Coastal Engineer (26042)

gemtec· Water Resources
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🌍 Remote📍 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada📍 RemoteFull Time

About this role

We are seeking a permanent full-time Coastal Engineer which can be based
in any of our
offices (hybrid) or if you’re not located near an office, you can work remotely from your home office with occasional travel to our offices in Eastern Canada.  For a list of our office locations, visit our website: GEMTEC | Consulting Engineers and Scientists. The successful candidate will work with multidisciplinary teams on unique and challenging projects across many of our regions.



About Us

At GEMTEC, we offer something different. We’re an employee-owned, 400-person multidisciplinary consulting firm: not too big, not too small. We’re large enough to compete head-to-head with publicly traded engineering giants, but still small enough to maintain the culture and flexibility of a close-knit team.

Our size and hands-on management style let us move quickly, embrace new opportunities, and empower our people to shape their own careers, without getting lost in corporate bureaucracy.

 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Lead and execute coastal modelling studies
  • Develop hydrodynamic and wave models
  • Perform wave runup, overtopping, and flooding analyses
  • Support design of marine and coastal infrastructure
  • Size armourstone and coastal protection systems
  • Interpret metocean and climate data
  • Prepare technical reports and client deliverables
  • Support multidisciplinary engineering teams
  • Assist with proposals and business development

 

Qualifications: 

  • Degree in Civil, Coastal, Ocean, or Water Resources Engineering.
  • Eng. (or eligible for registration in Canada)
  • Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience with preference for experience in:
    • Coastal and marine hydrodynamic modelling
    • Wave modelling and wave runup analysis
    • Current modelling and sediment transport
    • Sea level rise and coastal flooding assessments
    • Armourstone sizing and revetment / breakwater design
    • Numerical modelling for marine infrastructure design
    • Port, harbour, shoreline protection, and coastal structure projects
    • Climate resilience and adaptation for coastal infrastructure
  • Consulting experience preferred
  • Experience delivering engineering design packages and technical reports
  • Project experience, working on projects such as marine terminals, breakwaters and revetments, harbour and port infrastructure, shoreline stabilization, etc.
  • Software and Modelling skills, in programs such as:
    • MIKE21 / MIKE Powered by DHI: Hydrodynamic (HD), Spectral Waves (SW), Sediment Transport (ST) and Coupled Modelling.
    • GIS software (ArcGIS or QGIS)
    • AutoCAD / Civil 3D
    • Python or MATLAB for data analysis and automation
    • Experience with LiDAR, bathymetry, and metocean datasets


Benefits and Perks: 

  • Full time permanent salaried position 
  • Option to work hybrid from any of our offices or remotely with occasional travel
  • Employee owned company with future potential to be a shareholder
  • Year end profit sharing bonus
  • Health and dental benefits
  • Matching RRSP program, up to 5% employer matched contributions
  • Paid time off (vacation starting at 3 weeks per year and sick days)
  • Office year-end closure (paid time off between Christmas and New Years)
  • Work/life balance including a 37.5 hour work week and flexible hours
  • Growth and development opportunities as we work on a large variety of projects so you can build your skills and experience.

 

Interested individuals, click here to apply:  https://gemtec.bamboohr.com/careers/328 

 

Thank you for taking the time to consider GEMTEC. Only candidates proceeding to the next phase of the application process will be contacted at this time. We encourage you to connect with us on LinkedIn, even if this opportunity isn’t for you, the next one might be.

 

Should you be selected for an interview and require accommodation of any kind, please kindly help us understand how we can help by contacting hr@gemtec.ca.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

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Yes, this Coastal Engineer (26042) position at gemtec is remote, with team members based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Remote. You can work from home or anywhere in the supported regions.
Is the Coastal Engineer (26042) role at gemtec full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Full Time position. It is posted as a Coastal Engineer (26042) role in the Water Resources department at gemtec.
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This Coastal Engineer (26042) position at gemtec was posted on Jun 3, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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