Coastal Engineering Services 1. Gather available data from existing reports to evaluate present conditions of coastal and marine features including beaches/dunes, inlets and coastal structures, sand traps/deposition basins, reefs, seagrass beds, wetlands, ocean, estuarine and freshwater lakes and prepare recommendations as necessary. 2. Perform field work where no data exists or where necessary in order to verify coastal, estuarine, freshwater lakes and marine and environmental conditions or facilities and make recommendations as necessary. 3. Monitor changes in coastal and marine features and make recommendations. 4. Prepare plans and specifications for marine as well as shore and dune protection projects, sand bypassing operations, and stormwater treatment facilities. 5. Recommend coastal construction type as the most feasible solution for a given shoreline segment. 6. Evaluate coastal and marine construction methods, designs, and performance. 7. Evaluate stormwater treatment alternatives and recommend most feasible options. 8. Estimate construction costs for coastal and marine projects. 9. Develop and run computer models required to evaluate effects of a proposed project on estuarine or marine environments, beaches/dunes, navigation, inlets, water bodies or structures, including wave refraction studies, storm recession analysis, shoreline changes, sand transport, hydrodynamic, storm surge, and water quality models. 10. Perform sediment evaluations including: beach sand compatibility studies which may include the planning, collection and analysis of core boring and grab samples; evaluation of bottom type and extents; and characteristics of physical and chemical properties of sediments. 11. Provide technical expertise and/or prepare presentations as may be required to permit agencies, inlet districts, special interest groups, the Board of County Commissioners, and state and federal representatives and local governments. 12. Serve as an expert witness
