Senior Coastal Engineer (Contract)

Aldwych Consulting; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting is seeking a Senior Coastal Engineer to manage vital technical design work for significant UK infrastructure projects. The role requires a Chartered Engineer with experience in coastal structures and team management, aimed at delivering innovative engineering solutions and collaborating across disciplines. This is an opportunity to impact transformational programmes within a passionate team.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of relevant experience in coastal engineering design.
• Knowledge of standards such as BS6349 and EurOtop manual.
• Ability to manage design teams effectively for project success.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team for technical design work to high-quality standards.
• Prepare project briefs and manage timelines and budgets.
• Work with teams to deliver integrated design solutions.

Skills

Project Management

Team Leadership

Coastal Engineering Expertise

Numerical Modelling

Education

Chartered Civil Engineer

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Senior Coastal Engineer (Contract), London

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

17.06.2025

Expiry Date:

01.08.2025

Job Description:

Job ref: BBBH2495_1717757430 Published: about 4 hours ago

Job title: Senior Coastal Engineer - (C) - TEMP - National

Engagement type: On Payroll

Location: National

Start Date: June 2024

End date: 6-12 months

Hours per week: 40

Charge Rate per hour: Will compare to market rates and level of experience

Qualification required for this role: Chartered + 2yrs minimum

Expenses: Yes - Site visits etc; No - normal commute

Notice Period to Contractor: 2 weeks

Notice Period: 2 weeks

Vetting Level: Ideally C, however will depend on role

Shape the Future of our cities and environments.

Bring your skills to the mix as a Senior Coastal Engineer, you'll play a vital role in every aspect of coastal engineering on Transformational Programmes for critical UK infrastructure with opportunities to work on iconic engineering projects at home and abroad.

They specialise in all aspects of coastal engineering, within multiple challenging and engaging sectors such as Water, Aviation, Defence, Energy and Cities & Development. They continue to provide industry-leading coastal modelling and engineering solutions right through the project lifecycle, with value added through client-side support as well as construction phases. If being a part of a team with a passion for this industry is for you then we would love to talk to you.

Your Purpose

• Manage a team to undertake technical design work following relevant design standards and codes, and to high-quality levels.
• Prepare briefs, scopes of work, and input into bid proposals.
• Successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes.
• Work closely with teams in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.
• Adhere to quality assurance standards in design.

What you can bring

• Chartered Civil Engineer.
• Experience in design delivery, including multidisciplinary design.
• Sound knowledge in ocean waves, tidal theory, extreme value statistics, nearshore wave processes and sediment transport.
• Design experience of coastal structures such as flood defences, sea walls, breakwaters, revetments and beaches to appropriate codes and standards such as BS6349, EurOtop manual and rock manual.
• The ability to plan and direct others in the use of numerical modelling to simulate wave propagation, tidal flows hydrodynamics etc.