Coastal Hydrodynamics & Flood Modeling Engineer

WSP in the U.S.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Coastal & Hydrodynamic Modeling Engineer to join our Water Resources and Coastal Engineering practice in New York City. The role focuses on coastal resilience, flood risk management, waterfront infrastructure, and climate adaptation through advanced hydrodynamic modeling and sediment transport.

Based in our NYC office with the option to work from other NY state locations, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop, calibrate, and apply numerical models,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Coastal Engineering, or related field.
• PE license in NY or ability to obtain via comity within a defined period.
• 4–6 years of professional experience in coastal/water resources engineering or hydrodynamic modeling.
• 2+ years of project experience in NYC or NY metro area is a plus.
• Experience developing, calibrating, validating, and applying numerical models for coastal/estuarine/urban flood systems.
• Experience evaluating coastal flooding, storm surge, tidal processes, sea level rise, waves, or sediment transport.
• Proficiency with coastal/hydraulic modeling platforms listed above.

Responsibilities

• Develop, calibrate, validate, and apply numerical hydrodynamic, coastal, and flood models for planning and design.
• Perform coastal flooding, storm surge, sea level rise, tidal hydraulics, waves, sediment transport analyses.
• Support coastal resilience planning and waterfront infrastructure design.
• Analyze geospatial, hydrologic, hydraulic, meteorological, and oceanographic datasets.
• Prepare technical memoranda, reports, model documentation, graphics, and client presentations.
• Collaborate with engineers, scientists, planners, and GIS specialists across practices.
• Participate in field investigations and data collection efforts.
• Contribute to model QA/QC and internal modeling practices.
• Support proposal development and client-facing technical discussions.

Skills

Coastal engineering

Hydrodynamic modeling

GIS

Technical writing

Verbal communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's in Civil/Water Resources/Coastal Engineering

Professional Engineer license in NY or comity

Tools

EFDC+

ADCIRC

Delft3D

MIKE 21

SWAN

HEC-RAS 1D/2D

CMS

Job description

WSP USA is seeking a Coastal & Hydrodynamic Modeling Engineer to join our Water Resources and Coastal Engineering practice in New York City. The role focuses on coastal resilience, flood risk management, waterfront infrastructure, and climate adaptation through advanced hydrodynamic modeling and sediment transport.

Based in our NYC office with the option to work from other NY state locations, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop, calibrate, and apply numerical models,