Leadership and Technical ’s Coastal Engineering Program

Leadership and Technical Opportunities in HDR’s Coastal Engineering Program

Employee-owned HDR is currently seeking qualified individuals to provide project, geographic and technical leadership in our growing coastal engineering and restoration program.

Our portfolio of award‑winning coastal projects shows the depth and breadth of our team’s expertise across the broader interdisciplinary markets of architecture, federal, transportation, and water resources. Our nationally coordinated, locally delivered coastal engineers are leading the way to solve the nation’s toughest coastal engineering and restoration issues. HDR is ranked #5 in ENR's 2025 Top Water Design Firm rankings.

We are seeking qualified coastal engineers with the ability to perform analysis and design of coastal restoration projects including marsh restoration and beach nourishment; shoreline protection projects including revetments and breakwaters; and navigation projects including dredging, marinas, and harbors. Expertise in creating plans and specifications, as well as project management, is a major plus.

• Wave growth and transformation
• Coastal and estuarine hydrodynamics
• Littoral processes
• Sediment transport
• Marine dredging
• Basic geotechnical or structural systems

Primary

Location:

United States - Texas - Corpus Christi

Other Locations: United States - Texas, Louisiana, Washington, Massachusetts, Oregon, California, Alabama, Hawaii, North Carolina, New York, Alaska, Florida, etc.

Express interest by following the online "apply" prompts. You are encouraged to provide a resume and brief note outlining general geographic locations of interest. Your information will be reviewed by HDR’s Coastal Leadership team and our talent acquisition team. If we believe there is a match, we will contact you to explore all the opportunities that HDR can provide.

This action is a general expression of interest and is not considered an application for a specific position. You are also encouraged to search our job board and apply directly to specific openings that interest you.

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