Structural Engineer - Waterfront / Marine - Mid Level

Moffatt & Nichol - Norfolk, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Norfolk, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Moffatt & Nichol specializes in large complex waterfront infrastructure projects and is recognized as one of the worldwide leaders in this field. We are actively searching for a Structural Engineer with waterfront/marine focus to join our Norfolk, VA office. As the successful new hire, you will have 4 to 8 years of waterfront/marine experience and will be capable of delivering engineering, planning, design, analysis, and construction service activities for waterfront, port, and maritime infrastructure projects. You will be responsible for coordinating with senior engineers and senior managers to produce calculations, reports, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and other deliverables as necessary to support large and complex projects. As part of the Norfolk team, you will work on major infrastructure programs/projects including the U.S. Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) dry dock capacity and optimization projects, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and municipal coastal resiliency projects, and commercial port wind energy projects. As part of our strong structural engineering team, you will have opportunities to participate in interoffice workshare with 40+ worldwide offices. Thus, growing your resume by working on projects all over the world from your local office! Our highly-technical projects include: U.S. Navy waterfront facilities, infrastructure and dry docks; large and small marinas; piers, ports and terminals; vessel mooring and berthing structures; bulkheads; and shore protection structures. Moffatt & Nichol is a leading U.S.-based global infrastructure advisor specializing in the planning and design of facilities that shape and serve our coastlines, harbors, and rivers, as well as an innovator in the transportation complexities associated with the movement of freight. For the 2nd year in a row, Moffatt & Nichol is ranked Engineering News Record #1 for Marine & Port Facilities and Top 20 in Transportation. We were also named Southeast Design Firm of the Year 2023. Moffatt & Nichol's professional staff includes engineers, planners, and scientists who serve our global client base from offices in Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim. The firm provides clients worldwide with customized service and a level of excellence that have become the firm's hallmark in several primary practice areas - ports and harbors; coastal, environmental and water resources; urban waterfronts and marinas; transportation, bridges and rail; inspection and rehabilitation; and energy.

Responsibilities

• Assist with proposal development, project set-up, team building, quality management, schedule/progress tracking, responsive client communications, meeting minutes, and coordination of subconsultant efforts and field programs.
• Attend, participate, and/or lead client meetings (both virtual and in-person at commercial, municipal, and Federal/DOD locations as permitted) including development of meeting minutes.
• Lead the development of structural analysis, modeling, capacity calculations and calculation reports.
• Lead the design and detailing for waterfront structures consisting of concrete, steel, timber, etc.
• Perform field investigations, periodic site visits and inspections of existing conditions and construction quality assurance (verify that work complies with contract documents).
• Assist the designer of record (DOR) with construction support services including initial review of Submittals, Requests for Information, Change Order Requests, etc.
• Inspect and perform repair designs for waterfront structures.
• Mentor junior-level structural engineering staff and interns.
• Contribute to the implementation of quality control and quality assurance on projects.

Requirements

• Master's (preferred) or Bachelor's degree (required) in Structural Engineering or in Civil Engineering with Structural emphasis.
• Professional Engineer license in VA or ability to obtain PE in VA through reciprocity within 6 months of hire.
• 4 to 8 years of experience designing a wide range of waterfront structural projects (required).
• NAVFAC waterfront project experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of UFC (Unified Facilities Criteria) for operational and extreme load conditions preferred.
• Eligibility to successfully pass background check to secure Department of Defense DBIDS card and other badges required by clients.
• Due to client parameters, selected candidate must show (post offer) proof of U.S. citizenship and clear results of a thorough background check that may include but is not limited to credit and criminal history.
• All new hires will be required to successfully complete and pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check in compliance with NIST 800-171.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with offshore wind projects.
• Familiarity with coastal resiliency projects.