Geotechnical Engineer

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

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Geotechnical Engineer to join our National Water Management Team and Water South team in Little Rock, AR. As a Geotechnical Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering engineering and consulting services for a variety of projects, including those focused on shoreline stability, flood risk reduction, and waterfront infrastructure resilience. Our ideal candidate will have progressive geotechnical experience in slope stability, seepage and foundation analyses.

• Geotechnical analyses for levees, dams, flood walls, and other hydraulic structures, including but not limited to seepage, slope stability and settlement analysis, and preparing technical reports.
• Preparation of geotechnical recommendations that aid in the development of designs, drawings, specifications, and reports.
• Work with our multi-disciplinary Water Management team that includes Civil, Structural, and Geotechnical Engineers to deliver innovative designs for our clients.
• Data evaluation of instrumentation systems at levees, spillways, outlet works, and slopes.
• Assist in planning and coordinating geotechnical field investigations.
• Review boring logs and laboratory data.
• Work on projects both small and large, as a team member under the close guidance and supervision of a senior engineer.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills to fluently communicate to clients and present technical information.

• Design and analyses of other heavy civil and earthen structures, preparing design/bid packages for permitting/construction, and coordinating and overseeing construction administration, and inspection services.
• Planning field exploration and laboratory testing programs.
• Travel may be required to project site visits, client meetings, safety audits, construction oversight, etc.

Required Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering, or related field is required along with 5 years of geotechnical experience. In addition, the candidate for this role will need to be a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or have the ability to obtain license in Arkansas within 3 months.

Preferred Qualifications: A Master's degree in Civil Engineering. Minimum of 8 years of geotechnical experience. Experience in managing project teams and collaborating with other technical disciplines is helpful. Proficiency in using programs such as gINT, SEEPW, SLOPEW, CWALSHT, PYWall, LPILE, and GROUP is also a plus. Experience in geotechnical analyses for dams, levees, cofferdams, and foundations for various hydraulic structures, including seepage, static and seismic stability analysis, liquefaction analysis, deformation analysis, and foundation and settlement analysis.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401(k), STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. Salary range for this position is $80,461 - $132,761 / year.

Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as 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, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.