What is a typical project approach?
• Site condition assessments & needs
• Resiliency & hazard mitigation planning
• Preliminary concept development
• Funding & grant opportunities
• Permitting
• Final design & bid documents• Construction phase services

Sea levels continue to rise, putting more pressure on existing shorelines, causing more frequent flooding and emphasizing the need for enhanced coastal resiliency. Inland waterfronts also face equally damaging threats from flooding and perhaps the most severe conditions at winter ice breakup.

Civilworks brings a unique perspective to addressing these concerns in a focused and efficient approach based on decades of specialized experience. We are civil engineers first, enhanced by advanced degrees and training, including ocean engineering, married to common sense and practical design learned from hands-on field assessments, diving observations and construction.

What are typical project types?
• Docks, marinas & water access
• Dredging, beach nourishment, boat ramps
• Seawalls, revetments, living shorelines
• Piers, wharves, bulkheads, quaywalls

• Marine terminals, bulk cargo storage

• Intakes, outfalls, underwater cables & pipelines

• Harborwalks, riverwalks, boardwalks

• Breakwaters, artificial reefs, floodwalls

Duncan Mellor, PE - Sr. Coastal Engineer

Duncan Mellor specializes in engineering services focused on coastal and waterfront projects for a wide spectrum of clients. His experience includes a solid technical background in civil and ocean engineering, applied in assessments (above and underwater), design, permitting and construction of structures along shorelines, waterways, ports and harbors. This includes piers, wharves, seawalls, bulkheads, quay walls, revetments, breakwaters, groins, dams, bridges, parks, marinas, dredging & dredge material beneficial reuse, beach nourishment, and even unique projects such as tidal turbines, offshore structures, lighthouses, historic structures, and frequently involving creative solutions. He is licensed in civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering and is a certified commercial diver/engineer.