Senior Civil Coastal Engineer
Hatch · Private sector
Vancouver · British Columbia · Canada
- Salary
- 120,000–165,000 CAD / year
- Hours / week
- Not stated
- Experience
- Minimum 12 years of experience in engineering and design of coastal structures
- Work arrangement
- Not stated
The role
Hatch is seeking a senior coastal engineer to lead coastal engineering scopes and provide technical guidance from concept through delivery for port, marine, infrastructure, mining, energy and environmental projects. The work includes defining metocean data-collection programs, processing environmental data, establishing coastal design criteria for marine structures, designing breakwaters, groynes, revetments and nature-based protection, planning dredging, performing hydrodynamic and sediment-transport modelling, conducting mooring analyses, and supporting port-development and navigation studies. The engineer also mentors graduate and junior staff and prepares calculations and design drawings.
Requirements
Bachelor's or master's degree in civil, coastal or ocean engineering, or ocean science; professional designation in engineering, geoscience or equivalent; and at least 12 years of coastal-structure engineering and design experience. Requires experience with engineering calculations and design drawings, numerical models such as SWAN, Delft3D, DHI Mike, AQUA or Optimoor, international good practice and applicable local standards, independent and team-based work, technical mentoring, and strong English oral and reporting skills. French and Spanish are assets.
Before you apply
Editorial questions based on the information available; these are not additional employer requirements.
- The advertised pay is annual and in CAD. Confirm where your experience fits in the range and whether overtime, bonuses and benefits are separate.
- Weekly hours are not specified. Confirm the normal schedule, site attendance and any evening or weekend requirements.
- No closing date is indicated. Check the original posting before preparing an application; this does not mean recruitment is open indefinitely.
- Work details
- The position may be based in Vancouver or Halifax; Vancouver is used as the primary location for this record. The posting describes a flexible work environment but does not define a hybrid or remote arrangement. Employment term, weekly hours, travel requirements and schedule are not stated.
- Languages
- Strong oral communication and reporting skills in English are required; French and Spanish are assets.
- Date found
- Oct 16, 2026
- Posting date
- Oct 15, 2026
- Closing date
- Not specified
- Discipline
- Water resources
- Reference
- 95377
- Source
- Hatch Ltd.
Last verified: Oct 16, 2026