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Staff Architect

Arcadis
Plains, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 7/26/2026 CLOSED ON 9/9/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Architect position at Arcadis?

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

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 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 Staff Architect Designer, with 5 to 10 years’ experience, to join our Resilience Division team out of the New York City / Westchester area.

This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated individual, to join our team and with the support of a nationally recognized technical staff from one of the best-qualified consulting firms in the country. The Staff Designer will get involved in commercial, industrial and municipal water resource infrastructure design and construction projects around in the tristate area and nationally. They will utilize their expertise and technical knowledge in developing design projects, coordinating with other disciplines and sub-consultants and interact with various stakeholders. For this role we are ideally looking for two designers with detailing experience versus direct design experience.

Role accountabilities:

In this role you will work under Senior and Principal Architects in developing Conceptual Design, Design Development and Construction Documentation for projects. You must be able to understand design concepts and construction methods through a critical thinking and problem-solving lens. Conceptual design and design development responsibilities will include renderings, detail development, material research, code research and site/field visits. The ideal candidate will be expected to use both their oral and written communication skills to effectively progress projects with other disciplines and other stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Knowledge with masonry, concrete and steel construction design and detailing in municipal and industrial environments
  • Client Management and overall communication skills with strong leadership experience
  • Proficiency with Revit, Primavera and/or MS Project and the MS Office Suite (particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
  • International Code Council Codes experience
  • 3D Max, Rhino, Photoshop or other presentation platform experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • LEED or Other Sustainable Program Experience
  • Actual making or building experience
  • Knowledge of NYC Codes and Permitting
  • Documented Revit Certification.

Continue your career journey as an Arcadian.

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 do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, 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.

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 $95,000 - $115,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

Salary : $95,000 - $115,000

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