Coastal Engineering
Our specialized team designs resilient coastal infrastructure that actively protects vulnerable shorelines from erosion, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events. We employ advanced hydrodynamic modeling to predict wave action and sediment transport, ensuring our interventions are both highly effective and scientifically sound. These sustainable solutions strike a vital balance between necessary property protection and the preservation of delicate marine ecosystems.
The coastline is the dynamic edge that sustains life, whether it be marine ecosystems, global trade, tourism, recreation, or community heritage. We're embedded in our coastal communities and take pride in protecting the shores where we live, work, and play. Planning, designing, building, and maintaining robust, safe, and effective seawalls, breakwaters, ports, and beaches is a top priority as we work toward a future where coastal infrastructure is resilient to sea-level rise, protects vulnerable habitats, and promotes safety and sustainability along our shores. We're always searching for a better solution.
HBC Engineering Co.’s Coastal Engineering Team provides proven and innovative designs for a full range of coastal and marine facilities. We can deliver any type of project from minor shoreline stabilization to the most complex port developments in sensitive marine environments, coastal protection structures, dredging operations, and waterfront revitalization.
We have been serving our clients in lead roles on the successful completion of conventional and alternative-delivery projects. We have delivered the industry’s largest and most complex coastal projects on time and within budget while providing innovation, efficiency, and cost-effective solutions.
- Project Management
- Owner Representative
- Request for Proposal/Design Criteria Preparation
- General Engineering Contracts
- Coastal Hydrodynamic Modeling
- Dredging and Reclamation Design
- Shoreline Protection & Beach Nourishment
- Regulatory Permitting & Compliance
- Marina and Port Facility Design
- Sea Level Rise Adaptation
- Breakwaters and Jetties
- Seawalls and Revetments
- Marine Environmental Assessments
- Coastal Resiliency Planning







