Principal Coastal/Marine Engineer

Company: KBR
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Location: Surrey
Job Description:

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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Posted: October 1st, 2026