Senior Coastal Engineer

Freese and Nichols; Jacksonville (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule up to 40% remote

Annual bonus

Overtime pay for salaried employees

Company cabins in NM and NC

Job summary

Freese and Nichols invites a Senior Coastal Engineer to join our Western Gulf Coast team, leading coastal and navigation projects from planning through construction. The role supports growth along the U.S.

Gulf and Atlantic Coasts and offers locations across multiple Texas and Florida sites, with a hybrid schedule up to 40% remote. You will mentor staff, guide technical decisions, manage client relationships, and lead proposals while expanding services geographically and technically.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Professional Engineer license in Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic coast states.
• 10+ years of engineering and design experience.
• Experience delivering projects for and working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Project management experience leading delivery teams and coordinating with clients and regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead coastal and navigation planning, engineering, design, and construction-phase services.
• Guide project delivery decisions related to technical approach, cost estimating, scheduling, resourcing, safety, and subcontractor coordination.
• Manage and mentor coastal engineering staff while supporting their professional growth.
• Build relationships with current and prospective clients and lead proposals and statements of qualifications.
• Support strategic growth initiatives that expand services geographically and technically across federal, state, local, port, NGO, and private sector clients.
• Oversee multidisciplinary project execution for coastal restoration, beach nourishment, shoreline protection, dredging, coastal structures, hazard analyses, hydrodynamic modeling, and coastal process analyses.

Skills

Project management

Client relations

Mentoring staff

Proposal development

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

CAD

ArcGIS

Hydrodynamic modeling

Job description

Freese and Nichols is seeking Senior Coastal Engineer to join our team in the Western Gulf Coast. As Senior Coastal Engineer , you will lead coastal and navigation projects that span planning, design, and construction-phase services while helping expand our work along the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic Coasts.

This position is open to the following locations: Houston, TX; Pearland, TX; Corpus Christi, TX; New Orleans, LA; Tampa, FL; Jacksonville, FL or Orlando, FL

What You’ll Do

• Lead project management and/or senior technical oversight for coastal and navigation planning, engineering, design, and construction-phase services
• Guide project delivery decisions related to technical approach, cost estimating, scheduling, resourcing, safety, and subcontractor coordination
• Manage and mentor coastal engineering staff while supporting their professional growth
• Build relationships with current and prospective clients and lead proposals and statements of qualifications
• Support strategic growth initiatives that expand services geographically and technically across federal, state, local, port, NGO, and private sector clients
• Oversee multidisciplinary project execution for coastal restoration, beach nourishment, shoreline protection, dredging, coastal structures, hazard analyses, hydrodynamic modeling, and coastal process analyses

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Professional Engineer license in one or more states along the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic coast
• 10+ years of engineering and design experience
• Experience delivering projects for and working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Project management experience leading delivery teams and coordinating with clients and regulatory agencies

Preferred

• 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, and dredging projects
• Experience leading strategic initiatives to develop business with new clients and in new geographic locations
• Experience overseeing construction plans and graphics prepared in CAD and ArcGIS

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values ( L earn continuously, E ngage as family, A ct with integrity, D eliver quality, and S erve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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