Job Description
At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.
One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.
Role description:
Arcadis is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer to join an established and growing national engineering design and construction team of multi-disciplinary professionals. As the selected candidate, you will provide technical and business development support for projects across the United States (US), Canada, and globally as needed. The position may be located in any of our US offices.
In this position, you will provide geotechnical engineering expertise on a variety of projects. Project work may include mine reclamation, coal ash, sediment remediation, waterfront structures, or in situ solidification and stabilization depending on qualifications. Work will entail a mixture of feasibility studies, design, construction quality assurance, and strategic/business development. This is a great opportunity for a senior or principal engineer to join a team and offer leadership and mentorship to our diverse group of geotechnical engineers while working on large and complex projects across the US and around the world.
Role accountabilities:
- Join our Geotechnical Technical Solutions Team as an emerging leader and key participant
- Provide technical and strategic leadership to engineering teams
- Perform geotechnical engineering reviews and provide key input on critical projects
- Perform constructability reviews and provide input on smart construction technologies and sustainable construction operations
- Apply engineering principles to develop effective solutions
- Mentor and develop mid-level and junior staff
- Identify and pursue business growth opportunities
- Act as or become Engineer of Record on appropriate projects
Preferred technical proficiencies:
- Experience across a wide variety of environmental geotechnical applications and design
- Field and laboratory geotechnical testing methods, techniques, and results interpretation
- Geotechnical investigation, monitoring methods and techniques
- Construction monitoring, testing and documentation
- Soft-ground mechanics and stabilization techniques
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strategic thinker
- Seller/Do-er
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and applicable geotechnical modeling software
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or closely related field
- Professional Engineer (PE) license •
- Minimum 15 years of experience
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Travel is required (approximately 25%)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in civil engineering or closely related field
- OSHA HAZWOPER and current 8-hr refresher
- Experience with Autodesk Civil 3D, GeoStudio (or similar), Arc Map, Modelling expertise (PLAXIS or similar)
Why Become an Arcadian?
Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth’s resources, we can create a sustainable planet.
We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.
As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.
To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.
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.
Transform Your World
Arcadis offers benefits for full 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 adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer seven paid holidays and potentially up to two floating holidays per calendar year depending on start, and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. This position is eligible for participating in a company bonus program. The salary range for this position is $126750 – 242938 / year.