Coastal Engineer

A leading international engineering and environmental consultancy, operating across a diverse range of infrastructure, water, environmental and coastal projects, is looking to expand its coastal engineering team. With an established presence across the UK and internationally, the business works with a broad portfolio of public and private sector clients, delivering innovative and sustainable engineering solutions to complex environmental and infrastructure challenges.

The business is seeking an experienced Senior Coastal Engineer to join its growing team, with opportunities available across Scotland, the South East of England and Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Southern Ireland). This is an excellent opportunity to take a leading technical role in the delivery of coastal engineering projects, contributing to project development, technical design and the management of multidisciplinary teams. You will work across a varied portfolio of coastal protection, flood risk, shoreline management and coastal adaptation projects, supporting clients in addressing the challenges of climate change and rising sea levels.
 

Key Responsibilities & Requirements:

• A degree in Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Oceanography or a relevant engineering discipline.
   
• Significant experience within coastal engineering, ideally gained within an engineering or environmental consultancy.
   
• Experience delivering coastal engineering assessments, feasibility studies, technical reports and detailed engineering designs.
   
• Strong understanding of coastal processes, hydrodynamics, sediment transport, coastal erosion and flood risk management.
   
• Experience with coastal numerical modelling, such as wave, tidal, hydrodynamic or sediment transport modelling packages.
   
• Involvement in the design and assessment of coastal protection, sea defences, flood alleviation and shoreline management schemes.
   
• Experience managing projects, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and developing relationships with clients and key stakeholders.
   
• Chartered or working towards Chartered status with a relevant professional institution (ICE, CIWEM or equivalent).

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established international consultancy, work on technically challenging coastal projects and play a key role in the continued growth of its coastal engineering capabilities.