Senior Coastal Engineer: Lead Dredging & Resilience

HDR; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Coastal Engineer (PE) to lead dredging, navigation, beach nourishment, and coastal restoration initiatives within HDR's Water Business Group. You will mentor teams, manage complex projects, and deliver engineering plans, reports, and client deliverables for coastlines across the United States.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering, 10+ years of Water Resources experience, and a PE license.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent field.
• Minimum of 10 years Water Resources experience.
• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the position location (e.g., PE or P.Eng.).
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a project team.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant in our employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis and design for dredging, navigation, beach nourishment, and coastal restoration projects.
• Develop channel layouts and alignments; borrow area design and dredging production estimates; placement area designs.
• Provide project and task management on complex assignments.
• Perform and oversee advanced wave, sediment transport, and hydraulic and hydrologic modeling; coastal project and channel development design.
• Lead preparation of engineering plans, specifications, and design calculations; technical reports and client deliverables.
• Collect, analyze, and present data to clients, stakeholders, and in public forums.
• Manage and mentor multidisciplinary teams on medium to large projects; serve as Project Manager on larger efforts as needed.
• Support business development by preparing proposals, scopes of work, and cost estimates.

Skills

Coastal engineering

HPC experience

AI in coastal modeling

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent field

Masters or PhD in Coastal, Ocean, or Civil engineering

Job description

HDR in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Coastal Engineer (PE) to lead dredging, navigation, beach nourishment, and coastal restoration initiatives within HDR's Water Business Group. You will mentor teams, manage complex projects, and deliver engineering plans, reports, and client deliverables for coastlines across the United States.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering, 10+ years of Water Resources experience, and a PE license.