Otavio Sayao

Otavio Sayao is an experienced coastal engineer currently serving as a Senior Coastal Engineer at Tetra Tech since January 2024, with additional responsibilities as a Principal at Acqua Engineering Inc. since July 2019. Acqua Engineering Inc. specializes in coastal engineering, ports and harbours engineering, shoreline management, and assessing coastal environment impacts. Previous roles include Senior Coastal Engineer positions at Ausenco and Stantec, Director of Coastal Engineering/Dredging at Hatch, and Lider Portos at Concremat. Otavio Sayao’s career in coastal engineering began at Sandwell (now Ausenco) as a Senior Coastal Engineering Specialist. Otavio Sayao holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Queen's University.