Senior or Principal Coastal Engineer

Stantec Australia Pty Ltd; Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Stantec Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior or Principal Coastal Engineer to join our Coastal team across Australia with bases in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. The role offers flexible work arrangements including work from home.

This is an opportunity to lead complex coastal projects, provide technical leadership and build client relationships while advancing your career within a multidisciplinary consultancy.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, ideally with a Coastal Engineering focus.
• Significant experience in coastal engineering, with expertise across coastal processes, infrastructure assessment and engineering design.
• Desirable experience in coastal and marine data collection, environmental assessments and coastal structure condition assessments.
• Strong knowledge of coastal and ocean modelling tools and understanding of their applications.
• Strong data analysis and post-processing skills using MATLAB, Python or R.
• Proven experience managing complex coastal engineering projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial capability: developing client relationships, winning work and preparing proposals.
• Experience in assessing and designing coastal structures (seawalls, breakwaters, groynes).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing and communication skills.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Leading the delivery of complex coastal engineering projects with technical excellence.
• Leading coastal process investigations (hydrodynamics, waves, sediment transport, water quality).
• Managing coastal infrastructure projects from feasibility through delivery (assessments, design, dredging, sediment management).
• Providing technical leadership and specialist coastal engineering advice to clients and teams.
• Overseeing numerical modelling of coastal processes to inform design and planning.
• Leading proposals, identifying opportunities and growing coastal capability.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships and stakeholder engagement.
• Collaborating with ports, maritime, water, marine science and other disciplines.
• Undertaking site inspections and fieldwork to support project delivery.

Skills

Coastal engineering

Project management

Client relationships

Data analysis

Technical writing

Communication

Education

Engineering degree with coastal focus

Tools

Delft3D

LITPACK

MIKE

SWAN

MATLAB

Python

R

Job description

Great Remuneration + Salary Packaging + Benefits

Our established Coastal team delivers high-quality coastal engineering services to public and private sector clients across Australia and the broader APAC region. Our work spans oceanographic and coastal processes modelling, metocean monitoring and data collection, coastal vulnerability assessments, coastal monitoring and management, and coastal infrastructure design.

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior or Principal level Coastal Engineer to join our team, with the opportunity to be based in our Perth, Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane office. Flexible working arrangements are available, including working from home.

This is an opportunity to take a leading role in the delivery of complex coastal projects, provide technical leadership and build strong client relationships, while continuing to develop your career within a successful multidisciplinary consultancy.

Day-to-day tasks would involve:

• Leading the successful delivery of complex coastal engineering projects, ensuring technical excellence and high-quality outcomes
• Leading coastal process investigations comprising hydrodynamics, waves, sediment transport and water quality
• Managing coastal infrastructure projects from feasibility through to delivery, including condition assessments, coastal structure design, dredging, reclamation and sediment management
• Providing technical leadership and specialist coastal engineering advice to clients, project teams and emerging professionals
• Overseeing numerical modelling of oceanographic and coastal processes to inform infrastructure design, land use planning and environmental impact assessments
• Leading proposals, identifying new opportunities and contributing to the continued growth of our coastal engineering capability
• Building and maintaining strong, trusted relationships with clients and key stakeholders
• Collaborating with ports and maritime, water, marine science, and other technical disciplines to deliver integrated solutions for our clients
• Undertaking site inspections and fieldwork where required to support project delivery

To be successful for this role you’ll need:

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, ideally with a Coastal Engineering focus
• Significant experience in coastal engineering, with expertise across coastal processes, infrastructure assessment and engineering design
• Desirable to have demonstrated experience in coastal and marine data collection, environmental assessments and coastal structure condition assessments
• Strong knowledge of coastal and ocean modelling tools such as Delft3D, LITPACK, MIKE and SWAN, and an understanding of their appropriate applications
• Strong data analysis and post-processing skills using MATLAB, Python or R
• Proven experience managing complex coastal engineering projects and multidisciplinary project teams
• Strong commercial capability, including experience developing client relationships, winning work and preparing successful proposals
• Demonstrated experience in the assessment and design of coastal structures, including seawalls, breakwaters and groynes
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing and communication skills
• The ability to provide technical guidance and collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams

What we offer

• Along with a competitive salary we offer many other benefits to ensure your professional development & wellbeing is ongoing.
• Genuine Flexible Working Arrangements - Including work from home opportunities, provision for school term contracts, job sharing and part-time employment.
• Option to purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave.
• Learning and Talent Development Programs - Including Global programmes, online learning and on-the-job learning
• Mentoring for your own development and the opportunity to mentor others
• A friendly team environment, with dedicated and enthusiastic staff committed to producing high-quality service and deliverables
• Professional Memberships
• Salary Continuance Insurance (SCI)
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs
• Service Recognition AwardsEmployee Assistance Program

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites over 34,000 employees working in 450+ locations across six continents. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring buildings, energy, resources, water, environmental, transport and infrastructure projects to life.

Our work from initial project concept and planning through design, construction, and commissioning begins at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships.

Culture

Stantec is serious about healthy work-life balance, diversity, inclusion & equity, indigenous relations, innovation, community engagement, corporate sustainability, and social wellbeing. We have employee groups for women, LGBTQI+, neurodiversity, and more! Our employees play sport, fundraise, volunteer, learn, and have fun together.

We are committed to reconciliation and to building respectful relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We’re better together when different perspectives are welcomed and valued, and we’re committed to a workplace where everyone can belong and thrive. If you need any adjustments to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know.