Water Reuse Practice Lead - Midwest

Role Description

Arcadis is seeking a Water Reuse Lead to support and drive the strategic growth of our Water Reuse Practice in the Midwest. This leadership role will focus on advancing technical delivery, client development, and regulatory engagement across recycled water and wastewater projects.

• Lead the development and implementation of the Midwest’s water reuse strategy, including tracking key projects, engaging with regulatory agencies, and supporting market positioning initiatives.
• Manage the full project lifecycle for municipal recycled water and wastewater treatment projects, from planning and design through construction and implementation.
• Collaborate with Area and Account Leaders on business development activities, including client engagement, proposal development, scope definition, and fee estimation.
• Oversee multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring successful delivery that meets budget, schedule, quality, and safety expectations.
• Represent Arcadis at industry events and within professional organizations, while mentoring junior staff and fostering a collaborative, high-performance team environment.
• Travel as required to support business development efforts, client meetings, site visits, and project execution.

The ideal candidate will bring direct experience with implementing advanced water reuse technologies, including disinfection, membrane filtration, reverse osmosis, ozonation, UV advanced oxidation, and corrosion control. Proven client management skills are essential, including the ability to foster strong relationships, support strategic pursuits, and contribute to proposal development and interview preparation. Strong written and verbal communication skills are critical, with the ability to deliver effective client presentations and convey complex technical information.

A collaborative leadership approach, combined with excellent interpersonal skills, is key to mentoring staff and supporting the growth of multidisciplinary teams.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or related field from an ABET accredited school
• 10 years of relevant experience in municipal water/wastewater engineering and consulting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Science or Master of Engineering in a related field
• 15 years of experience in municipal water/wastewater engineering and consulting
• Professional Engineer license
• Active participation in regional and/or national professional associations

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.

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, 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 well-being benefits, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $115,328 - $163,304.

Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.

Detroit, MI area;
Midwest-focused leadership role in water reuse.