Principal Water Wastewater Consultant

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Role description:

Arcadis seeks a Principal Industrial Water/Wastewater Consultant to join Arcadis' Industrial Water Treatment and Optimization (IWTO) team as a "seller/doer". This heavily client-facing technical position will be key to our growth in the Mining sector in the US.

Role accountabilities:

As a Principal Water/ Wastewater Consultant you will join the IWTO team as a "seller/doer". This position will be key to our growth within the Mining Sector in the US, engaging with clients in a meaningful way to help grow our team's revenue and enable the team to continue to grow. This individual will connect with clients, learn their needs and assess how Arcadis can support them, help to create opportunities with clients, and will lead and be involved in the preparation of proposals. The 'selling' aspect will be 40-50% of the role. In addition, this person will be undertaking conceptual and detailed process design for industrial water and wastewater treatment projects in a variety of industries, particularly for the Mining sector.


This candidate will be a Subject Matter Expert in the area of industrial wastewater treatment, with deep technical acumen and a strong knowledge of mining operations and the sector's relationship with water. This 'doer' aspect represents the other 50-60% of the role. Industrial Water is one of the fastest growing global business sectors and at Arcadis we are poised for significant growth through the delivery of large, complicated projects across a diverse sector of clients and geographies. In this role you will be engaged in the Client Management / Development process along with serving as a technical expert during the execution of projects. This is a client facing role with an expectation to collaborate with various Arcadis locations to support projects and client development in the US, as well as globally.

This is a hybrid work position. Client facilities and projects are located throughout the US, with some international assignments. Preferred locations include Denver, Reno, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Missoula, Houston, Dallas, Raleigh, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Tampa, and Philadelphia; however, other locations may also be considered.

Support Arcadis' industrial water growth in Mining Sector, particularly in the US

Lead business development activities to increase project wins and develop long-lasting client relationships. Routine tasks include:

Reaching out to your client network on a regular basis to stay connected and assess if there are any opportunities to assist them with key needs, including strategic positioning for future opportunities, leading pursuits and development of proposals, client meetings for business development, work directly with clients to determine needs and provide solutions.


Participating in client interviews, engaging with Arcadis' regional, national, and global client account teams, supporting the expansion of business development opportunities and client relationships to strategically grow Arcadis' industrial water/wastewater portfolio, leveraging existing and new client relationships, and preparation of abstracts and technical papers. Serve as a Mining Sector wastewater treatment subject matter expert. support the development of the Industrial Water process team within the Mining sector, including teaching/mentoring staff on mining operations as well as wastewater issues/needs and treatment within the Mining sector.

• Lead projects and clients in the planning, design and construction of industrial water / wastewater treatment plants and wastewater recycle plants.
• Coordinating multi-disciplined engineering teams, lead or serve as Subject Matter Expert for complex engineering designs for industrial water projects while collaborating with other design disciplines.

Routine tasks include:

• Design basis documents (provide direction/review)
• Engineering calculations including mass and energy balances (provide direction/review)
• Review of engineering drawings (P&IDs and Layout)
• Specifications for treatment equipment, instrumentation, and controls
• Engineering reports and feasibility studies (provide direction/review), and quality reviews
• Manage technical coordination and leadership roles on larger or complex projects or projects with higher associated risk

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field of study preferred
• 20+ years of industrial water/wastewater treatment experience
• Held prior roles across engineering, project management, sustainability, sales, marketing, and mining
• Knowledge and experience with industrial clients in North America, particularly those in the Mining sector
• Strong experience in developing and leading large industrial wastewater capital projects
• Strong experience and network within the Mining sector

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer License
• Knowledge and experience with multinational industrial clients
• Previous experience in a regional or national role and collaboration across regional teams

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 $136,400 - $204,600.

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

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