**This Opportunity** At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future! WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Coastal Engineer to be located in our Baton Rouge office. We are looking for an individual who is inspired to grow with us and become an integral part of our team.  The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of our dynamic and highly talented national coastal protection practice with a focus on Louisiana clients, including projects related to coastal resiliency planning, assessment of flood and erosion risks, shoreline management plans, feasibility studies and site appraisals, coastal monitoring, marine water quality, dredging and beneficial use, waterfront development planning, as well as physical modelling specification and supervision. **Your Impact** + Work closely with our Louisiana and Texas Business Line Leaders to identify and position for projects in the Gulf states, including Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. + Lead and mentor junior staff in developing their skills in planning, design and construction management of coastal protection and related projects. + Manage projects as assigned, including assisting with project pursuits, development of scope and level of effort, project execution, and project closeout, ensuring compliance with scope, schedule, and budget requirements. + Perform and/or provide oversight over technical work including site visits, studies, data collection, analysis and evaluations, hydraulic calculations and modeling; prepare engineering reports and supporting calculations and documents, prepare construction drawings, specifications, and cost estimates. + Talent is the essence of meeting our client's objectives, goals and challenges.  If this sounds like a fit for you, we'd love to have that first discussion of you joining our team.  **Who You Are** **Required Qualifications** + Demonstrated track record of successful project execution for Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). + Master’s, Ph.D. or Post-Doctoral Degree in Civil or Coastal Engineering. + 20+ years of relevant post education experience in coastal engineering projects with an emphasis on coastal protection. + Demonstrated team leadership skills leading teams of other engineers and subconsultants in multi-disciplinary projects, + Effective external leadership skills including effectively interacting with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization. + Strong verbal and written communications skills when interacting with others, with the ability to express intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience. + Highly proficient with coastal engineering principles, practices, and methods and their application to environmental and project work-related issues, including strong knowledge of relevant environmental laws, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements. + Professional Engineer in Louisiana required. + Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of facilities or structures, applying applicable regulations and policies. + Ability to work independently to provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC. + Proficiency with technical writing, office automation and communication software, technology, math principles, predictive models, and tools. + Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity. + Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. + Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment. + Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. **Preferred Qualifications** + Master’s Degree in Coastal Engineering. + 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred. + Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired. \#LI-MF1 **About WSP** WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started? WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States. **NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:** WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.