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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 talented and experienced Civil or Environmental Project Engineer to support a growing number of projects in our Texas offices. This is a mid to senior level opportunity for a dynamic individual looking to join a growing Environmental Business Line within the oil, gas, industrial, and chemical sectors. The successful candidate will work directly with Arcadis clients, and staff to develop and direct technical deliverables to support project objectives.
This role plans, designs, oversees civil engineering projects, including industrial solid waste landfills, wastewater collection and treatment systems, environmental restoration projects, channels, levees, drainage systems, stormwater treatment facilities, pipelines, pump stations, roads, and other civil/environmental infrastructure components. This role involves a combination of engineering design, permitting, proposal development, report writing, and construction-phase field engineering.
Role accountabilities:
This position requires applying working knowledge of industry-standard software such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GIS, and hydrologic/hydraulic modeling tools to support the design and delivery of civil and environmental infrastructure projects. The role includes applying fundamental principles of earthwork, grading, slope design, and interpreting surveying data and digital base maps. The engineer will interface directly with clients and manage project delivery using Arcadis resources while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and standards.
Responsibilities include preparing engineering designs, analyses, specifications, and construction documents for grading, drainage, environmental restoration, levees, spillways, and other heavy civil and hydraulic structures. The role also involves reviewing technical data such as maps, drawings, soil reports, aerial photographs, and geologic/topographic information to inform design decisions. Construction-phase responsibilities include conducting site inspections, monitoring progress, ensuring compliance with plans and standards, and responding to contractor Requests for Information (RFIs). The engineer may also support construction management activities, including oversight of construction and maintenance efforts on design-build or traditional delivery projects.
Additional expectations include maintaining familiarity with relevant government, client, and industry codes and standards, participating in site visits with estimated travel up to 25%, and working outdoors in varying weather conditions as needed. A valid driver's license is required. Ability to work independently while mentoring and supporting junior staff.
Qualifications & Experience:
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a related field
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, with the ability to obtain licensure in Texas
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
• Proficiency with industry software including AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GIS, hydrologic/hydraulic models, and geotechnical analysis tools
• Working knowledge of earthwork, grading, and slope design principles
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering
• Experience working within a consulting engineering firm
• 10+ years of related experience preferred
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 $97,680 - $146,520. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
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