VHB
Overview
We’re actively looking for a Mid-Senior Level Waterfront Engineer to join our growing team in New England. Location flexibility is available; Rhode Island or Massachusetts offices are preferred. This role supports planning, permitting and design of waterfront and coastal infrastructure, including marinas, piers, bulkheads, seawalls, revetments, marine terminals, and living shoreline stabilization. The successful candidate will have experience designing and permitting waterfront projects and be a licensed professional engineer, joining a multidisciplinary team delivering coastal management solutions including coastal/waterfront engineering, coastal flood risk, resiliency and adaptation design, and dredged material management.
Responsibilities
Support ongoing Waterfront/Coastal practice projects and business development efforts.
Assist in developing qualifications and proposals for waterfront infrastructure and coastal resilience-related RFPs.
Assist and, ultimately, manage and perform engineering analysis, preliminary and detailed design of waterfront/coastal structures.
Assist and, ultimately, manage projects (scope, budget, schedule) and collaborate with sub-consultants and team members, ensuring quality control throughout project execution, including:
Design and permitting of waterfront developments including piers, marinas and boardwalks
Analysis and design of flood and erosion control structures (seawalls, bulkheads, revetments, breakwaters), wave fences and fendering, and private/boardwalk recreation structures (fishing piers, marina docking, boat launches)
Contributing to living shoreline erosion solutions designs
Conducting and/or reviewing technical analyses and calculations
Completing mooring and berthing analyses and design
Dredging design and permitting
Preparation of project specifications, bid and contract documents
Construction contract administration
Site inspections and reporting
Qualifications
B.S. in Civil, Structural, Waterfront, or Coastal Engineering; MS degree preferred.
8-11 years of experience in Waterfront Engineering, including geotechnical and structural analysis; 11+ years’ experience preferred.
Professional Engineer designation required, or ability to obtain within 6 months.
Knowledge of regulatory processes in Rhode Island preferred.
Experience delivering projects for multiple Federal, state and local coastal agencies/clients; specific experience with USACE, FEMA, USGS, NOAA preferred.
Knowledge of FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program and experience implementing FEMA’s coastal flood hazard analysis and mapping methodologies.
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
Demonstrated technical and analytical skills, including technical writing and presentation abilities.
Benefits
Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation
Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects
Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards
Focus on learning, development, and career growth
Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace
VHB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging, supported by our core values, including diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
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Responsibilities
Support ongoing Waterfront/Coastal practice projects and business development efforts.
Assist in developing qualifications and proposals for waterfront infrastructure and coastal resilience-related RFPs.
Assist and, ultimately, manage and perform engineering analysis, preliminary and detailed design of waterfront/coastal structures.
Assist and, ultimately, manage projects (scope, budget, schedule) and collaborate with sub-consultants and team members, ensuring quality control throughout project execution, including:
Design and permitting of waterfront developments including piers, marinas and boardwalks
Analysis and design of flood and erosion control structures (seawalls, bulkheads, revetments, breakwaters), wave fences and fendering, and private/boardwalk recreation structures (fishing piers, marina docking, boat launches)
Contributing to living shoreline erosion solutions designs
Conducting and/or reviewing technical analyses and calculations
Completing mooring and berthing analyses and design
Dredging design and permitting
Preparation of project specifications, bid and contract documents
Construction contract administration
Site inspections and reporting
Qualifications
B.S. in Civil, Structural, Waterfront, or Coastal Engineering; MS degree preferred.
8-11 years of experience in Waterfront Engineering, including geotechnical and structural analysis; 11+ years’ experience preferred.
Professional Engineer designation required, or ability to obtain within 6 months.
Knowledge of regulatory processes in Rhode Island preferred.
Experience delivering projects for multiple Federal, state and local coastal agencies/clients; specific experience with USACE, FEMA, USGS, NOAA preferred.
Knowledge of FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program and experience implementing FEMA’s coastal flood hazard analysis and mapping methodologies.
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
Demonstrated technical and analytical skills, including technical writing and presentation abilities.
Benefits
Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation
Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects
Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards
Focus on learning, development, and career growth
Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace
VHB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging, supported by our core values, including diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
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