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Principal, Architect - Aviation

Arcadis
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 11/1/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/1/2025
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 seeking a high-caliber, Principal, Architect to join our Transit Group practice. They will be a part of the team, helping to win, design and mentor a team of architects on Aviation projects. This role offers the chance to shape the design of large-scale transit facilities with opportunities for local, national, and international work. The ideal candidate will have15 years of experience required managing multi-disciplinary teams, serving as the client liaison, and solving complex challenges with creative, elegant solutions and 5 years of recent and relevant aviation experience. The successful candidate can be located in any office location across the US.

Role accountabilities:

  • Work with the Practice Group Manager and Leaders in Transit to grow the Aviation practice
  • Leverage your existing experience and relationships with the national and global experience of the firm to grow your respective market
  • Develop and maintain key relationships within our internal organization
  • Lead and facilitate cross-sector / discipline / office efforts through collaboration and the development of inter-office relationships
  • Develop and grow client relationships primarily in the aviation sector
  • Develop and maintain key contacts in that industry
  • Lead and participate in pursuits for business development including writing and reviewing cost and technical proposals.
  • Manage projects including develop cost proposals, work breakdown structures, monitor and adapt both through the life of projects.
  • Create and update risk management plans
  • Lead and foster client relationships and project presentations
  • Provide high level guidance to achieve a trusted partner status with clients
  • Hands-on involvement and leadership with project design, coordination, preparation, and delivery of project document
  • Motivate, mentor, and delegate work to team members

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Architectural Degree from a NAAB accredited program, Masters’ degree is preferred
  • Licensed Architect with current registration and minimum 20 years experience required
  • Have an NCARB file preferred
  • Ability to think strategically and with an equal interest in business and practice issues with a minimum of 12 years of experience
  • Existing relationships in the Aviation Sector
  • Experience with large complex projects within a large multi-disciplinary practice
  • Strategic thinking leadership skills, with an ability to connect business with practice
  • Comprehensive understanding of project coordination and related requirements of all disciplines, under demanding deadlines
  • Demonstrate creativity, passion and interest in design

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 $xxx,xxx - $xxx,xxx. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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