Moffatt & Nichol has an opening for a Coastal Associate IV in New York, NY. 40 hrs/week. Compensation: $142,750.00. Job duties include: Plans and designs for urban waterfront and coastal structures projects, including: marinas, marine terminals, urban waterfront developments and cruise ship facilities. Plans and designs for wetland restoration, beach nourishment, and living shorelines, dredging, shore protection structures, and flood walls. Perform ecological assessments, water monitoring and sampling solutions, and water quality assessments. Creates feasibility studies by analyzing engineering design, conducting coastal hazard assessment studies, and assembling data. Designs construction projects by studying project concept, architectural drawings, and models. Prepares engineering design by collecting and studying reports, maps, drawings, aerial photographs, and tests on soil composition, terrain, hydrological characteristics, and related topographical and geologic data. Domestic travel 10% of time. Hybrid work benefit available.

Minimum Requirements

Requires a Master's degree, or its foreign equivalent, in Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or a closely related engineering field, and 6 years of experience as a Coastal Engineer or a related role/capacity.

Experience must include:

6 years of hydrodynamic modeling experience utilizing ADvanced CIRCulation (ADCIRC);
6 years of programing experience (writing new scripts and modifying already written scripts) with all the following programs: python, MATLAB, and Fortran;
6 years of experience using a geospatial platform (ESRI ArcGIS or QGIS);
6 years of experience building or modifying numerical meshes with SMS or OceanMesh2D;
6 years of experience with technical writing including project plans or reports;
6 years of experience developing and presenting technical presentations;
6 years of experience working on a team with peers;
6 years of experience developing and running ADCIRC meshes with adaptive resolution to support other efforts such as real-time forecasting;
4 years of experience modifying SLOSH meshes and running Sea Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricane (SLOSH);
4 years of experience developing catastrophic models and calculating average annualized losses (AALs) with inputs from coastal hazards.
Must have completed coursework in coastal engineering/modeling and fluid mechanics.
Must reside within the MSA of the worksite located in NY, NY 10017

Alternatively, employer will also accept a Doctorate degree (Ph.D.), or its foreign equivalent, in Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or a closely related engineering field, and 3 years of experience as a Coastal Engineer or a related role/capacity.

Alternative experience must include:

3 years of hydrodynamic modeling experience utilizing ADvanced CIRCulation (ADCIRC); 3 years of programing experience (writing new scripts and modifying already written scripts) with all the following programs: python, MATLAB, and Fortran;
3 years of experience using a geospatial platform (ESRI ArcGIS or QGIS);
3 years of experience building or modifying numerical meshes with SMS or OceanMesh2D;
3 years of experience with technical writing including project plans or reports;
3 years of experience developing and presenting technical presentations;
3 years of experience working on a team with peers; 3 years of experience developing and running ADCIRC meshes with adaptive resolution to support other efforts such as real-time forecasting;
1 year of experience modifying SLOSH meshes and running Sea Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricane (SLOSH);
1 year of experience developing catastrophic models and calculating average annualized losses (AALs) with inputs from coastal hazards.
Must have completed coursework in coastal engineering/modeling and fluid mechanics.
Must reside within the MSA of the worksite located in NY, NY 10017

Interested applicants may apply online at https://www.moffattnichol.com/careers.

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