Lead Coastal Engineer

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🕒 April 1

🐊 Florida – Remote

🐊 Florida – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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The Foth Companies

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1938

Engineering • Environmental Science • Consulting

The Foth Companies is a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with over 85 years of experience. They specialize in a diverse range of services including automation, aviation, coastal and waterfront engineering, and dredging, among others. The company provides engineering for product manufacturing, environmental science, geospatial services, logistics, mining, and transportation projects. Foth offers strategic consulting and planning, with a focus on regulatory compliance, solid waste services, and water and wastewater projects. The firm operates across North America and globally, collaborating with communities and private industries to create transformational projects. Foth is recognized for its employee-centric culture and emphasis on innovation and positive community impact, making it a magnet for top engineering and scientific talent.

📋 Description

• Lead with Expertise: Take the helm as lead your team on diverse waterfront and coastal projects, guiding client interaction, design, and execution with your knowledge and creativity • Innovate and Implement: Stay ahead of the curve by identifying and implementing cutting-edge design and engineering technologies that set new industry standards • Analyze and Design: Use your skills to perform intricate calculations and analyses, crafting and reviewing design drawings for a variety of beach nourishment and shoreline stabilization projects • Drive Projects to Success: Collaborate with Project Managers to oversee project lifecycles, ensuring budgets, schedules, and quality standards are met • Craft and Contribute: Develop comprehensive analytical and construction documents and contribute to Foth's growing technical library in coastal engineering • Engage and Expand: Play a pivotal role in client relations and business development, from crafting compelling proposals to nurturing lasting relationships. Communicate complex topics to non-technical stakeholders effectively

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Ocean, or Coastal Engineering or related engineering degree from an EAC/ABET accredited program • 10+ years of coastal engineering experience in the areas of feasibility, design, and/or construction management • Professional Engineer license (or ability to obtain within 12 months of hire) • Master’s degree in Coastal or Oceanographic Engineering from an EAC/ABET-accredited program (preferred) • 10+ years of experience, preferably within a coastal engineering consultancy (preferred) • Experience integrating engineering and environmental sciences across coastal projects (preferred) • Experience preparing project deliverables, including scopes of work, cost proposals, procurement responses (RFQs/RFPs), construction documents (plans and specifications), and technical reports (preferred) • Experience with construction processes, field and construction inspection, and contract management for coastal projects such as beach nourishment, shoreline stabilization, coastal structures, and dredging/disposal (preferred) • Proficiency in numerical modeling and coastal analysis tools (e.g., Delft3D, MIKE21/DHI, SMS, ADCIRC, XBeach, UNIBEST, SWAN) and mapping/design software (e.g., AutoCAD, MATLAB, Python, ArcGIS, Grapher, Surfer) (preferred) • Experience leading geotechnical investigations and designing sand borrow areas for beach renourishment (preferred) • Demonstrated success navigating State and Federal regulatory processes, including permitting, compliance, and funding grant applications (including post-storm disaster assessments) (preferred) • Experience developing and presenting technical work at conferences or professional seminars (preferred).

🏖️ Benefits

• Join our team and experience the Foth difference that contributes to our impressive 92+% member retention rate! Learn more at foth.com/careers. • Collaborate with a respected team. • Opportunity to shape resilient shorelines while building lasting client relationships. • Employee-owned firm that values flexibility, expertise, and continuous learning.