Coastal Scientist​/Engineer

Overview

Michael Baker Intl. is looking for a coastal engineer / scientist to work alongside Dr. Scott Jenkins in our San Diego office. The goal is to learn under the tutelage of Dr. Jenkins while assisting him with his workload and his eventual succession.

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 candidate will be integral to lead a multi-disciplinary modeling and data solutions team, developing innovative initiatives and products in flood risk.

• Proposal writing, assistance with business development
• Staff supervision, recruitment, and training
• Project budgeting, scheduling, financial management, and client interaction
• Organizing and interpreting engineering data, engineering reports and technical documentation
• Engineering design of coastal structures (shore protection structures including breakwaters, nature-based solutions, revetments, scour protection, etc.)
• Environmental restoration (nature-based solutions such as living shorelines)
• Dredging/navigation projects
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead coastal design tasks or projects
• Demonstrated expertise in design and construction principles of coastal structures
• Proven ability to work collaboratively on multi-disciplinary teams

• Providing technical leadership to various national coastal engineering projects involving flood risk, numerical modeling, design, and mapping
• Conducting numerical modeling for simulating circulation, waves, water quality and sediment transport using ADCIRC, Delft3D, Delft3D-FM, SWAN and XBeach, etc.
• Working with open-source products to develop numerical tools and solutions
• Performing statistical and probabilistic risk analysis associated with coastal hazards
• Providing subject matter expertise to FEMA coastal flood risk studies
• Background in Fluid Mechanics
• Background in Coastal Processes and Coastal Models
• Fluency in Wave Refraction Diffraction Models, Sediment Transport Models, and Nearshore Current Models
• Fluency in EPA Mixing Models
• Fluency in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Models
• Experience in Solid Works 3-D CAD Modeling

The candidate needs to be proficientand/or familiar with the following processes:

• B.S. Degree in Engineering, or related discipline
• Postgraduate in Coastal Engineering or related field
• 10+ years of experience
• Current registration as Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to obtain within 1 year
• Demonstrated Technical Writing Skill

The approximate compensation range for this position is $97,593 to $153,000. 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.