Senior Water​/Wastewater Engineer — Hybrid Leadership

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. It employs over 34,000 people in more than 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With many curious minds together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Arcadis is looking for a Senior Water Wastewater Engineer to join our Resilience Water Team in Atlanta, Georgia. We offer a flexible hybrid work culture with a balance between remote and in-office work. 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 will include water treatment/drinking water facility engineering, investigations, studies, analysis, designs, and construction administration services.

As a Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer you will manage and lead projects/tasks and clients in the planning, design and construction of water and wastewater facilities.

Other responsibilities include:

• Play a key role in supervising and supporting the work of team members while mentoring junior-level engineering and design/drafting staff to help them grow professionally.
• Coordinate and manage the execution of projects in collaboration with other disciplines, office personnel and management consultants.
• From project inception to completion, develop water and wastewater planning and design initiatives, ensuring all aspects are carried out efficiently and effectively, including preparing comprehensive construction packages complete with all necessary deliverables for the engineering, procurement, and construction of water systems for clients.
• Create detailed cost estimates and project schedules, ensuring all design tasks are completed within budget and on time.
• Oversee detailed engineering calculations, lead complex analyses, and utilize design software to address technical challenges.
• Produce high-quality deliverables for clients, including technical memoranda, reports, and presentations that meet the highest standards of quality and professionalism.
• Collaborate closely with national communities of practice and subject matter experts to share knowledge and drive innovation.
• Work directly with clients to understand their needs and deliver tailored solutions, while taking the lead in building and strengthening relationships with target clients.

Local travel is required to conduct project site visits, client meetings, safety audits, general planning purposes or to oversee construction activities, depending on project staffing needs.

• 10 or more years of water/wastewater experience
• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical Engineering or related field
• PE License

• Project experience including design and construction of water treatment and distribution systems and/or wastewater collection and treatment systems.
• 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.
• Strong, clear and concise written and oral communication skills. Excellent technical writing skills. Functional experience with MS Office applications.

• Master’s Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or related field of study.
• Technical expertise and experience with water/wastewater treatment projects.
• Experience with alternative project delivery.
• Knowledge and experience with local municipalities in Georgia including City of Atlanta, DeKalb County, Gwinnett County, Paulding County, Cobb County, and Cobb County‑Marietta Water Authority.
• Active participation in regional and/or national professional association(s).

Arcadis offers benefits for full‑time and part‑time positions, including medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward and recognition program and optional wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. Nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO accrue per year.

Salary range for this position is $100,000–$160,000 per year, varying by experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.