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Coastal Waterfront Engineer


Job Location:

Brookfield, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 90000 - 115000
Posted: 26 August 2026 (8 days ago)
Application Deadline: 23 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. is seeking aProject Manager/Assistant Project Manager to join our Coastal Waterfront team. This is a full-time position that will be located in our Oak Brook IL or Brookfield WI office location. The ideal candidate is a Coastal or Geotechnical or Civil Engineer with a strong interest in Coastal Waterfront projects across the Great Lakes Region. Projects include shoreline and beach protection site development living shorelines coastal bluff slope and toe protection dredging and various other coastal projects.

Key Duties:

  • Managing projects and tasks
  • Preparing project plans utilizing Civil 3D and technical specifications working closely with Principal Engineers
  • Regulatory permitting
  • Assist with field survey data collection and other field work as needed
  • Conducting technical analyses/calculations
  • Complete data engineering analysis
  • Managing projects and tasks
  • Construction administration-field and office support
  • GZA emphasizes a One Company environment and as a member of our team you may be asked to assist on projects and tasks outside of your primary responsibilities

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in coastal or marine engineering geotechnical or civil. Masters degree a plus
  • Minimum 4 years relevant work experience
  • College course work in coastal science/engineering preferred but not required
  • Strong Civil 3D/AutoCAD skills
  • EIT or PE preferred or ability to obtain

The base salary for this position may range between $90000 and $115000. The actual base salary and total compensation will depend on many factors including location candidate experience education professional licensure and other qualifications.

About GZA:

  • Professional development and enrichment
  • Exciting work environment
  • Flexible work arrangement
  • Generous company-subsidized benefits package including paid time off holidays sick and wellness time medical dental vision tuition reimbursement and 401K retirement plan

GZA is an employee-owned multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm with a history of more than 60 years of providing innovative engineering solutions to improve the natural and built environment. We are an ENR Top 500 Design firm focused on geotechnical environmental water ecological and construction management services. With a staff of interrelated professionals dedicated to providing high-level expertise on complex projects above below and at ground-level GZAs experts provide seamless integration across practice areas client type and location.

GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. is an Affirmative/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin ancestry sex sexual orientation gender identity physical or mental disability citizenship status marital or veteran status age or other protected status.

Note to Staffing Agencies:

GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies recruiting firms or other third parties. All unsolicited resumes will be considered a gift and GZA will not be obligated to pay a referral fee. GZA explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. This policy is in place to ensure we respect the relationships with our preferred vendors and avoid any potential misunderstandings.


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GZA is a firm offering comprehensive solutions for geotechnical, water, ecology, environmental and construction management service. Contact us for projects.

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