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**Foth** is currently seeking a team-focused, innovative, and results-oriented **Project Engineer** to support our coastal, waterfront, and dredging projects across ports, marinas, shorelines, and marine infrastructure. You'll work closely with project managers, scientists, and construction teams to help bring challenging civil/environmental engineering, marine construction, coastal resilience, and waterfront infrastructure development projects from concept through construction, supporting communities, ports, and natural ecosystems. The ideal candidate will be **located near Petaluma or the greater San Francisco Bay area** and willing to **travel to client sites around Petaluma 30-50% of the time.**
**Projects You'll Support:**
+ Marina and port facility upgrades
+ Dredging and beneficial use planning
+ Shoreline stabilization, dune/berm restoration, and coastal resiliency efforts
+ Marine terminal improvements and structural rehabilitations
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ Perform coastal engineering analyses-including wave and structural calculations-to support the design of waterfront, marine, and shoreline protection systems
+ Develop and review engineering design drawings, technical details, and specifications for coastal, waterfront, and dredging projects
+ Prepare construction documents such as plans, specifications, engineering reports, and technical memoranda
+ Support construction activities by providing technical oversight, responding to RFIs, reviewing submittals, and conducting site visits for Bay Area marine/coastal projects
+ Assist in the planning, engineering, rehabilitation, and construction of shoreline stabilization measures and marine infrastructure
+ Apply Foth's engineering and project delivery methodologies to maintain quality, schedule alignment, and cost awareness
+ Evaluate project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and contribute to standard work practices that improve technical consistency
+ Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of coastal and marine infrastructure regulations-especially in California-to ensure compliant engineering solutions
+ Support Project Managers by contributing to project schedules, budgets, task coordination, and deliverable tracking
+ Assist with technical approaches and proposal development for coastal engineering tasks and multi‑disciplinary projects, while contributing to Foth's technical library and best practices
**Required Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Structural, Coastal, Marine, Ocean Engineering, or closely related technical field
+ 5+ years of engineering consulting experience supporting civil infrastructure projects
+ 4+ years of hands-on construction oversight and field services experience, including coordinating with contractors, verifying design compliance, and resolving onsite engineering issues
+ Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification required
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Professional Engineer (PE) license in California or ability to obtain within 24 months of eligibility
+ Professional experience in coastal/marine engineering, including integration of engineering and environmental considerations and experience with design-bid-build projects
+ Demonstrated experience in regulatory coordination, permitting negotiations, and resolving technical/environmental issues
+ Experience supporting proposals, cost estimates, and funding strategies, including familiarity with state and federal infrastructure grant or loan programs
The base compensation listed for this job posting reflects a general range for the posted position. Base compensation will vary based on factors such as: years of experience, location, level of responsibility and licenses/certifications. In addition to base compensation, Foth members may be eligible to receive bonuses through our Earned Performance Incentive program. All employees are eligible for On-the-Spot bonuses. Exempt members are also eligible for either quarterly and/or annual bonuses. Eligible full-time and part-time members will be offered medical, dental, vision insurance, employee assistance program, disability, retirement, holiday pay, and several other voluntary benefits. Regular full-time members are also eligible for paid time off. Please reach out to the recruiting team to discuss