Join Our Team as a Senior Coastal Engineer at APTIM

Are you passionate about making a difference in coastal management? APTIM, a global leader in environmental consulting and engineering, is excited to announce an immediate opening for a Senior Coastal Engineer in our vibrant Boca Raton, Florida office. As a key member of our Resilient Solutions Team, you'll work on cutting-edge projects that protect and enhance our coastlines. Our multidisciplinary team specialized in beach nourishment, shoreline protection, coastal resiliency, and living shoreline solutions.

At APTIM, you'll collaborate with talented engineers, biologists, geologists, surveyors, and CAD/GIS specialists to tackle a wide range of environmental and coastal challenges. We're looking for a dynamic senior coastal engineer with expertise in beach renourishment, inlet management, coastal structures, living shorelines, and coastal resiliency. In this role, you'll lead technical design services, drive business development, and mentor our talented coastal engineering staff.

This position offers tremendous growth and career development opportunities for a passionate and experienced engineer. If you're ready to make a lasting impact and advance your career with a forward-thinking company, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• The candidate selected will report to the Director of Civil and Coastal Engineering and have the opportunity to manage a diverse coastal engineering team and challenging restoration projects in Florida and along the US Gulf and East Coast
• Strong quantitative skillsets to support coastal/waterfront projects
• Lead project teams in conducting the design process for engineering projects from feasibility studies to detailed final designs
• Independently conduct engineering analyses and apply coastal engineering tools for the design and formulation of resilient coastal protection projects
• Perform project management activities in a lead role being responsible for scope, budget and schedule working in close coordination with 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 own 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 also working collaboratively as part of a team for larger or multi-disciplinary projects
• Independently manage multiple project schedules and deliverables
• Grow and lead existing and new client relationships

Representative Projects:

• Small- and large-scale beach renourishment projects utilize both dredge and truck haul methods
• Coastal and marine structures such as jetties, groins, bulkheads, seawalls, revetments, docks, boat ramps, breakwaters, and piers
• Living shoreline design and ecosystem restoration
• Adaptation plans, vulnerability assessments, and resiliency strategies

Basic Qualifications:

• 7 years of coastal engineering experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Coastal Engineering required
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in the State of Florida or the ability to be licensed within 90 days of hire
• In depth understanding of the coastal and marine environment in Florida
• Working knowledge of coastal numerical modeling software preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse data sets (preferred candidate will have some experience in any of the following: CAD, GIS, Matlab coding)
• Demonstrated technical and analytical skills in designing projects
• Demonstrated environmental permitting experience in any state (FL preferred)
• Demonstrated history of technical leadership, mentoring, and independent success
• Demonstrated strength in written and verbal communication skills suitable to a consulting environment
• Demonstrated ability to fluently communicate in spoken and written English
• Have a passion for working in a consulting firm environment on various types of projects
• Experience with preparation of proposals, selection presentations and business development
• Ability to travel in support of business and project activities (approx. 25%)
• Location will be in Boca Raton, FL

ABOUT APTIM

APTIM is committed to accelerating the transition toward a clean and efficient energy economy, building a sustainable future for our communities and natural world, and creating a more inclusive and equitable environment that celebrates the diversity of our communities. We specialize in environmental, resilience, and sustainability and energy solutions, as well as technical and data solutions, program management, and critical infrastructure. For every challenge our clients face, there is an opportunity for APTIM to innovate a fit-for-purpose solution that will raise your organization or community to a new standard of excellence.

What you can expect from APTIM:

• Work that is worthy of your time and talent
• Respect and flexibility to live a full life at work and at home
• Dogged determination to deliver for our clients and communities
• A voice in making our company better
• Investment into your personal and professional development

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay range for this position is $155K-$185K. Compensation depends on several factors including: experience, education, key skills, geographic location of the position, client requirements, external market competitiveness, and internal equity among other employees within APTIM.

Employee Benefits

Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC is committed to providing an extensive range of benefits that protect and promote the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families through the APTIM Benefits Marketplace https://aptim.makeityoursource.com/.

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance: Through the marketplace, our employees can choose benefits from five metallic levels and 10 carriers to find the right benefits that work for them in their location.
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) APTIM offers three 401k plans through the Aon Pooled Employer Plan (PEP). The specific plan you are eligible for depends on the business unit you are in. The details of the largest plan are found here:
• APTIM 2025 401(k) Plan Features (makeityoursource.com)
• APTIM - Helpful Documents
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave (eligibility based on company policy and applicable law)

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