Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is currently searching for Engineers to support and grow our Resilience Water team based in Philadelphia, PA.

In these positions, you will collaborate on office and field assignments with staff locally and across the country. Our Center of Excellence for buried infrastructure / conveyance systems in our Wilmington DE and Philadelphia PA offices and you will be a key addition to this growing national resource team.

Role Accountabilities:

Arcadis is looking for dedicated, creative, and energetic candidates interested in tackling challenges and developing sustainable solutions to address key challenges in sanitary/environmental engineering especially in buried infrastructure and conveyance disciplines (i.e., water distribution, sewer (storm, sanitary, combined) collection, pumping, storage and/or treatment systems). Previous experience with condition assessment, construction management, renewal and/or rehabilitation design, especially trenchless construction methods, and hydraulic modeling desirable. This team works in both municipal and industrial systems, so experience in either area also desirable.

These positions are likely to include short-term (i.e. 1-4 weeks at a time) travel to out-of-area project sites for field work. Some staff selected for these roles will have the opportunity to work at various client sites outside the region (across the US and sometimes, around the world). Only those who are open to travel and fieldwork are encouraged to apply. It is anticipated that you will spend 6 – 10 weeks of travel/fieldwork throughout the year. 

Our ideal candidate is self-motivated, works well both independently and as part of a team, is interested in a combination of office work, field assignments, and travel, and maintains a flexible attitude towards assignments. The position includes a high-degree of client contact, contractor contact/management, and team leadership, and thus the position requires strong communication and leadership skills. 

Arcadis provides multiple development programs created for our young professionals that support professional growth and help drive creativeness, innovation, and greater integration within our local, national, and global teams. 

What skills/attributes you need

• Must be willing to work in an office and field environment, with an emphasis on field work.
• Technical skills including Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD and GIS.
• Physical ability to lift/carry heavy equipment and perform rigorous field investigations such as inspections, condition assessments, flow monitoring, and construction engineering.
• After receiving training, the candidate will be expected to be comfortable with entering confined spaces (i.e. manholes) to perform field activities and inspections and work with field contractors to oversee construction of designed works.
• A valid US driver’s license, with a clean driving record and willingness to travel for field or project assignments.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills to responsibly manage workload multiple, unique assignments with varying deadlines and stakeholders.

What you will do:

• Communicate regularly (both verbal and written) with staff within own office and across Arcadis, clients, subcontractors, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare progress reports, participate in client meetings and interact with clients, contractors, subcontractors and the general public.
• Conceptual design through detailed final design, including preparation of contract documents, for municipal, industrial, and remedial water/wastewater treatment plant units, water/sewer force mains, sewer gravity mains, and pump stations.
• Flow monitoring data interpretation, data management activities, and GIS integration for modeling.
• Analyze data and develop recommendations for infrastructure renewal and planning/implementing renewal projects.
• Field activities including construction inspection, inflow & infiltration studies, sampling, asset inventory and condition assessment including confined space entry, subcontractor oversight, and flow monitoring set-up and monitoring.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, ideally in relevant engineering discipline
• Willingness to travel locally and regionally
• Willingness to learn and do a wide variety of engineering and construction skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with infrastructure inspection, rehabilitation, design, and/or construction
• Experience/training with AutoCAD and/or ArcGIS
• H&S Training including: HAZWOPER Certification, Confined Space Entry and/or OSHA 30-hr Construction Site Safety
• Willingness to travel nationally for short- and medium-term assignments 
• PE certification

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $52,000 - $91,800.

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