Civil Engineer

Essential Responsibilities & Duties

• Working under the supervision of a licensed engineer, will serve as a member of our Waterfront and Coastal design group working on waterfront and coastal projects, including: Pier and wharf structures, dolphins, shoreline protection, seawalls, marinas, harbor, and facility dredging, and waterfront parks.
• Aid with complex and challenging waterfront/coastal civil engineering projects for locations throughout New England.
• Provide engineering support on a variety of civil engineering projects, including excavation support design, specialty foundation design, and traditional structural and geo-structural engineering.
• Support evaluation and design efforts for structural steel, reinforced concrete, dams, excavation support systems, foundations, and other above and below grade structures.
• Afford assistance with feasibility studies and other technical analysis to evaluate various construction methods, foundation options, excavation support systems, etc.
• Carry out coastal and structural engineering analyses and design.
• Determine wave loads and perform wave runup and overtopping analysis.
• Lead teams performing field inspection of waterfront structures including underwater inspection.
• Maintain oversight of engineering project construction activities.
• Perform computation, prepare spreadsheets, prepare, and edit drawings using AutoCAD.
• Afford assistance with preparation of engineering reports and proposals.
• Afford assistance in proposal preparation, client development, and networking.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Coastal Engineering or Ocean Engineering, or related engineering field.
• 3 years of experience focused on waterfront structure engineering design projects, such as pier and wharf structures, dolphins and seawalls. Experience must include: (1) waterfront structure design experience; (2) determining wave loads, performing wave runup and overtopping analysis; and (3) field inspection of waterfront structures.
• We will accept a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Coastal Engineering, or Ocean Engineering or related engineering field and 1 year of stated experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of experience.
• Passing score on the PE exam.
• Willingness to periodically travel to out-of-state project sites. (3-5 times/year).
• Eligible to telecommute up to 2 days/week from a home office within normal commuting distance of the Franklin office.

Physical Requirements

• Functional Demands: Sedentary, Light, Medium, Other Activity Level Throughout Workday.
• Physical Activity Requirements: Occasional (0-35% of day), Frequent (33-66% of day), Continuous (67-100% of day), Not Applicable.
• Sitting: 4-6 hours, Standing: 2 hours, Walking: 2 hours, Climbing: 30 min., Lifting (floor to waist level): 20lbs, Lifting (waist level and above): 20lbs, Carrying objects: x, Push/pull: x, Twisting: x, Bending: 10 min., Reaching forward: 10 min., Reaching overhead: 10 min., Squat/kneel/crawl: 10 min., Wrist position deviation: x, Pinching/fine motor skills: x, Keyboard use/repetitive motion: 4-6 hours.
• Taste or smell: x, Talk or hear: x, Accurate 20/40: Very Accurate 20/20, Not Applicable.
• Near Vision: x, Far Vision: x, Yes No Not Applicable.
• Color Discrimination: x, Sensory Requirements: Minimal Moderate Accurate Not Applicable.
• Depth perception: x, Hearing: x, Environment Requirements: Occupational Exposure Risk Potential Reasonably Anticipated Not Anticipated.