he Stream Restoration Engineer will assist with ongoing watershed and stream restoration projects at the WCRC. Primary responsibilities of this position will be:

• Assist with the collection and analysis of a variety of data types related to stream, riparian, and watershed assessment and restoration projects.
• Assist with surveying and other hydrologic and geomorphologic data collection; hydrologic, hydraulic, geomorphologic, and geospatial analyses
• Preparation of stream and watershed maps
• Development of construction plans, permit applications, and floodplain modeling
• Report writing and outreach activities. 

This position will require the employee to participate in outdoor field activities and occasional out-of-town travel.

• Candidates for this position must have a minimum of 4 years of experience and education equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in: environmental, agricultural, biological, chemical, or civil engineering with an emphasis on the environment; environmental, soil or watershed science; geology, hydrology, geography or other physical science with an emphasis on the environment; ecological restoration; wildlife or fisheries biology.
• Training in applied river morphology and river restoration design equivalent to the Level IV course offered by Wildland Hydrology is preferred. 
• Experience relating to stream restoration, watershed assessment and watershed planning is required. 
• Experience using software products including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Autodesk AutoCAD/Civil3D, ESRI ArcGIS/ArcMap, and Rivermorph is preferred.
• Candidates with a background and knowledge in one or more of the following areas will be given preference: stream restoration practices utilizing natural channel design approach and Rosgen stream classification system; fluvial geomorphology; GIS analysis of natural resources data and map production.

About Watershed Conservation Resource Center

The WCRC is a nonprofit organization based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, dedicated to protecting, conserving, and restoring natural resources using a watershed-based approach. For over 20 years, we’ve worked with communities, landowners, and public agencies to promote ecological restoration and sustainable watershed management. Our projects span from urban stream improvements to large-scale river restoration—totaling over 50,000 feet of restored stream and riparian habitats.

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