Drainage Engineer

Arcadis; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401K

STD/LTD/AD&D

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Rewards & recognition

Wellbeing benefits

Adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Holidays & PTO

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Lead Drainage Engineer to join our Michigan transportation practice. You will work under the Senior Hydraulic Design Manager on projects across local, national, and international scopes, with a flexible environment to work from office or home.

Responsibilities include roadway drainage design, bridge hydraulics, and post-construction water quality, using a suite of design tools. Excellent communication and leadership of junior engineers are required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of drainage design and project management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Responsibilities

• Design roadway drainage for multiple projects, including interstates and bridges in Michigan and Ohio.
• Assist in bridge hydraulic studies, culvert design, and post-construction water quality structures.
• Prepare construction plans, displays, cost estimates, reports and memos.
• Utilize design software (MicroStation, OpenRoads, AutoCAD Civil 3D, HEC-RAS, HY8, FlowMaster, ICPR, StormCAD, SMS, SRH2D, etc.).
• Coordinate with project managers, ecologists, and roadway engineers; direct junior engineers.

Skills

Drainage design

Project management

Technical communication

Teamwork

Field work

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Professional Engineer

Tools

MicroStation

OpenRoads

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Microsoft Excel

GIS

HEC-RAS

HY-8

FlowMaster

ICPR

StormCAD

SMS

SRH2D

HEC-RAS 2D

Job description

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.

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.

Role accountabilities

• 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 MicroStation, OpenRoads, AutoCAD Civil 3d, Microsoft Excel, GIS, HEC-RAS, HY8, FlowMaster, 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.

Qualifications & Experience

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, CulvertMaster, FlowMaster, 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, 401K, 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. 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.

Arcadis is 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.