Senior Coastal Engineer (PE)

About the role

This isn’t just a job, it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy. HDR is seeking a Senior Coastal Engineer (PE) to join our nationally ranked team of coastal and waterfront professionals across the United States.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead analysis and design for:
  • Dredging and navigation projects
  • Cosstal processes and beach nourishment design
  • Cosstal restoration and resilience initiatives
• Develop:
  • Channel layouts and alignments
  • Borrow area design and dredging production estimates
  • Placement area and beneficial use designs
• Provide project and task management on complex assignments
• Perform and oversee:
  • Advanced wave, sediment transport, and hydraulic and hydrologic modeling
  • Cosstal project and channel development design
• Lead preparation of:
  • Engineering plans, specifications, and design calculations
  • Technical reports, memos, and client deliverables
• Collect, analyze, and present data to clients, stakeholders, and in public forums
• Manage and mentor multidisciplinary teams on medium to large projects
• Serve as Project Manager on larger efforts, as needed
• Support business development by preparing:
  • Proposals
  • Scopes of work
  • Cost estimates

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters or PhD degree in Coastal, Ocean, or Civil engineering preferred
• Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) environments
• Experience with the application of artificial intelligence software to coastal and marine modeling
• Experience with wave growth and transformation, coastal and estuarine hydrodynamics, littoral processes, sediment transport, marine dredging, and basic geotechnical or structural systems
• Experience in coastal project and channel planning design and specification development
• Experience preparing scope, schedule and fee estimates to support proposal development
• Experience preparing technical reports

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent field
• A minimum of 10 years Water Resources experience
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a project team

What We Believe

We believe water is more than a resource, it's a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you’ll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.