Senior Coastal Engineer, Coastal Scientist, or Coastal Planner

Position

Stantec Consulting Services Inc. seeks a driven Senior Coastal Engineer, Coastal Scientist, or Coastal Planner to join our growing Coastal Engineering practice. The candidate will be a leader and mentor with a minimum of 10 years of coastal experience and located in the San Francisco Bay Area, where they will serve as the Practice’s on‑ground presence for coastal work in the SF Bay.

• Natural hazards and coastal flood risk management
• Coastal hydrodynamics and morphology
• Coastal vulnerability, and adaptation planning
• Design and analysis of coastal structures, ports, harbors, and waterways
• Coastal management, environmental restoration, and enhancement
• Nature‑based solutions to address coastal ecosystem restoration and sea‑level rise adaptation and resilience

• Provide leadership overseeing Stantec’s ongoing coastal work in the San Francisco Bay Area, and potentially throughout CA.
• Project management, including the development and management of scopes, schedule and budgets for coastal‑oriented projects and tasks.
• Participate and eventually lead proposal efforts for coastal engineering or adaptation projects.
• Contribute to Stantec’s business‑development efforts in coastal engineering, adaptation and planning in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Establish and grow Stantec’s connections to coastal clients by tracking business opportunities and developing relationships with clients.
• Work with and mentor junior staff.
• Oversee staff involved in coastal engineering and planning work.
• Develop coastal adaptation plans, engineering designs and modeling, and/or review the work of coastal staff.
• Communicate effectively and apply a high level of understanding of the principles and practices of coastal engineering, planning or adaptation.

• Master of Science degree in Civil, Coastal, Environmental Engineering, Planning, or related field with 10+ years of experience in one of the areas of expertise listed above, OR
• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil, Coastal, or Environmental Engineering, Planning, or related field with 15+ years of experience in one of the areas of expertise listed above.
• Demonstrated high level of understanding of the principles and practices of coastal engineering, planning or adaptation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to conduct effective client and agency presentations and produce written technical reports.
• Experienced in client engagement, business development and have an established professional network in SF Bay.
• Strong understanding and experience navigating the coastal regulatory and planning landscape in SF Bay.

• Current registration as Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in California.
• Strong project management experience, with the ability to organize and rally a diverse team to execute a scope on schedule and on budget.
• Have established relationships with potential clients and local public agencies.
• Track record of winning coastal engineering, adaptation or planning work in the SF Bay Area.

• Locations in NYC & CA (Bay Area) & NJ (RP)-$ - $ Annually

Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short‑term/long‑term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full‑time and part‑time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year.

In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining…