Water/Wastewater Engineer at Arcadis U.S.Inc. in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

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 is seeking Water/Wastewater Engineers to join our Resilience Water Team in either our Hoffman Estates or Chicago, IL office. In this role, you will collaborate closely with experienced water professionals to drive the development of water and wastewater projects, engage directly with clients, and grow your technical expertise. At Arcadis, we offer a robust suite of onboarding and development programs designed to support young professionals, foster creativity and innovation, and promote integration within our global teams.

Role Accountabilities

As a Water/Wastewater Engineer, your responsibilities will include evaluating, planning, designing, and managing projects related to water and wastewater conveyance, including pipelines and pumping facilities. You will provide engineering support during construction, assisting with tasks such as construction observation, reviewing shop drawings, responding to requests for information (RFIs), and helping with permit closeouts. Additionally, you will contribute to sustainability and resilience projects, including vulnerability assessments, mitigation planning, and design for utilities, municipalities, and cities.

Your role will also involve preparing reports, presentations, and other visual materials, as well as participating in client meetings. You will support field data collection for permit compliance and provide staff support for local clients. Maintaining project compliance with Arcadis' practices and quality, health, and safety standards is essential, as is ensuring the timely and on-budget completion of all projects.

At Arcadis, we encourage the use of digital tools to improve customer experience, team collaboration, and project delivery. You will have the opportunity to work with technologies such as SharePoint, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Power BI, and Augmented Reality to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our projects. Travel may be required for site visits, client meetings, safety audits, or to oversee construction activities, depending on project needs.

Required Qualifications

To be considered for this position, you must have a Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field. A minimum of three years of relevant experience in design or consulting engineering, or in a municipal work environment, is required. You must also hold an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.

Key Skills and Attributes

Strong communication and writing skills are essential, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree in Civil, Environmental, or Mechanical Engineering, experience using AutoCAD Civil 3D, hydraulic modeling software, GIS, and familiarity with database management and data analysis.

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 $76,110 - $114,165. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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