Senior Coastal Engineer

Are you a Senior Coastal Engineer looking to join one of the top companies in the Environmental Services industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have coastal engineering experience?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work onsite with our client in Boca Raton, FL. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• This position will be the technical lead on coastal engineering design services, provide leadership in business development, and assist in managing and mentoring existing coastal engineering staff.
• This position has tremendous growth and career development potential for a passionate and experienced engineer.
• The candidate selected will report to the Director of Coastal Sciences and Engineering and have the opportunity to manage a diverse coastal engineering team and challenging restoration projects.
• Lead project teams in designing engineering projects, from feasibility studies to detailed final designs.
• Independently conduct engineering analyses and apply coastal engineering tools to design and formulate resilient coastal protection projects.
• Perform project management activities in a lead role, responsible for scope, budget, and schedule, working in close coordination with the project team, sub-consultants, and client.
• Prepare standard contract documents, such as technical specifications, engineering reports, regulatory applications, and other technical documents.
• Participate in business development and marketing activities and write proposals targeting various coastal engineering opportunities in the region.
• Contributing to and providing presentations for conferences and technical organizations.
• Coordinate work with other coastal engineers and professionals within and outside one's discipline and with support services staff.
• Conduct field work including site inspections, surveys, and construction observations.
• Collaborate on building innovative tools, technology, and products.
• Interpret contract documents and perform contract administration.
• Manage individual tasks and small projects while working collaboratively for larger or multi-disciplinary projects.
• Independently manage multiple project schedules and deliverables.
• Grow and lead existing and new client relationships.
• Small- and large-scale beach renourishment projects utilize dredge and truck haul methods.
• Coastal and marine structures include jetties, groins, bulkheads, seawalls, revetments, docks, boat ramps, breakwaters, and piers.
• Living shoreline design and ecosystem restoration.
• Adaptation plans and resiliency strategies.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $135K - $165K/year.

Hours: 40 hours/week.

Length: Direct Placement.

Sounds like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Coastal Engineering.
• Minimum of 7 years of coastal engineering experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in CAD, GIS, and MATLAB coding.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience preparing proposals, selection presentations, and business development.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in beach renourishment, inlet management studies, coastal structures, living shorelines, and coastal resiliency.

• In-depth understanding of the coastal and marine environment.
• Working knowledge of coastal numerical modeling software.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse data sets.
• Demonstrated technical and analytical skills in designing projects.
• Demonstrated history of technical leadership, mentoring, and independent success.
• Demonstrated strength in written and verbal communication skills suitable for a consulting environment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate in spoken and written English fluently.
• Have a passion for working in a consulting firm environment on various projects.
• Good quantitative skillsets to support coastal/waterfront projects.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Willingness to travel in support of business and project activities.