Senior or Principal Coastal Engineer

Senior or Principal Coastal Engineer Natural Systems Design
• Seattle, WA, US

Salary:
Senior: $120k - $130k, Associate Principal: $130k - $150k, Principal: $150k - $165k.

We are excited to announce an opportunity for a Senior or Principal level coastal engineer to join our team at NSD, a team of scientists and engineers who strive to have a positive impact through landscape scale restoration of ecosystems. We are looking for a mission driven and experienced individual to lead and grow the design side of our coastal program.

Founded in 2003, we are an interdisciplinary team of over 50 people with office locations in Seattle, Bellingham, and Port Angeles, Washington.

We are looking to expand our Coastal Group leadership as we grow our backlog of innovative coastal and nearshore analysis and restoration projects. This position is an excellent opportunity to provide leadership in your design practice with the support of our existing engineers and scientists including coastal geomorphologists, hydrologists, and biologists focused on ecosystem restoration. We work primarily with agencies, tribal clients, and non‑profits, providing them with coastal and nearshore expertise to restore more functional and resilient nearshore habitats.

• Coastal, nearshore, beach, lake shore, and estuary assessment and restoration
• Coastal structure and nature‑based design
• Coastal engineering, ecological assessment, and effectiveness monitoring
• Sea level rise/coastal flooding analysis, vulnerability assessment, and adaptation design

• Manage and deliver coastal and nearshore design projects.
• Provide leadership and strategic direction within our coastal group.
• Lead or co‑lead business development efforts tomaintainour relationships and position for new clients and projects.
• Mentor and develop junior engineering staff, fostering a culture of growth and excellence.

• Minimum
  10+ years of experience in coastal engineering.
• Proven track recordof project delivery for coastal and nearshore design projects.
• Management experience within an organization.
• Experience with project management on complex projects.
• Collaborative workstyle within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience with business development, proposal preparation, and project interviews.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and business development skills.
• A commitment to restoration and innovation in science‑led engineering solutions.
• Experience with nature‑based design solutions.
• Familiarity with gravel and mixed gravel‑sand beach dynamics and beach design.
• Experience with construction oversight of coastal projects
• Registered Washington PE or ability to receive within 6 months.

• Puget Sound region professional experience in coastal engineering.
• MS. or Ph.D. in coastal, civil, or ocean engineering, oceanography, or related discipline.
• Preferred candidates will have more than 15 years of coastal design project and management experience.
• Proficiency with analysis of aerial imagery data and other coastal mapping, LiDAR data, and long‑term
  
  MetOceandata.
• Proficiency of developing design concepts/alternatives in ACAD or other drafting software.
• Coastal modeling experience, including experience with SWAN,XBeach, Delft 3D,Gen Cade, USACE Coastal Modeling System, SMS, etc.
• Basic understanding of ESRI ArcGIS Pro, includingacquiringand importing geospatial and remote sensing data, geospatial analysis.
• Demonstrated understanding of and sensitivity to a range of perspectives on relationships and interconnections with the natural world and traditional cultures, such as local indigenous knowledge.

Seattle, Bellingham, or Port Angeles, Washington; and/or Remote

NSD is currently using a hybrid model of in‑office and remote work from home. For this position, our preferred candidate is located near one of our three office locations, but we are open to a fully remote working location anywhere in the Puget Sound Region for the right candidate with the commitment of some travel, when needed, to one of our Washington office locations and field sites.

NSD offers competitive salary and benefits, including…