Principal Engineer – Coastal

Here at Mott MacDonald, we are experts in engineering, management, and development services supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. One of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves in our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through the connected thinking of our 20,000+ talented consultants. Sustainability and innovation are at the heart of all of our sectors which, in North America include Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We are currently hiring a principal coastal engineer with 15+ years of experience to join our West Coast engineering team. Mott MacDonald is a full-service engineering company focused on the development and rehabilitation of port and harbor infrastructure, dredging planning and design, planning and development of renewable energy projects, and improving coastal resiliency of coastal/port infrastructure and habitats. Typical projects include port infrastructure assessment and design, offshore wind enabling infrastructure project development, shoreline/habitat protection and stabilization, waterfront parks, and civil engineering.

Primary Job Responsibilities May Include

• Lead direction of both coastal engineering led, and multi-disciplinary projects.
• Lead concept, preliminary, and detailed design of coastal infrastructure and dredging.
• Civil engineering design, review of geotechnical assessments, hydraulics and hydrology, and other miscellaneous civil engineering tasks.
• Assessment of coastal processes such as currents, waves, storm surge, sediment transport, and coastal/estuarine morphology and compound flooding.
• Collaborate with multiple principals, managers, and project engineers to execute projects, develop clients and opportunities, and mentor mid and junior level staff.
• Support projects across the USA, Canada, and Caribbean as coastal design subject matter expert.
• Drive and oversee performance baseline management (scope, budget, schedule) and work with sub-consultants and team members and assure quality control of work throughout project execution and delivery.
• Collaborate with market leads and development managers to facilitate the successful identification and tracking of clients, opportunities, and proposals.
• Communicate effectively and interface with clients, regulatory agencies, stakeholders, and other Mott MacDonald professionals across the US and Canada.
• Collaboration with Mott MacDonald practices across North America and abroad and contribute to the development of technical excellence.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Coastal, Civil, and/or Ocean Engineering or related field.
• 15+ years of engineering design experience.
• Demonstrated experience and success with the development of statements of qualifications and other procurement processes.
• Demonstrated technical and analytical skills, including technical writing and presentation skills.
• Experience with industry standard analysis and design software.
• Experience with variety of client types, including state and federal government, and private entities.
• Experience in consulting engineering across entire lifecycle of project.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Experience with US standards and guidelines including: USACE, PIANC, ASCE, etc.
• Experience with industry standard coastal modeling tools.
• Desire to work in a team environment and to mentor and develop staff.
• Experience managing complex dredging, coastal and waterfront engineering projects.
• Engineering design experience in coastal or port engineering industry.
• P.E. License, or equivalent required.
• Flexibility to travel regionally.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Demonstrated teamwork and leadership skills.
• Communication and collaboration skills in a team setting to execute and manage project staff and subconsultants.
• Post-graduate degree in Coastal, Ocean, or Civil Engineering with a focus on Coastal, Hydraulic, Ocean or Port Engineering.
• Experience with coastal engineering design in urban settings such as shoreline protection, waterfront parks, shoreline restoration, flood control, navigation facilities, bulkheads, dredging, and recreational boating facilities.
• Experience in California, Oregon, and Washington.
• Experience in habitat creation and/or protection projects, and the application of coastal resiliency principles.
• Experience with environmental remediation dredging design and construction
• Familiar with design of navigation channels and marinas.
• Familiar with MIKE (or equivalent) suite of numerical modeling analysis tools.
• Desire to develop markets and accounts to support regional growth.
• Experience in working on teams of multidisciplinary, urban-focused flood protection and resiliency projects.
• Knowledge of best practices for marine and coastal construction.
• Experience with contractor engagement and constructability analysis of complex, multidisciplinary projects.
• Experience with leading the development of studies to support permitting (e.g., JARPA, No net rise study, Letter of Map Amendment, etc.).

Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don’t have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you!

Let’s discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Salary Range: $160,000 – $200,000

Benefits: 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, STD/LTD disability, holiday, PTO, parental leave and company paid life insurance

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Equal employment opportunity is the law.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.

Hybrid working policy

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

More About Mott MacDonald

We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.

Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence

Country: United States

Position Location: Seattle, WA / Portland, OR / San Ramon, CA / Los A

Contract Type: Regular (US only)

Work Pattern: Full Time

Sector: Transport

Discipline: Civil

Job Ref: 4188

Recruiter Contact: Adrienne Grego