Senior Coastal Engineer at Hatch

• We are looking to building on our success in the realm of coastal engineering and are seeking a highly motivated Senior Coastal Engineer to join the Ports and Terminals team in our Cape Town office.
• You will join a dynamic and expanding team working across a diverse coastal project portfolio, including coastal structure design, metocean assessment and numerical modelling, port and marine infrastructure inputs, dredging, climate adaptation planning, and coastal management.
• We are seeking a passionate senior coastal engineer who is eager to take ownership, contribute to technically challenging projects, and play a key role in shaping and expanding our coastal offering in the region. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives on innovation, collaboration, and making a tangible impact on complex coastal environments.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead coastal engineering and modelling work packages and projects, which includes:
• Defining metocean in-situ data collection campaigns based on project scope requirements.
• Studying, defining and providing coastal engineering related design basis inputs to structural basis of design for the domains of marine and port structural engineering.
• Sound knowledge on data processing of vast environmental data sets, including but not limited to, hindcast data, measured data, statistical analysis methods, etc.
• Coastal protection design based on hard engineering (breakwater, groins, revetment), and alternative soft engineering solutions (beach nourishment or habitat creation).
• Dredging: design, methodologies, and material disposal.
• Spectral wave, Boussinessq Wave, Hydrodynamic, and sediment transport numerical modeling.
• Understanding of the overall port development and planning phases and aspects, including navigation, and weather dependent downtime.
• Climate change hazard and risk assessments on coastal assets, including adaptation option development
• Act as coastal Subject Matter Expert (SME) on large multi-disciplinary marine infrastructure projects
• Work collaboratively with other disciplines and regions
• Lead and contribute to coastal engineering business development efforts in region
• Actively engage and manage client relationships, leveraging positive relationships, enhancing our reputation which results in repeat work
• Coach and mentor other coastal engineers

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Specialised in the field of coastal modelling and coastal processes
• Passionate about leading an expert team and driving technical excellence within Ports and Coastal engineering
• An exceptional communicator (verbal and written)
• A collaborative worker (with other disciplines and regions) who thinks laterally and innovatively to solve problems
• Driven and achievement orientated
• Someone who finds satisfaction in creating positive change 
• B.Sc., B.Eng., M.Sc., or M.Eng. degree in Civil, Coastal, Ports and Coastal or Ocean Engineering and Ocean Science
• Minimum 12 years of experience in the planning and design of coastal infrastructure, with 15+ years preferable
• Professional registration with ECSA (or similar international bodies)
• A commitment to professional development of others and remaining up to date with the latest advancements and guidance in coastal engineering and science
• Experience in oversight and responsibility of modelling work using software packages such as Delft3D, Mike by DHI, or similar.
• Familiarity with relevant international codes and standards in the marine and coastal environment
• Experience in the design of coastal structures such as revetments and breakwaters from concept to detailed engineering phases.
• Experience in management of data acquisition campaigns, including hydrographic, metocean, and meteorological data sets.
• Experience in data analysis and manipulation skills for relevant data sets within the Coastal field.
• Experience in dredging design
• Project management capabilities
• Project team leadership and resource management skills
• Technical reviews and verification of others’ designs

Preferred

• Experience with physical modelling, design implementation and construction
• Execution of coastal processes modelling (hands-on experience)
• Hands-on field and instrumentation experience
• Tsunami modeling
• Mooring analysis based on static and dynamic numerical models
• Nature-based solutions experience
• Track record in project delivery of complex coastal projects
• Business development and networking skills
• Team leadership and resource management experience
• Climate change hazard and risk assessments on coastal assets, including adaptation option development