systems, including structural, civil, hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists in the delivery of fish passage and fisheries projects.
• Perform and lead complex fisheries engineering design and analysis across structural, civil, hydraulic, and mechanical systems.
• Make technical decisions and actively contribute to design work, maintaining a hands-on role in project execution.
• Manage or support multiple projects, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and quality expectations.
• Review engineering analyses and designs to identify improvements, gaps, and inconsistencies.
• Collaborate with internal teams across disciplines on hydropower, renewable energy, and ecological restoration projects.
• Serve as a technical expert within the organization, supporting mentorship, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to client interactions and, as applicable, support business development and project management activities.
• Apply multidisciplinary engineering principles to the design of fish passage facilities, hatcheries, and related infrastructure.

Requirements

• A Professional Engineer (PE) license with a BSCE or MS degree, or commitment to obtaining one within a year (P.Eng is a bonus).
• 16+ years of experience in fisheries engineering or a closely related field.
• Expert-level, hands-on experience personally performing fisheries engineering design and analysis on complex projects.
• Strong knowledge of standards and codes applicable to fisheries engineering and related disciplines.
• Specialization in structural, mechanical, hydraulic, or civil engineering.
• Hands-on experience designing fishway projects as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Ability to work effectively across disciplines from planning and design through construction.
• Experience working with clients, agencies, and contractors during project execution.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit, and/or MEP.
• Construction experience, fish hatchery experience, nature-like fishway design, or drawing development.
• Familiarity with regulatory and permitting processes related to fisheries engineering.
• Experience collaborating with regulators and biologists.

Qualifications

• Permanent authorization to work in the United States and ability to acquire authorization to work in Canada when required.
• Willingness to travel (approximately 0–10%) and possess a valid driver’s license.