Water/Wastewater Engineer

Project Water/Wastewater Engineer

Arcadis' Resilience Water team is seeking a Project Water/Wastewater Engineer to join our Houston, TX office, supporting the design and delivery of critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

In this role, you'll play a key part in delivering impactful projects that directly support communities across Texas. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to take projects from concept through construction—gaining exposure to complex infrastructure challenges while building your technical and project leadership capabilities. This is an opportunity to step into increased ownership, develop leadership skills, expand your client-facing experience, and grow your career with a globally recognized leader in water engineering.

As a Project Water/Wastewater Engineer, you'll support project planning, design, and execution activities for water and wastewater treatment plants, water transmission and distribution systems, pump stations, wastewater collection systems, and lift stations. You'll partner closely with clients and internal leaders to shape project scope, develop innovative solutions, and ensure successful, on-time delivery. Beyond project execution, you'll contribute to business development efforts, help position the team for future opportunities, and mentor entry-level engineers—making a visible impact both within the organization and across the communities we serve.

You are a technically strong and motivated engineer ready to take the next step in your career, bringing proven experience delivering water and wastewater treatment design projects. You are skilled at managing multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of attention to detail and quality, and you communicate effectively through both written and verbal presentations with growing confidence in client-facing settings. You have experience supporting proposals and participating in project pursuits, and you bring a collaborative mindset that allows you to work effectively across diverse teams and locations to deliver successful project outcomes.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or related field
• 5 years of related industry experience in the water/wastewater field
• PE License in Texas (or ability to obtain TX PE within 6 months)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Engineering or an MBA
• 8 years of related industry experience in the water/wastewater field
• Experience leading projects or major design tasks for municipal clients

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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 $97,680 - $146,520. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.