Coastal Specialist

Overview

Are you a technically strong coastal engineer ready to take ownership of projects and help shape the next generation of talent on your team? Do you enjoy solving complex problems at the interface of land and water? Are you a collaborative team player who builds strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders?

If you're looking to grow your technical leadership, mentor junior staff, and contribute meaningfully to diverse and challenging coastal projects, this opportunity is for you. With excellent communication skills and a problem-solving mindset, you will thrive in our collaborative, fast-paced, and supportive environment.

Your opportunity

Dillon’s Water Resources discipline is looking for an Intermediate Coastal Engineer/Designer to join our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to lead and contribute to challenging coastal projects, mentor junior staff, and deliver clients a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. This position is available at our Saint John and Halifax offices
. We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Coordination and Design

• Lead and support coastal engineering projects, providing technical guidance to project teams on multidisciplinary projects.
• Manage and coordinate coastal engineering projects, including coastal erosion and protection, coastal flooding assessments, port and harbour development, and shoreline management planning.
• Conduct and oversee hydrotechnical assessments for coastal environments, including wave transformation, storm surge modeling, and tidal analysis.
• Take ownership of the coastal engineering components of diverse multidisciplinary projects, from small studies to large-scale infrastructure developments.
• Plan, develop, and execute field investigations, data collection programs, and monitoring programs for coastal projects.
• Prepare technical reports, design drawings, specifications, and cost estimates, with limited oversight from senior staff.
• Liaise effectively with clients, regulators, and multidisciplinary project teams, including engineers, environmental scientists, planners, and other technical specialists.
• Support proposal development, including scoping, work planning, and fee estimation for coastal engineering pursuits.

Mentorship and Team Development

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and designers, supporting their growth and professional development.
• Review work prepared by junior staff and provide constructive feedback to ensure technical quality.
• Contribute to building internal coastal engineering capacity through knowledge sharing, training, and the development of standards and best practices.

Learning and Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development.
• Contribute to Dillon's corporate profile through active participation in professional associations, conferences, and committees.

• Undergraduate degree or diploma in civil, environmental, coastal engineering, or a closely related engineering field from an accredited university or college. A graduate degree in coastal engineering or a related discipline is considered an asset.
• Four to seven years of relevant work experience, preferably in the consulting industry.
• Eligibility for, or registration as, a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with a Canadian provincial regulatory body is considered an asset.

• Proficiency with scripting software such as Matlab or Python for data analysis, automation, and post-processing of model results.
• Demonstrated experience with Delft3D and/or other coastal hydrodynamic and numerical modeling suites (e.g., MIKE
  21, SWAN, XBeach, ADCIRC).
• Hands‑on experience leading or contributing to project design and/or construction involving coastal structures, ecosystem restoration, and/or navigation and dredging.
• Working knowledge of design guidelines, codes, and standards related to coastal and marine engineering (e.g., CIRIA, USACE Coastal Engineering Manual, PIANC).
• Proven ability to clearly document the basis of…