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VHB

Waterfront Engineer – Mid to Senior Level

VHB, Springfield, Massachusetts, us, 01119

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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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