Senior Civil Engineer - Water Infrastructure and Reuse

Role description

Arcadis is seeking to hire a Senior Civil Engineer – Water Infrastructure and Reuse to support our National Resilience Water Planning Practice in Chicago, IL. The role requires experience in advanced water treatment, water reuse, and capital project delivery, with strong integration of engineering, operations, and construction‑phase coordination.

• Provide national perspective to understand current conditions, emerging client needs, regulatory drivers, technology advancements and other factors influencing the market.
• Collaborate with global, national and regional leaders to develop and implement strategic plans to grow Arcadis’s Resilience Water Planning Practice. This includes current focus areas around the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions, Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, PFAS, Resource Recovery, and Intelligent/One Water services.
• Contribute to innovative approaches and lead development of value propositions to accelerate growth of our Resilience Water Planning programs and look at continuous process improvements to enhance Arcadis’ offerings to the market and to further meet the needs of our clients.
• Support planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure, including advanced water recycling facilities, groundwater systems, and distribution networks.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary project teams, supporting coordination with clients, contractors, and stakeholders to deliver projects on schedule and within budget.
• Prepare technical memoranda, engineering reports, and design documentation for water treatment, reuse, and conveyance projects.
• Provide construction‑phase services, including submittal and RFI review, field coordination, and design support to ensure alignment with project requirements and regulatory standards.
• Assist with water quality analysis, process evaluation, and system performance monitoring to support regulatory compliance and operational optimization.
• Support development of scopes of work, cost estimates, and procurement packages for capital improvements and maintenance programs.
• Apply hydraulic modeling and data analysis tools (e.g., Info Water, Info Works ICM, EPANET, ArcGIS) to evaluate system performance and inform engineering decisions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• 8 years of experience.

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• Ability to work effectively in a team with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills, excellent at building both internal and client relationships.
• Broad understanding of water resilience principles, regulations, and best practices.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred or in progress.

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 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 $112,640–168,960. Actual salaries will vary and are based on factors such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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.