You’ll Dig Working Here
GLDD’s business is unique and offers a vibrant culture, dynamic work environment, and career growth opportunities. It is the talent, expertise, and effort of our employees that have contributed to our proven history of excellence for over 130 years. Every day, our employees are immersed in a variety of projects and are challenged to achieve sustainable results for our clients. We are committed to discovering innovative dredging solutions, researching new ways to recycle dredged sediment as a viable resource for habitat restoration, and providing coastal recovery.
Find Your Career Path With Us
We offer a variety of employment opportunities for individuals seeking salary, hourly, office, or field-based careers in the dredging industry. Positions are located at our corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas, at our regional business offices in New York City, New York, and Jacksonville, Florida, and on project sites throughout the U.S. and overseas.
At GLDD, we strive every day to create a safe, welcoming, and solutions-focused work environment for all employees by investing in safe work practices, career development, and professional growth. You will have training opportunities in a number of different areas, including safety and health, technical proficiency, leadership development, and communication skills. When you begin a dredging job with us, you will gain experience in a variety of specialties and functions through a disciplined training program that ensures experience-based performance as employees advance through company operations. Additionally, we have many seasonal internships that provide career-seeking students with hands-on opportunities that translate into skills needed to work in the dredging industry.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking QMED to be onboard our subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV) fleet and is an essential part of the crew, plays an active role in operations. QMED works under the general administrative supervision of the Chief Engineer or, during the absence of the Chief Engineer, the Assistant Engineer. This is a domestic project–based position, with immediate assignment to our SRIV in the United States. The typical work rotation is 4 weeks on d...
The Opportunity:
The Cost Estimator, Offshore Wind is responsible to produce cost estimates related to offshore wind work, such as subsea rock installation and other offshore wind related scopes.. This role includes the review and summarizing of project plans and specifications prior to tender, and the presentation of the project & estimate during tender review sessions with management. The position reports to the Estimating Manager, Offshore Wind.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking Bosuns to be onboard our subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV) fleet and is an essential part of the deck crew, plays an active role in deck operations such as docking, undocking, and line handling. The duties will include acting as lookout / standing watch and conducting safety/security rounds. The Bosun is a part of ship’s emergency response team in regard of the ship safety and pollution prevention. This is a staff position di...
The Opportunity:
We are seeking Able Seaman to be onboard our subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV) fleet and is an essential part of the deck crew, plays an active role in deck operations such as docking, undocking, and line handling. The duties will include acting as lookout / standing watch and conducting safety/security rounds. Able seaman is a part of ship’s emergency response team in regard of the ship safety and pollution prevention. This is a staff posi...
About the Company:
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States. In addition, Great Lakes is fully engaged in expanding its core business into the rapidly developing offshore wind energy industry. The Company has a long history of performing significant international projects. The Company employs experienced civil, ocean and mechanical engineering staff in its estimating, production and project manag...
Site Safety & Health Officer
The Opportunity:
.Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is the largest provider of dredging, land reclamation and beach nourishment services in the United States, and the only U.S. dredging company with significant international operations. With the largest and most diverse dredging fleet in the US, Great Lakes serves a wide range of customers including the US Army Corps of Engineer...
Site Administrator
The Opportunity:
Our Site Administrators are responsible for administrative and commercial support for our project sites in accordance with company policies and procedures. The Company provides both in-house and on-the-job training and mentoring. This is an entry level position and is 100% field based. Work assignments will be located throughout the United States and will require a 17 work day followed by 11 day of...
The Opportunity:
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is seeking a skilled and motivated Operations and Analytics Engineer to join our Remote Operations Support Center (ROSC) in Houston, Texas. This role is central to supporting dredging operations through data-driven analysis, real-time monitoring, and operational decision-making from shore. The ROSC Engineer will play a key role in optimizing production efficiency, diagnosing performance issu...