Michael Baker International ยท 8 hours ago
Coastal Scientist / Engineer
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$98K/yr - $153K/yr
10+ years expMichael Baker International is a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, and they are seeking a Coastal Scientist/Engineer to work alongside Dr. Scott Jenkins in their San Diego office. The role involves leading a multi-disciplinary modeling and data solutions team to develop innovative initiatives and products addressing coastal engineering and flood risk challenges.
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Responsibilities
Proposal writing, assistance with business development
Staff supervision, recruitment, and training
Project budgeting, scheduling, financial management, and client interaction
Organizing and interpreting engineering data, engineering reports and technical documentation
Engineering design of coastal structures (shore protection structures including breakwaters, nature-based solutions, revetments, scour protection, etc.)
Environmental restoration (nature-based solutions such as living shorelines)
Dredging/navigation projects
Strong analytical and communication skills
Demonstrated ability to lead coastal design tasks or projects
Demonstrated expertise in design and construction principles of coastal structures
Proven ability to work collaboratively on multi-disciplinary teams
Qualification
Required
Proposal writing, assistance with business development
Staff supervision, recruitment, and training
Project budgeting, scheduling, financial management, and client interaction
Organizing and interpreting engineering data, engineering reports and technical documentation
Engineering design of coastal structures (shore protection structures including breakwaters, nature-based solutions, revetments, scour protection, etc.)
Environmental restoration (nature-based solutions such as living shorelines)
Dredging/navigation projects
Strong analytical and communication skills
Demonstrated ability to lead coastal design tasks or projects
Demonstrated expertise in design and construction principles of coastal structures
Proven ability to work collaboratively on multi-disciplinary teams
B.S. Degree in Engineering, or related discipline
Postgraduate in Coastal Engineering or related field
10+ years of experience
Current registration as Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to obtain within 1 year
Demonstrated Technical Writing Skill
Preferred
Providing technical leadership to various national coastal engineering projects involving flood risk, numerical modeling, design, and mapping
Conducting numerical modeling for simulating circulation, waves, water quality and sediment transport using ADCIRC, Delft3D, Delft3D-FM, SWAN and XBeach, etc
Working with open-source products to develop numerical tools and solutions
Performing statistical and probabilistic risk analysis associated with coastal hazards
Providing subject matter expertise to FEMA coastal flood risk studies
Background in Fluid Mechanics
Background in Coastal Processes and Coastal Models
Fluency in Wave Refraction Diffraction Models, Sediment Transport Models, and Nearshore Current Models
Fluency in EPA Mixing Models
Fluency in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Models
Experience in SolidWorks 3-D CAD Modeling
Company
Michael Baker International
Michael Baker International is a Critical Service Provider company.
5001-10000 employees
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