Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer

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 currently searching for a Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer with a minimum of 10 years of experience to join our team. This hybrid role is based out of our Indianapolis location.

This position will utilize your expertise and technical knowledge of water/wastewater evaluations, design & construction to serve as a Lead Technical Designer, Task Manager and/or Project Manager on local projects. This is a 'hands-on' role with an expectation of leading tasks and projects, managing staff, working directly with clients, and participating in business development activities.

Role accountabilities:

In this role, you will serve as a Project Manager and technical leader responsible for the successful delivery of municipal water and wastewater projects from planning and design through construction. You will lead multidisciplinary teams in the development of water and wastewater treatment facilities, pump stations, stormwater systems, and distribution and collection networks, while providing technical oversight, client management, and mentorship to engineering staff. This position offers the opportunity to drive project execution, expand client relationships, support business development efforts, and help grow the technical capabilities of the team while delivering innovative solutions for municipal clients. Responsibilities include:

• Lead the planning, design, and delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including treatment facilities, pump stations, stormwater systems, and distribution/collection networks.
• Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, cost estimates, and construction deliverables to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Support client management, proposal development, business development initiatives, and participation in professional organizations and industry events.
• Provide technical leadership, perform complex engineering analyses, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior staff, and uphold quality standards for water and wastewater design and construction projects.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering or a related field of study
• 10 years of progressively responsible experience
• Licensed Professional Engineer

Key Skills and Attributes:

The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, communication, and client relationship management skills, along with experience delivering successful water and wastewater infrastructure projects. This role requires the ability to mentor and develop junior staff, build and maintain client relationships, and support business development efforts through proposal preparation and project pursuits. Candidates should have experience in the design and construction administration of water and wastewater treatment facilities, as well as the ability to prepare, review, and approve engineering drawings, specifications, project schedules, and cost estimates. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential, along with a proven ability to manage projects that consistently meet or exceed client expectations. The position also requires flexibility to travel periodically, approximately 10% to 20%, to support client meetings, project coordination, and field activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or an MBA
• 15 years of progressively responsible experience
• Secondary certification (W/WW Operators License, BCEE, PMP, LEED, ENV SP)
• Active participation in regional (local/state) and/or national professional associations

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. 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 employer. 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 $100,000 - $150,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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