Structural Engineer - Waterfront - Marine

Structural Engineer
- Waterfront
- Marine

Locations: Watertown, MA;
Boston, MA;
Portland, ME;
Providence, RI;
Williamsburg, VA.

We are actively looking for Senior Level Waterfront Engineers to join our growing team. This fully supported role offers some flexibility on location within our footprint. The position will assist with the planning, permitting, and design of waterfront and coastal infrastructure throughout the country, including marinas, piers, bulkheads, seawalls, revetments, marine terminal structures, and living shoreline stabilization.

The ideal candidate has technical experience in designing and permitting a variety of waterfront projects and is a licensed professional engineer. They will join a high performing team providing clients with multidisciplinary, science‑based solutions to coastal management challenges such as coastal/waterfront engineering, flood risk, resiliency and adaptation, and dredged material management.

• Support ongoing waterfront/coastal practice projects and business development efforts.
• Assist in developing qualifications and proposals for waterfront infrastructure and coastal resilience RFPs.
• Assist and ultimately manage engineering analysis, preliminary and detail design of waterfront/coastal structures.
• Assist and ultimately manage projects (scope, budget, schedule), work with sub‑consultants and team members, and assure quality control throughout project execution, including:
  • Design and permitting of waterfront developments such as piers, marinas and boardwalks.
  • Analysis and design of structures for flood and erosion control (seawalls, bulkheads, revetments, breakwaters, wave fences, fendering) and private and recreational structures (fishing piers, marina docking structures, boat launch ramps).
  • Contributing to living shoreline erosion solutions designs.
  • Conducting and 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 reports.

• B.S. in Civil, Structural, Waterfront, or Coastal Engineering. M.S. degree preferred.
• 8–11 years of experience in waterfront engineering, including geotechnical and structural analysis.
• Professional Engineer license required, or ability to obtain within six months.
• Knowledge of regulatory processes in Rhode Island preferred.
• Experience delivering projects for federal, state, and local coastal agencies (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.

Salary: $115,000–$150,000, based on qualifications, education, and experience.

Meaningful work on complex projects with real community impact; collaborative inclusive culture; support for skill growth; learning and development; best‑in‑class benefits; flexible hybrid work environment.

We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.