Staff Drinking Water Engineer

Arcadis; Wakefield; On-site; USD 78,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Staff Drinking Water Engineer to join their Water team. In this role, you will leverage your engineering expertise to design and manage projects focused on water treatment and conveyance. You will engage in fieldwork, ensuring compliance with standards, while collaborating with project managers and clients. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to sustainable solutions that protect our natural resources. If you're passionate about making a difference and possess strong technical and interpersonal skills, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering required.
• Minimum 3 years of engineering experience and EIT Certification.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, plan, design, and support management of water treatment projects.
• Perform fieldwork activities including site visits and water quality analyses.
• Manage tasks to meet budget, timeframe, and quality objectives.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Technical guidance

Research and data gathering

Technical writing

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Time management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

EIT Certification

Job description

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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 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.

Role description:

Arcadis is searching for a Staff Drinking Water Engineer to support and grow our Water team in New Hampshire and throughout New England. This candidate will use their expertise and technical knowledge to deliver design work for water/wastewater clients in New England.

We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects of climate change, rapid urbanization, and loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.

Role accountabilities:

As a Staff Drinking Water Engineer, you will evaluate, plan, design, and support management of projects for water treatment, lead service lines, and conveyance (pipelines, treatment, and pumping facilities). You will exercise judgment on details of work and in making preliminary selections and adaptations of engineering alternatives. Completing technical and report writing with guidance from more senior team members will be a key part of your role.

You will perform fieldwork activities such as site visits, construction inspection, sampling, water quality analyses, asset inventory, flow monitoring setup and monitoring, technology evaluations, and plant operations information, process troubleshooting, and optimization. You will support professional engineering services during construction including construction observation, review of shop drawings, responses to RFI's, and permit closeouts.

Managing tasks as a project resource, completing activities to meet budget, timeframe, and quality objectives, and exceeding client expectations will be expected. You will also carry out investigations and analyses to develop technical solutions, and prepare documentation and reports ensuring accuracy and compliance with Arcadis standards and relevant codes.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Liaising with Project Managers/Team Leaders and clients for effective communication.
• Contributing to technical issue resolution and providing guidance to team members.
• Collaborating with other design disciplines to ensure overall design integrity.
• Reviewing engineering work for standards compliance.
• Developing understanding of Arcadis services, client’s business, and industry sector to facilitate networking and credibility.

Skills and Abilities:

• Detail-oriented with knowledge of relevant standards and codes.
• Ability to provide technical guidance.
• Strong research, data gathering, technical writing, and analysis skills.
• Developing skills in project management, relationship management, sector expertise, and commercial awareness.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, time management, and communication skills.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering.
• Valid driver’s license for site access.
• Minimum 3 years of engineering experience and EIT Certification.

Preferred Skills:

• New Hampshire PE License.

Why Arcadis?

We empower our employees to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters and foster a skills-based approach to career development. You’ll do meaningful work helping deliver sustainable solutions for a prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career, colleagues, clients, and the world around you.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, encouraging applications from women, minorities, people with disabilities, and veterans. We uphold a policy of non-discrimination based on race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, veteran status, or any other protected basis.

Arcadis offers comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401K, paid parental leave, and more. The salary range is $78,000 - $130,000, based on experience and other factors.