Jr. Coastal Engineer

Are you passionate about making a difference in coastal Engineering? APTIM, a global leader in environmental consulting and engineering, is excited to announce an opening for a Junior Coastal Engineer (Entry to Mid-Level) in our Boca Raton, FL office. As part of our Resilient Solutions Team, you'll contribute to projects that protect and enhance our coastlines while gaining invaluable experience working alongside some of the industry's leading professionals.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer who is passionate about protecting coastlines, enhancing community resilience, and working on meaningful projects such as beach nourishment, shoreline protection, living shorelines, and coastal resiliency strategies.

You will collaborate with senior engineers, biologists, geologists, surveyors, and CAD/GIS specialists on projects that make a lasting impact across Florida and the U.S. Gulf and East Coasts. This position offers tremendous growth and career development opportunities, with mentorship and support to help you advance toward your Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Job Overview:

APTIM is seeking a motivated, dynamic, and personable coastal engineer with experience in beach renourishment, inlet management studies, coastal structures, living shorelines, and coastal resiliency. Opportunities beyond the previous list may also be possible. This position has tremendous growth and career development potential for a passionate and experienced engineer.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Strong quantitative skillsets to support coastal/waterfront projects, including beach nourishment and/or coastal structures.
• Independently conduct engineering analyses and apply coastal engineering tools for the design and formulation of resilient coastal protection projects.
• Contribute to project teams in conducting the design process for engineering projects from conceptual design to detailed final designs.
• Prepare standard contract documents, such as technical specifications, engineering reports, regulatory applications, and other technical documents.
• Participate in business development activities and write proposals.
• Coordinate work with other coastal engineers and professionals within and outside own discipline and with support services staff.
• Conduct field work including site inspections, surveys, and construction observations.
• Interpret contract documents and perform contract administration.
• Manage individual tasks and small projects while also working collaboratively as part of a team for larger or multi-disciplinary projects.
• Independently manage multiple project schedules and deliverables
• Professionally communicate with clients.

• Bachelor's degree in Coastal or Civil or Environmental Engineering required.
• Engineer Intern (EI/EIT) certification, or ability to obtain within 6 months. With plans to pursue Professional Engineer license.
• 0--4 years of relevant coastal or civil engineering experience.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD or Civil 3D.
• Exposure to coastal processes modeling or hydraulic software is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to work with diverse data sets (CAD, GIS, coding tools).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills suited for a consulting environment.
• Willingness to travel (up to 20--25%) for fieldwork and project support.
• Passion for coastal and environmental engineering and interest in long-term career development in the field.

ABOUT APTIM

APTIM enhances the quality of the environment, wellbeing of people, resilience of communities, and opportunity for employees to make a difference, not just a living. A leading professional solutions firm, we specialize in environmental, sustainability, resilience, and infrastructure solutions. Our team of experts provide these integrated solutions for forward-thinking government agencies, commercial and industrial clients, and energy customers. Together, we create sustainable and resilient communities for all.