Leadership and Technical ’s Coastal Engineering Program

Leadership and Technical Opportunities in HDR’s Coastal Engineering Program

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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 demonstrates the breadth of our expertise across architecture, federal, transportation, and water resources. Our nationally coordinated, locally delivered coastal engineers lead 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. Familiarity with wave growth and transformation, coastal and estuarine hydrodynamics, littoral processes, sediment transport, marine dredging, and basic geotechnical or structural systems is preferred.

Interested? Express interest by following the online "apply" prompts. You are encouraged to provide a resume and a brief note outlining general geographic locations of interest. Your information will be reviewed by HDR’s Coastal Leadership team and our talent acquisition team. This action is a general expression of interest and is not considered an application for a specific position.

• Locations:
  United States – Corpus Christi, Texas;
  United States – Texas – Houston;
  United States – Louisiana – Metairie;
  United States – Washington – Bellevue;
  United States – Massachusetts – Boston;
  United States – Oregon;
  United States – California – Long Beach;
  United States – Alabama – Mobile;
  United States – Hawaii;
  United States – North Carolina – Wilmington;
  United States – New York – New York;
  United States – Alaska;
  United States – Florida;
  United States – Louisiana – Lafayette;
  United States – Hawaii – Honolulu;
  United States – Mississippi – Jackson;
  United States – South Carolina – Charleston;
  United States – Oregon – Portland;
  United States – Washington;
  United States – North Carolina;
  United States – Florida – Jacksonville;
  United States – Alaska – Anchorage;
  United States – Washington – Seattle;
  United States – Florida – Tampa;
  United States – California;
  United States – Mississippi;
  United States – Massachusetts.
• Industry: Water.
• Schedule:
  
  Full-time.
• Employee Status:
  Regular.
• Seniority level:
  Entry level.
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time.
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology;
  Industries:
  Design Services.
• Job posting date:
  Dec 11, 2025.

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