Foth is a 100% member-owned science and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Wisconsin, with over 85 years of success. Our 750 members across 33 locations are dedicated to solving our clients’ toughest science and engineering challenges. Consistently ranked by Engineering News Record in the top 150 firms, we offer a values-based, collaborative, and flexible work environment with professional growth opportunities. If you thrive working alongside a smart and caring team, Foth may be the place for you.

Join our team and experience the Foth difference that contributes to our impressive 92+% member retention rate! Learn more at foth.com/careers.

Primary Responsibilities:

Work closely with Project Managers, technical staff, and clients to prepare/review technical approaches and proposals for projects and/or coastal engineering tasks supporting large multi-disciplinary projects

Apply numerical modeling tools to analyze coastal and riverine systems. This includes wave dynamics, hydrodynamics, sediment transport, and shoreline or seabed morphological change in support of a broad range of engineering efforts

Complete end-to-end numerical modeling projects, from data collection and preparation, model development and testing, to post-processing of results. Produce clear visual model outputs such as figures, animations, and technical deliverables including reports and presentation materials

Prepare construction documents, including engineering drawings and technical specifications

Develop permit applications and supporting documents

Participate in high-level communication efforts with clients from proposal phase to project completion phase, as a technical expert

Make formal and informal presentations to both technical and lay audiences

Build and facilitate teamwork among members across all disciplines and levels, with a focus on numerical modeling of coastal and riverine systems

Mentor and support the development of junior technical staff

Develop and continuously improve standard work practices

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in coastal, ocean, civil, or environmental engineering
5+ years of experience in coastal engineering, including 2+ years with process‑based models (e.g., MIKE21/3, Delft3D, ADCIRC, XBeach)
Experience with MATLAB or Python for model pre/post‑processing
Experience with wave mechanics and coastal sediment transport projects
Experience with beach nourishment and technical report preparation
Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification required

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree or PhD in coastal, ocean, civil, geotechnical, or environmental engineering
8+ years consulting experience in coastal/marine projects
Professional Engineer (or ability to obtain within ~10 months)
Experience with metocean analyses, coastal structure design, and additional models (SWAN, STWAVE, GENESIS/GENCADE, WAVEWATCH III, SWASH, SLOSH, etc.)
Experience with CAD, GIS, and hydrologic/flood modeling tools (HEC‑HMS, HEC‑RAS, SWMM, MIKE SHE, GSSHA)

Project Coastal Engineer/Numerical Modeler

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