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 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.

• Coastal restoration projects including marsh restoration and beach nourishment.
• Shoreline protection projects such as revetments and breakwaters.
• Navigation projects including dredging, marinas, and harbors.

We seek qualified coastal engineers with the ability to perform analysis and design of coastal restoration projects, and expertise in wave growth and transformation, coastal and estuarine hydrodynamics, littoral processes, sediment transport, marine dredging, and basic geotechnical or structural systems. Expertise in creating plans and specifications, as well as project management, is a major plus.

Interested? Express interest by following the online "apply" prompts. 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. If we believe there is a match, we will contact you to explore all the opportunities that HDR can provide.

This 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.

Our employee‑ownership model is the guiding light of our organization. You will feel it every day; employee ownership shapes our culture and how we work together. It makes us accountable to ourselves and to each other. It’s our company, and our actions and engagement that make the difference.

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• United States – Texas – Corpus Christi
• United States – Texas
• 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 – Texas – Houston
• United States – Louisiana – Lafayette
• United States – Hawaii – Honolulu
• United States – Mississippi – Jackson area
• 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
• Posted:
  Dec 11, 2025

• Entry level
• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Design Services

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