About The Role
Mott MacDonald is growing its coastal engineering presence across the Middle Eastand we're looking for a passionate
Coastal Engineer (5+ years experience) to join our dynamic land development team. You'll collaborate with experts across mobility, utilities, sustainability, environment, and waste to deliver transformative coastal and maritime infrastructure projects in the UAE, KSA, and beyond.
This is a unique opportunity to make your mark on
highprofile coastal developments, working on everything from strategic masterplanning to cuttingedge numerical modelling. If you thrive in multidisciplinary environments and want to help shape resilient, futureready coastlines, we want to meet you.
Role
You'll play a key role in delivering and winning projects that define the region's coastal landscape. Typical assignments include:
- Major masterplanning and infrastructure design
- Breakwaters, harbors, marinas, and shoreline protection
- Beach design, stabilization studies, and land reclamation
- Numerical modelling (waves, hydrodynamics, sediment transport, flushing, and more)
Key responsibilities and duties are listed, but not limited to, below:
- Support business development efforts and help secure new project wins
- Deliver highquality engineering analysis and design for recreational, commercial, and industrial maritime facilities
- Prepare calculations, technical reports, drawings, specifications, and tender documentationCoordinate multidisciplinary inputs across coastal and marine projects
- Conduct metocean assessments and statistical analysis of wind, waves, and water levels
- Undertake advanced numerical modelling (MIKE21, Delft3D)
- Apply relevant international standards and carry out independent research when needed
- Communicate clearly with clients, partners, and internal teams
- Produce technical proposals and contribute to fee estimates
- Travel within the region to engage with clients and project teams
Candidate specifications
- Bachelor's degree in Marine, Coastal, or Civil EngineeringProven experience in UAE/Middle East coastal or marine projects
- Chartered or working toward chartered status
- Strong background in designing coastal structures including breakwaters, marinas, beaches, intakes/outfalls, quay walls, and reclamation works
- Expertise in numerical modelling and metocean analysis
- Excellent communication and reportwriting skills
- Sound commercial awareness and ability to work within budget and programme
Our Purpose
At Mott MacDonald, our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do; relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of our organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate, rather take positive steps towards creating a diverse and inclusive working environment.
Flexible Working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.
We Can Offer
- 90 calendar days paid maternity leave
- Competitive annual leave
- An annual professional institution subscription
- Annual company performance bonus scheme Subject to company performance
Location(s):
Dubai, AE
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Transport
Discipline: Civil
Job Ref: 13056
Recruiter Contact: Anuja Panchal
