Lead Coastal Engineer
The Foth Companies
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Florida • United States
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About the role
- Lead with Expertise: Take the helm as lead your team on diverse waterfront and coastal projects, guiding client interaction, design, and execution with your knowledge and creativity
- Innovate and Implement: Stay ahead of the curve by identifying and implementing cutting-edge design and engineering technologies that set new industry standards
- Analyze and Design: Use your skills to perform intricate calculations and analyses, crafting and reviewing design drawings for a variety of beach nourishment and shoreline stabilization projects
- Drive Projects to Success: Collaborate with Project Managers to oversee project lifecycles, ensuring budgets, schedules, and quality standards are met
- Craft and Contribute: Develop comprehensive analytical and construction documents and contribute to Foth's growing technical library in coastal engineering
- Engage and Expand: Play a pivotal role in client relations and business development, from crafting compelling proposals to nurturing lasting relationships. Communicate complex topics to non-technical stakeholders effectively
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil, Ocean, or Coastal Engineering or related engineering degree from an EAC/ABET accredited program
- 10+ years of coastal engineering experience in the areas of feasibility, design, and/or construction management
- Professional Engineer license (or ability to obtain within 12 months of hire)
- Master’s degree in Coastal or Oceanographic Engineering from an EAC/ABET-accredited program (preferred)
- 10+ years of experience, preferably within a coastal engineering consultancy (preferred)
- Experience integrating engineering and environmental sciences across coastal projects (preferred)
- Experience preparing project deliverables, including scopes of work, cost proposals, procurement responses (RFQs/RFPs), construction documents (plans and specifications), and technical reports (preferred)
- Experience with construction processes, field and construction inspection, and contract management for coastal projects such as beach nourishment, shoreline stabilization, coastal structures, and dredging/disposal (preferred)
- Proficiency in numerical modeling and coastal analysis tools (e.g., Delft3D, MIKE21/DHI, SMS, ADCIRC, XBeach, UNIBEST, SWAN) and mapping/design software (e.g., AutoCAD, MATLAB, Python, ArcGIS, Grapher, Surfer) (preferred)
- Experience leading geotechnical investigations and designing sand borrow areas for beach renourishment (preferred)
- Demonstrated success navigating State and Federal regulatory processes, including permitting, compliance, and funding grant applications (including post-storm disaster assessments) (preferred)
- Experience developing and presenting technical work at conferences or professional seminars (preferred).
Benefits
- Join our team and experience the Foth difference that contributes to our impressive 92+% member retention rate! Learn more at foth.com/careers.
- Collaborate with a respected team.
- Opportunity to shape resilient shorelines while building lasting client relationships.
- Employee-owned firm that values flexibility, expertise, and continuous learning.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
coastal engineeringfeasibility analysisdesign managementconstruction managementnumerical modelingcoastal analysisgeotechnical investigationsdesign drawing reviewproject deliverables preparationclient relations
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationcreativitybusiness developmentclient interactionanalytical skillsproblem-solvingproposal craftingrelationship building
Certifications
Professional Engineer licenseBachelor's degree in Civil EngineeringBachelor's degree in Ocean EngineeringBachelor's degree in Coastal EngineeringMaster’s degree in Coastal EngineeringMaster’s degree in Oceanographic Engineering