You will join an established and thriving coastal engineering team to work on projects that make a difference to coastal communities and our environment. Working predominantly in the design of nature-based solutions, coastal protection projects, flood resilience, and/or numerical modeling studies, you will be involved in a multitude of projects spanning from regional coastal resilience projects to waterfront development projects to climate adaptation projects for a range of public and private sector clients across the globe. We have a growing portfolio of projects that are helping to make our communities and businesses more sustainable and resilient to the impacts of climate change.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- Learn and engage in the design of coastal structures, with an emphasis on nature-based and enhanced grey infrastructure to enhance resilience to coastal flooding
- Contribute to the preparation of design drawings, technical memorandums, technical specifications, and design reports for the successful delivery of our coastal projects
- Work collaboratively across the various disciplines and markets within Jacobs to further develop your professional career and knowledge while being a key part of our project delivery teams projects
- In pursuit of a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Coastal, Ocean or Civil engineering from an accredited program
- Must be at least a rising Junior
- Ability to work in-person in our New York City office a minimum of 2-days a week
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge or familiarity with coastal modeling software and principles
- Familiarity and experience with 2D/3D drafting software ( i.e. AutoCAD, Civil3D, Revit, etc.)
- Strong data analysis skills with computer programming (i.e. Matlab, Python, etc)
Ideally, you’ll also have:
- 3.0 GPA
- Prior experience in an internship involving coastal studies, coastal structures design, or other coastal-related processes are preferred
- Self-driven time management and organizational skills
