The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is looking to hire river restoration professionals based out of the Columbia-Pacific Northwest Regional
Office in Boise, Idaho, and another in John Day, OR. Reclamation contributes to the implementation of salmonid habitat improvement projects to help meet commitments contained in Biological Opinions. We are seeking passionate, knowledgeable, hardworking people
that can add to our groups’ skills and abilities – people who are open minded, willing to learn, and excited to help continue our successful history of project implementation. The incumbents will provide technical, engineering, contracting, or program-level
oversight on river restoration projects throughout the intermountain Pacific Northwest.
Both the Tributary Habitat Program (THP) and the River Systems and Restoration (RSR) Group are seeking multiple Civil Engineers. The work will
vary by group and position. Within the Tributary Habitat Program (generally more policy/program/planning level) there are two or more positions to be filled.
The River Systems and Restoration Group is design and technical work focused. The positions entail designing, implementing, and monitoring large-
and small-scale river restoration projects to benefit juvenile salmonids. Field work may include site assessment, data collection, surveying, discharge measurements, and construction observation. Office work typically includes developing topo-bathymetric surface
models, hydrologic analysis, hydraulic modeling, river channel and habitat structure design, streambed sediment design, drafting in AutoCAD Civil3D, GIS analyses, and reporting.
Here are examples of our projects and project partners’ websites, which demonstrate the wonderful work we do, the remarkable people we work with,
and the amazing places we get to work.
Vinegar
to Vincent Habitat Restoration on Vimeo
Bird
Track Springs Fish Habitat Enhancement Project (youtube.com)
Case
Study by CART (arcgis.com)
CTUIR
Fisheries Habitat Program
FCRPS
Tributary Habitat Projects, PN Region (usbr.gov)
Contacting us is encouraged! Please, feel free to call or email any of us with questions
or to learn more about the great work we do. I am available to talk to your class and I would be interested in attending career fairs. I can answer questions about both groups, and you may also contact the group managers directly.
Thank you and please considering sharing the announcement within your sphere of influence!
Note* These positions are not yet open for application but are expected to be in the following weeks to month. Two announcements are expected, one for journey level
engineers and another for junior level engineers and recent grads. We are hoping to catch graduating students and so are releasing this notice early. Expect a follow up email once these announcements are available on USAJOBS.
Sincerely,
Christopher
Christopher Cuhaciyan [chu
ha gee yen], PhD, PE
Tributary Habitat Program, River Engineer
Bureau of Reclamation, Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region
(208) 921-3935 cell
Josefine Fleetwood (She/Her), Employer Relations Manager
Oregon State University | College of Engineering
School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering
School of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering
116 Johnson Hall - Room 112
541-737-7286
Josefine.fleetwood@oregonstate.edu