Principal Coastal/Marine Engineer

Overview

In this role you will advance marine and coastal infrastructure projects by leading survey planning, data interpretation, and engineering studies. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to translate survey data into actionable design inputs for jetty, coastal, and port facilities, supporting lifecycle decisions and risk-aware solutions. The position combines field- and office-based work, emphasizing safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. You will engage with external specialists and internal stakeholders to shape robust, cost-effective outcomes for world-scale marine assets.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive benefits
• professional development
• safety-focused culture

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and interpret marine, coastal, and land-based survey programs
• Manage metocean, bathymetric, topographic, geotechnical, geophysical, and environmental surveys
• Evaluate datasets and reports to support engineering decisions
• Create scopes of work and specifications aligned with objectives and standards
• Coordinate procurement and management of external consultants and contractors
• Monitor activities for safety, quality, and environmental compliance
• Review deliverables for accuracy and completeness
• Translate survey findings into design parameters and recommendations
• Stay updated on surveying technologies and methodologies
• Contribute to planning, execution, and review of engineering studies and simulations
• Assess design options, provide technical recommendations, and support feasibility and optimization
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and prepare technical documentation for stakeholders
• Identify risks, constraints, and improvement opportunities, supporting mitigation actions
• Ensure studies comply with industry standards and procedures

Key requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Marine Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or related discipline
• Experience in conceptual, FEED and detailed engineering of jetty/coastal structures
• In-depth knowledge of current design codes
• Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently
• Ability to work independently and in multidisciplinary teams
• Office-based role familiarity

• multidisciplinary collaboration
• strong communication
• problem solving
• marine surveys and data acquisition
• geotechnical and geophysical investigations
• bathymetric and topographic surveys

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