Drainage Engineer

Role description

Arcadis is seeking a Lead Drainage Engineer to join our Michigan transportation practice. Under the direction of our Senior Hydraulic Design Manager, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting projects that will challenge you and provide growth in your career. We have a flexible work environment allowing you to work with a team on local, national, and international projects from the office and/or home.

• Engineering design for numerous roadway drainage and design-build projects including collector streets, urban arterials, rural and urban expressways, interstates, and bridge replacements in Michigan and Ohio.
• Assist in all aspects of roadway drainage design including bridge hydraulic studies, culvert design, closed drainage system design, post construction water quality structures design, and erosion and sedimentation control.
• Prepare construction plans and project displays.
• Prepare cost estimates, reports and technical memos.
• Utilize various design software including Micro Station, Open Roads, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microsoft Excel, GIS, HEC-RAS, HY8, Flow Master, ICPR, StormCAD, SMS, SRH2D, and HEC-RAS 2D to assist with the design and preparation of construction plans.
• Coordinate with project managers, ecologist, and roadway engineers.
• Direct junior engineer’s design activities.

Required Qualifications

• 7 or more years of drainage design and project management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Professional Engineer.

Key Attributes

• Experience working on MDOT projects a plus.
• Basic understanding of FEMA floodplain regulations.
• Knowledge of stormwater design including open channel conveyance and closed drainage systems.
• Knowledge of stormwater treatment using appropriate BMPs suitable for the linear nature of transportation projects.
• Use of various software platforms including Bentley’s StormCAD, Culvert Master, Flow Master, ICPR, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, HY8, ICPR, SWMM, SMS, SRH2D, and HEC-RAS 2D.
• Possess good communication (written and verbal), teamwork skills and the flexibility to complete a wide range of tasks including field work.
• Exhibit the initiative and ability to tackle new projects and other challenges regularly.
• NCEES record a plus.

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 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 $98,000 – $124,000.

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 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.