Professional Coastal Environmental Science Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Location: Baltimore, MD

Work Setting: Hybrid; ideally in the Baltimore office a couple of times per week with occasional travel for field site visits and project meetings

Relocation: Relocation assistance may be considered for the right candidate

Compensation: $130,000 – $182,000

Bonus: Annual bonus eligibility

Benefits: Full medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, and comprehensive employer benefits package

Position Summary

The Managing Coastal Engineer is a senior-level engineering role focused on managing and delivering complex coastal, dredging, sediment management, environmental remediation, and waterfront infrastructure projects throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. This position will support engineering planning, design, project execution, construction support, client coordination, and regional business growth.

This is a high-impact role within a smaller Baltimore office of a nationally recognized environmental, science, and engineering consulting firm. While the title includes “Managing Engineer,” the immediate focus is project management, technical execution, client engagement, and project delivery rather than direct people management. The successful candidate will be an applied, implementation-oriented engineer who is comfortable working across disciplines, interacting with clients, developing practical engineering solutions, and supporting projects from planning and design through construction

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support coastal, civil, environmental, dredging, sediment management, remediation, and waterfront engineering projects from planning through construction support

• Lead engineering planning and design efforts, including concept designs, alternatives analysis, basis of design documents, construction drawings, technical reports, specifications, and construction cost estimates

• Support projects involving dredging, dredged material management, capping, confined disposal facilities, beneficial reuse, beach nourishment, wetland construction, nearshore restoration, stream restoration, and coastal design concepts

• Prepare and review plans, specifications, cost estimates, bid packages, dredge plans, construction documents, and technical deliverables

• Apply practical engineering judgment to complex project challenges and develop value-engineered solutions

• Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, subconsultants, and deliverables

• Coordinate directly with client project managers, technical staff, regulatory stakeholders, contractors, and internal project teams

• Support client relationship development, proposal efforts, and regional business development opportunities

• Help expand the firm’s Mid-Atlantic presence across Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and the broader region

• Participate in construction support activities, including contractor RFI review, submittal review, construction observation, field site visits, and project meetings

• Work closely with geotechnical, coastal, dredging, environmental, planning, and biology teams to deliver multidisciplinary solutions

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and project staff

• Ensure engineering work products meet internal quality standards and client expectations

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or a related engineering discipline

• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience

• Professional Engineer license in Maryland or ability to obtain within 1 year

• Experience managing engineering projects, including scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, and client coordination

• Experience with dredging, dredged material management, coastal design, sediment remediation, waterfront infrastructure, construction management, or related environmental/civil engineering projects

• Strong understanding of plans and specifications, cost estimating, bid packages, dredge plans, construction documents, and construction oversight

• Ability to work on implementation-focused projects rather than purely planning, modeling, or desktop design assignments

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to interact directly with clients, contractors, technical teams, and project stakeholders

• Ability to travel occasionally for field visits, project meetings, and construction support activities

Preferred Qualifications

• Mid-Atlantic or Chesapeake Bay project experience strongly preferred

• Maryland-specific project experience highly valuable

• Experience working with or around regional clients such as port authorities, environmental agencies, counties, municipalities, or public infrastructure owners

• Experience with contaminated sediments, capping, dredging remediation, beneficial reuse, nearshore restoration, wetland construction, or beach nourishment

• Background in applied coastal engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, dredging engineering, or waterfront infrastructure

• Experience supporting construction-phase engineering, contractor coordination, submittal review, RFI response, and field oversight

• Experience with dredging contractors, marine construction firms, environmental remediation contractors, or waterfront infrastructure projects

• Existing client relationships or business development experience in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, or the broader Mid-Atlantic region

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Applied, practical engineer who enjoys real-world project execution

• Strong technical foundation with the ability to move projects from design into construction

• Client-facing and comfortable supporting business development and regional growth

• Strong communicator who can coordinate across technical disciplines

• Hands-on, implementation-oriented, and comfortable working on complex environmental and infrastructure projects

• Able to mentor junior staff while still owning technical work and project delivery

• Comfortable working in a smaller regional office with high visibility and growth opportunity

• Interested in helping build and expand a Mid-Atlantic coastal, dredging, sediment, and waterfront engineering practice

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Join a respected national environmental, science, and engineering consulting firm with a strong technical reputation

• Take on a high-impact role in a smaller Baltimore office with immediate visibility

• Help grow a Mid-Atlantic practice focused on meaningful coastal, dredging, restoration, sediment management, and environmental remediation work

• Work on regionally significant projects connected to dredging, coastal restoration, waterfront infrastructure, contaminated sediments, and nearshore environments

• Blend technical engineering, project management, client interaction, construction support, and business development

• Opportunity to work locally while also supporting complex projects across the country when appropriate

• Long-term growth path into broader technical leadership, client development, staff mentorship, and regional practice leadership