Senior Coastal Engineer/Project Manager

Job Description

Step into Your New Role

Are you ready to wake up every day feeling inspired, excited about your job, and ready to make an impact? Are you looking for an opportunity where you can work with and mentor amazing creative colleagues? Meet Kleinfelder - one of the most sustainable companies in the world. The people we work with are incredible problem-solvers and solution-providers, and we want you to have a future here.

Kleinfelder is currently looking to hire a Senior Coastal Engineer/Project Manager to join our rapidly growing Coastal Engineering Solutions Practice. The successful candidate will be a leader and proven project manager with a minimum of 10 years of coastal experience. The preferred locations are Portland, ME, Manchester, NH or Boston, MA. Other office locations, as well as flexible office schedules, will be considered for the right driven candidate. This role would help lead and support a wide variety of coastal work across Kleinfelder's East Division.

Candidates are expected to lead our coastal services growth in the region and be an expert in the following areas:

• Natural Hazards and Coastal Risk
• Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology
• Coastal Zone Management, Environmental Restoration, and Enhancement
• Climate Change, Resilience Planning, and Sea Level Rise Impacts
• Coastal Engineering Design, including hard and soft shoreline design
• Construction oversight of coastal type projects

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrated high level of understanding coastal zone management, resilience planning, and related fields.
• Provides a high-level project management and leadership overseeing on-going projects in New England and surrounding areas.
• Leads business development opportunities and drives program growth in the region.
• Demonstrated ability to complete complex projects located in coastal environments.
• Provide team leadership at a program and project level and working with other staff to complete projects.
• Plans, schedules, conducts, or coordinates detailed phases of the coastal work in coastal/estuarine/marine related projects.
• Works closely with the Resiliency Practice Lead and other East Division Leadership to increase marketing and growth in the New England and East Coast regions.
• Prepares cost and project estimates, and schedules.
• Prepares or oversees the preparation of final documents/reports.
• Preparation of proposals and marketing efforts.
• Provide construction management and administrative services.
• Oversees and mentors' personnel involved in coastal investigations and planning work.
• Coordinates work with other coastal professionals within and outside own discipline, and with support services staff.
• Communicates effectively and applies with a high level of understanding the coastal zone management practices.

Qualifications:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to conduct effective client and agency presentations and written report preparation.
• Current registration as Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM), or Science Professional.
• Experience designing, permitting, and/or implementing living shorelines, salt marsh restoration, or other coastal nature-based solutions

• Experience working with municipal sector and public agency clients, and/or regional utilities and service providers
• Sustainability credentials and experience with resiliency program development and project implementation (e.g., WEDG, ENV SP, CC-P) is a plus
• Past experience with FEMA, HUD, and NOAA grant programs, including Pre and Post-Disaster Hazard Mitigation and Recovery Grant Programs (e.g., FEMA BRIC, FMA, NOAA/NFWF Coastal Resilience programs, and FEMA National Flood Insurance Program is a plus

• Demonstrated project experience through professional publications and presentations.
• Demonstrated strong understanding of the Coastal Zone Management market and future trends to assist in expanding Kleinfelder's coastal services and capabilities.

Education And Experience:

• Master of Science degree in Science or Engineering with 5 years of experience with the subject matter focus on one of the areas of expertise listed above. OR
• Bachelor of Science degree in Science or Engineering with 10 years of experience in one of the areas of expertise listed above.

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients' transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that throughdiversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.