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 seeks a Principal Stormwater Engineer to join our growing team in either Richmond, Arlington, or Virgina Beach, Virginia! This is a lead role supporting the development of stormwater opportunities in the Upper Mid-Atlantic region. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated professional to contribute and grow our business in the Upper Mid-Atlantic. In this position, you will collaborate with our Technical Experts to successfully execute projects and achieve our clients’ objectives while providing excellent client services. 

This role sits within our global business area Resilience. We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.

Role accountabilities:

As a Principal Stormwater Engineer you will lead and support the development of stormwater/green infrastructure, conveyance (pipelines and pumping facilities), and MS4 compliance support projects. 

Other responsibilities include; 

Managing the planning, design, and construction administration of projects to ensure compliance with contracts, drawings, specifications, codes, statutes, rules, and regulations, as well as Arcadis quality and safety practices. Communicate with clients, establishing goals and objectives for project teams, and scheduling and coordinating resources to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the performance expectations of the client. Provide technical expertise on multi-disciplined projects as a design leader, QA/QC reviewer or technical advisor. Supervise and support the work of others while mentoring junior level engineers and technical staff. Work directly with clients to determine needs and deliver solutions and lead the growth of client relationships with target clients. Lead/Support teams in the marketing and proposal phases of projects including preparation of winning proposals and successful presentations, as well as developing scopes of work and budgets for various water, wastewater, and stormwater projects. Some travel will be required for project site visits, client meetings, safety audits, general planning purposes or to oversee construction activities, depending on project staffing needs.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

10 or more years’ experience. Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, Mechanical Engineering or related. P.E. License or ability to acquire PE Licensure in Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland within 6 months.

Key Skills/Attributes

Excellent technical engineering skills. Strong, clear, and concise written and oral communication skills. Leads teams and collaborates with clients. Excellent technical writing skills. Client relationships/experience with the local municipalities.

Preferred Qualifications

12 or more years’ experience. Project Management experience on municipal water, wastewater, or stormwater projects of various sizes. Master's in Civil, Environmental, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.

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 $116,000 - $200,000/year. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.

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