Water/Wastewater Engineer - Civil
Listed on 2026-02-19
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Engineering
Environmental Engineer, Civil Engineering
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
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Role DescriptionArcadis is currently seeking Civil Engineers with experience in Water and Wastewater conveyance and treatment design to join our Resilience Water Team to be based out of our Milwaukee, WI office. Collaborating with our experienced Water Professionals, you will support and drive the development of projects, interact and work with clients, and develop your technical capabilities. Arcadis provides multiple onboarding and development programs created for our young professionals that support professional growth and help drive creativity, innovation, and greater integration within our local, national, and global teams.
RoleAccountabilities
As a Water/Wastewater Engineer, you will evaluate, plan, design, permit, and support management of projects for water/wastewater conveyance (pipelines and pumping facilities), levees, pump/lift stations, flood walls, gates, diversion canals and stormwater and/or maintenance dredging projects. You will prepare design calculations, portions of technical reports, site drainage, utility relocations, grading plans, etc. You will also develop engineering plans and specifications for projects that may include water/wastewater conveyance and treatment, levees, pump/lift stations, flood walls, gates, diversion canals and stormwater and/or maintenance dredging projects.
Civil site design with experience with water, wastewater or transportation projects skills are transferable. Additional duties include:
- Support professional engineering services during construction: construction observation, review of shop drawings, responses to request for information (RFIs) and permit closeouts.
- Assess, develop, and support management of sustainability and resilience projects including vulnerability and mitigation assessments, and planning and design for utilities, municipalities, and cities.
- Support the preparation of reports, presentations, and other audio‑visual materials, and participate in client meetings. Support field data collection activities for permit compliance and augmenting staff support for local clients.
- Ensure project compliance with all Arcadis practices and quality, health, and safety standards, and facilitate coordination for timely completion and submission of projects on time and budget.
- Learn / use digital tools to enhance customer experience, team and client collaboration, and project delivery including configuration and deployment of SharePoint, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Power BI, and Augmented Reality.
- Some 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.
- Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a related field of study.
- 4 years of relevant experience in design or consulting engineering firm or municipal work environment using AutoCAD Civil 3D.
- EIT/Professional Engineering License, or the ability to obtain within 6 months of being hired.
Must have good communication and writing abilities and be proficient in AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microsoft Office suite, specifically with Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications- Master’s Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a related field of study.
- Experience in preparing and reviewing project drawings, specifications, schedules and cost estimates.
- Experience with hydraulic modeling software, GIS, database management and data analysis experience.
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