Lead Coastal Engineer — Waterfront Design & Analysis

The Foth Companies; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Foth Companies seeks a Lead Coastal Engineer to steer complex coastal and waterfront projects from inception through delivery. You will coordinate resources, mentor junior staff, support permitting, and serve as a client-facing technical expert.

Responsibilities include numerical modeling, data analysis, design calculations, and producing reports and construction documents. Based in Jacksonville with potential Palm Beach County consideration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Civil/Ocean/Coastal Eng from ABET accredited program.
• Professional Engineer license or ability to obtain within 12 months.
• 10+ years coastal engineering experience in feasibility, design or construction management.

Responsibilities

• Lead coastal and waterfront projects from inception to delivery.
• Coordinate resources, support permitting and construction efforts.
• Mentor junior staff and serve as client-facing technical expert.
• Develop reports, construction documents, and design calculations.
• Engage in business development and client relationship building.
• Communicate complex results clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Coastal engineering

Project management

Mentoring junior staff

Client-facing

Communication

Numerical modeling

Team leadership

Proposal writing

Regulatory navigation

Technical reporting

Education

Bachelor's in Civil/Ocean/Coastal Eng, ABET accredited

Professional Engineer license or able to obtain within 12 months

Master's in Coastal/Oceanographic Eng (preferred)

Tools

Delft3D

MIKE21/DHI

SMS

ADCIRC

XBeach

UNIBEST

SWAN

AutoCAD

MATLAB

Python

ArcGIS

Grapher

Surfer

Job description

The Foth Companies seeks a Lead Coastal Engineer to steer complex coastal and waterfront projects from inception through delivery. You will coordinate resources, mentor junior staff, support permitting, and serve as a client-facing technical expert.

Responsibilities include numerical modeling, data analysis, design calculations, and producing reports and construction documents. Based in Jacksonville with potential Palm Beach County consideration.