Coastal Engineering

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W.F. Baird & Associates 'Baird' is seeking a motivated and personable engineering student to join our team as a Coastal Engineering for Summer 2025. The selected candidate will be involved with various design and construction aspects associated with marine, coastal, and waterfront engineering projects. This position will support multiple offices worldwide.

Company Description: Baird is a 100+ person employee-owned engineering firm specializing in coastal, marine, and riverine engineering with offices in U.S., Canada, Australia, Barbados, Jamaica, Chile, and UK. It is one of the only firms in the world dedicated exclusively to marine and coastal projects.

https://www.baird.com

Job Description

Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Working under supervising professional engineers, the candidate will support all Baird global offices by:
  • Participating in field data collection
  • Performing engineering analyses and design of coastal and marine structures
  • Assisting with the preparation of project deliverables including technical reports, calculations, cost estimates, specifications and drawings
  • Assisting with the construction administration tasks for projects currently being constructed

Characteristics that make you a good fit for this role:

• Across the organization, people want to work with you because you are approachable, collaborative and flexible. You enjoy working in a high-accountability team environment.
• You are independently organized with your time and can manage meeting multiple project deadlines.
• You are not afraid to raise your hand when opportunities arise.
• Your excellent communication (verbal and written) skills would be described as positive, respectful, clear and concise.

Qualifications

Qualifications & Experience:

• Required:
  • Junior, Senior or Graduate student standing in an (ideally) ABET accredited engineering program
  • Specializing in water resources, coastal, civil, structural, geological or geotechnical engineering
• Preferred:
  • Ability to continue working part-time hours into the fall of 2025
  • Previous experience with an engineering consulting firm
  • Working knowledge of and experience with AutoCAD
  • Experience with or willingness to learn GIS software
  • Experience with or willingness to learn programming with MATLAB and/or Python

Additional Information

Baird is employee-owned. We offer competitive compensation and benefits. 

W.F. Baird & Associates (Baird) is committed to providing an inclusive work environment for all and is proud to be an EOE/M/F/D/V.

Baird is an equal-opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , , , (including ), , and/or expression, , protected veteran status, , genetics, or citizenship status (when otherwise legally authorized to work) and will not be discriminated against based on such characteristics or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where Baird operates.

We thank all candidates for their interest. Baird is a diverse and inclusive workplace that is welcoming to all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We encourage you to apply even if you don't match all of our job requirements!

Disclaimer: The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees with this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position.

Please note: Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the U.S., without requiring sponsorship to be considered.