Senior Coastal Engineer

** This position can sit anywhere in the state of Florida

DESCRIPTION

The candidate who fills this position will join a high-performing team that provides clients with multi-disciplinary numerical modeling, and engineering solutions to coastal engineering and flood risk challenges. The Senior Coastal Engineer will be integral to lead a multi-disciplinary modeling and data solutions team, developing innovative initiatives and products in flood risk, mentoring junior staff, and supporting our growing resiliency team.

The candidate who fills this position will be called upon to:

• Provide technical leadership to various national coastal engineering projects involving flood risk, numerical modeling, design, and mapping.
• Provide subject matter expertise to local and state agencies.
• Provide team leadership, mentoring and collaborate on developing a sustainable growth strategy.
• Support proposals targeting various coastal engineering opportunities in the region.
• Collaborate on building innovative tools and products to deliver project excellence and help with marketing.
• Collaborating with other members of the team across Michael Baker offices across the country on project execution.
• Working with open-source products to develop numerical tools and solutions.
• Writing reports and memorandums for a variety of different audiences.
• Contributing to and providing presentations for conferences and meetings

 

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS 

• Master’s degree in Coastal or Ocean Engineering or related field. 
• 8+ years of experience.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.)  license in the State of Florida, or the ability to obtain a FL P.E. license within six months of hire.
• Ability to apply the Coastal Engineering Manual.
• In depth understanding of the coastal and marine environment in Florida.
• Excellent computational hydrodynamic and wave modeling skills with experience in software such as ADCIRC, Delft3D, SWAN, WHAFIS, ArcGIS, XBeach
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with business development.
• Knowledge of FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program and experience implementing FEMA’s coastal flood hazard analysis and mapping methodologies.
• Strong time management with ability to multitask and prioritize competing project obligations.
• Experienced in Matlab, Python, and Fortran programming, and working with open-source software.
• Demonstrated history of technical leadership, mentoring, and independent success.

COMPENSATION
The approximate compensation range for this position is $107,921 to $150,136.  This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting.  Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.

 

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Based in Pittsburgh and with nearly 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.

We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.

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