Job Description
Arcadis is searching for a Wastewater Conveyance Pipeline Engineer with 7 or more years of experience, to join our Resilience Water Team in Little Rock, Arkansas!
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:
This is an excellent opportunity for the right individual to actively participate in developing and growing our local water practice. The candidate in this role will provide technical expertise and leadership to our team of highly skilled engineers, while leading tasks/projects simultaneously and applying technical knowledge and expertise to develop the team’s overall capabilities. Projects include sewer related construction projects, gravity sewer main rehabilitation construction projects, inflow and infiltration assessment and reduction programs.
Role accountabilities:
- Supervise and support the work of others and mentor junior level engineering and design/drafting staff.
- Coordinate and manage execution of projects with other disciplines and office personnel.
- Develop planning and design projects from inception to completion.
- Prepare construction packages (including all deliverables) for the engineering, procurement, and construction of water/wastewater/storm water systems for clients.
- Create cost estimates and project schedules, complete design tasks within budget and on schedule.
- Oversee detailed engineering calculations, analysis, and design software to solve complex challenges.
- Leverage work experience and client relationships to win new projects, in collaboration with Principal-level staff.
- Prepare and present reports to clients for weekly and monthly progress meetings.
- Travel may be required for project site visits, client meetings, safety audits, general planning purposes or to oversee construction activities, depending on project staffing needs.
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in design and planning of water/wastewater/recycled water conveyance facilities.
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, Environmental Engineering or related field.
- EIT or PE.
Key Skills/Attributes
- Project experience including design and construction of water distribution systems, wastewater collection systems and pump/lift stations.
- Project leadership (Task Manager, Design Lead or Technical Lead) experience on projects of various sizes.
- Excellent technical engineering skills in the water/wastewater practice area.
- Experience preparing, reviewing, and approving project drawings, specifications, schedules and cost estimates.
- Client relationship skills; including preparation and development of proposals and managing client expectations, developing and leading presentations, with a successful track record of delivering engineering projects to the satisfaction of the client.
- Strong, clear and concise written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent technical writing skills. Functional experience with MS Office applications.
- Construction administration experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- PE License
- Experience using AutoCAD Civil D and GIS platforms
- Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- Construction inspection/management experience.
- Good working knowledge of collection/distribution system hydraulics and operation.
- Design experience with large diameter pipelines (18 inches in diameter or larger).
- Asset management and condition assessment experience.
- Large wastewater pipe assessment experience.
- Active participation in regional or national professional associations. NASSCO PACP/MACP/LACP Certification.
- Proven project management experience delivering financially and technically successful projects.
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 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $82400 – 123600 / year .
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