Coastal Engineer
Freese and Nichols•Houston, TX
•Hybrid
About The Position
Freese and Nichols is seeking a Coastal Engineer – Water Resource Design to join our team in Houston, Texas office. As Coastal Engineer, you will lead technical delivery for coastal and navigation projects spanning planning, design and construction-phase services while growing your project management, client relationships and technical leadership experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering
- Professional Engineer license
- 4+ years of related engineering experience, including work requiring independent evaluation, selection and application of standard engineering techniques
- Experience delivering coastal or navigation projects and working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Experience coordinating project teams and working directly with clients, regulatory agencies or other project stakeholders
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree or higher in coastal engineering, ocean engineering or a related engineering field
- Project Management Professional certification
- Working knowledge of numerical modeling for coastal storm risk management, navigation or dredging projects
- Experience with coastal restoration, beach nourishment, shoreline protection, dredging, coastal structures, hazard analyses, hydrodynamic modeling or coastal process analyses
- Experience reviewing construction plans and graphics prepared in CAD and ArcGIS
Responsibilities
- Lead engineering deliverables for coastal and navigation planning, design and construction-phase projects
- Manage small- to medium-sized projects or support project management for larger, more complex assignments
- Coordinate project teams, schedules, resources and technical tasks to support quality delivery within established scope and budget
- Develop and review engineering analyses, calculations, studies, reports, plans and other technical deliverables
- Apply quality assurance and quality control processes while reviewing your work and the work of project team members
- Guide engineers and technical staff on assigned project tasks and follow up on schedules, deliverables and technical requirements
- Build client relationships through project delivery, technical discussions, conferences and other industry activities
- Identify opportunities to improve technical approaches, processes and project delivery methods and share recommendations with project teams
Benefits
- paid overtime for salaried employees
- an annual bonus
- access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
