Senior Coastal Engineer

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm. We plan, design, permit, mitigate, and restore for projects across our communities, infrastructure systems, open spaces, and wildlands. We are 50 years strong in 21 offices across California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Southeastern United States.

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) seeks a highly experienced Senior Coastal Engineer to provide leadership for ESA’s coastal engineering practice with staff located throughout the Northern CA area. We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic team member with 20+ years of work experience, a passion for coastal processes and engineering with nature, and the desire to help lead, train and mentor our top-notch coastal engineering group.

Who You Are

• A professionally licensed coastal engineer with 20+ years of professional experience designing and managing coastal engineering projects with an emphasis on nature-based solutions, coastal resilience, and flood management along the Pacific Coast.
• You have led and managed complex coastal engineering tasks/projects that have included preparing engineering evaluations, flooding and/or erosion studies, technical reports, design plan sets, specifications, cost estimates, construction schedules and construction support. You are highly familiar with all the engineering steps to get from concept to construction bid package, including working closely with related engineering fields such as geotechnical, structural, and hydraulic engineers and landscape architects.
• You have led, managed, mentored, and/or supervised multidisciplinary design and engineering teams including delegating and guiding Engineers through simple to complex tasks. You are an effective communicator who fosters teamwork and inclusion, and shares knowledge and expertise with more junior staff through mentoring and direct supervision.  You have provided senior engineer review and oversight on large-scale coastal engineering projects, with an emphasis on Living Shorelines, nature-based solutions and multi-benefit flood and erosion protection.
• You hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher in coastal engineering or a closely related discipline, and have a Professional Engineers license in California, Washington, and/or Oregon.

What You Will Do for ESA

• Help plan, design and/or manage a wide of array of challenging and exciting projects including Living Shorelines design, ecosystem restoration, climate change resilience, fisheries habitat enhancement, engineering with nature, and coastal flood & erosion management.  
• As a senior leader, contribute to annual and long-term strategic planning for our coastal engineering and coastal resilience practice.  In addition, cultivate best practices; facilitate knowledge sharing and technical training; mentor and manage more junior staff; and develop and oversee implementation of engineering QA/QC protocols specific for coastal engineering and wave analysis. 
• Help manage workflow and make staffing and recruitment recommendations.  Collaborate with other engineers, hydrologists, fluvial geomorphologists, landscape architects, ecologists, biologists, and other specialists in advancing coastal engineering and habitat restoration approaches and other project solutions from concept to implementation. 
• Thrive in a fast-paced, challenging environment and be able to manage multiple responsibilities and deadlines, while working on a team or independently.
• Be located in one of ESA’s Regions: Northern California and/or Pacific Northwest.

What’s Special About ESA

Joining ESA means becoming part of a close-knit team of environmental professionals who contribute to outstanding projects, improve environmental stewardship, and advance a more sustainable and resilient future for our communities and wild places.

At ESA, we provide benefits such as medical, dental, and vision insurance (paid at 70% for you AND your family), annual allocations of company shares through our ESOP, a 401(k) plan with company match, annual performance-based bonuses, and paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays, to name a few.

We also provide specific programs whether you want to further your technical expertise, sharpen your business acumen, or help lead the next generation of employee-owners. We want to support you in reaching your career goals through tuition reimbursement, professional development bonuses, and attendance at conferences.

What’s Special About ESA’s Coastal Engineering Group

Our Coastal Engineering team is leading efforts throughout the West and Gulf Coasts to understand the increasing vulnerability of our shores, infrastructure, and commun