Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance and direction on technical needs and approach to conducting coastal engineering and modeling projects relating to:
  • Shoreline and habitat restoration
  • Coastal hazards
  • Climate resilience planning
  • Dredging and navigation
  • Water quality
  • Design of waterfront and coastal structures
• Perform consulting and project management tasks
• Perform QAQC to ensure quality deliverables and project goals are addressed
• Report writing
• Proactively recognize and solve problems in the team
• Ensure team staff utilization and revenue plans are achieved, subject to backlog limits
• Measure and track overall team performance (including project monitoring, personnel resource allocation, and labor needs)
• Work with project managers to ensure quality, timely, and on-budget project deliverables within the team
• Proposal preparation, business development, and external marketing of team capabilities through presentations and publications
• Track business opportunities for the team, and ensure appropriate follow-up
• Recruit team members
• Facilitate inter-office/team cooperation
• Contribute to development of effective management tools, including annual business plan

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities Required:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.

• Masters in Ocean/Coastal Sciences/Engineering or closely related field is required. P.E. preferred

• 10-15 years of related experience.

• Strong technical background in Coastal Engineering or related applied science..
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience with applying numerical modeling tools for coastal projects
• Proficient computer skills with the ability to learn new software.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Teaching ability to ensure customers get the help they need.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Proactive, strategic, and detail-oriented approaches with a strong commitment to quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision coverages with 80% employer contribution
• 401 (k) with up to 6% employer match
• STD, LTD, Life Insurance employer provided
• HSA, LPFSA, FSA, DCA
• Aflac coverages
• Generous time off polices
• Flexible and hybrid work schedules available

Woods Hole Group is an Equal opportunity Employer