Coastal Engineer/Scientist

Location

Fairfax, VA | United States

Job description

Dewberry has an excellent opportunity for an Entry to Mid-level Coastal Engineer or Scientist in our resilience practice.

Location of the selected person is flexible; however, Virginia, North Carolina, or Florida offices are preferred.

The candidate will collaborate with our multi-disciplinary team of engineers, scientists, planners, and data scientists in our Resilience Solutions Group. This group has delivered award-winning products for a wide range of projects in the resilience space. The candidate will have the opportunity to apply their skillset to efforts that encompass numerical and geospatial modeling of hazards, coastal processes including episodic and long-term erosion, future condition assessments, including sea level rise, evaluation of flood reduction concepts, analytical approaches and product development to support hazard awareness, risk assessment, and resilience planning. We have a strong backlog of diverse project opportunities with federal, state, and local clients in multiple geographies across the U.S. that provide exciting growth opportunities at the forefront of coastal resilience consulting. This position provides the opportunity to grow into a leadership position and subject matter expert in their field.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

• Leverage coastal process and dynamics expertise to lead or support technical needs of diverse projects across the municipal, state, and federal markets.
• Lead or contribute to the development of analytical approaches to meet project requirements.
• Productively collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, planners, and scientists for integrated project delivery.
• Participate in client and public engagement meetings.
• Develop reports, provide formal and informal presentations to clients.
• Demonstrate subject matter leadership and professional development through external publications and professional organizations.

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in coastal, ocean or marine engineering or sciences, or related field with demonstrated expertise in coastal dynamics.
  
• 1 to 7 years of experience.
  
• Experience with applied approaches for data and statistical analyses, modeling and/or product development of coastal dynamics and/or systems.
  
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.
  
• Experience with coastal modeling software and analytical packages.
  
• Experience with FEMA Coastal flood studies and knowledge of FEMA’s Guidelines and Specifications is a plus
  
• Proficiency in data integration through use of analytical tools such as GIS, Matlab, Python, R, etc., preferred.
  
• Candidates should have demonstrated knowledge of the analysis of coastal dynamics, including water levels, waves, erosion etc. Preferred candidates will have experience evaluating coastal dynamics in the context of climate change and a fundamental understanding of inter-relationships between coastal dynamics and changes in the natural and built environments. Less experienced candidates will work under the direction of senior staff, whereas more experienced candidates may work independently.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employee’s. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

Must have a valid driver’s license, good driving record and ability to pass a driving record background check.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

* Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

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