Geotechnical Engineer

Arcadis; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 80,461 - 132,761; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K

Paid parental leave

15 days PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Arcadis in Little Rock, AR is looking for a Geotechnical Engineer to join their National Water Management Team. This role involves leading projects focused on shoreline stability and flood risk reduction. Candidates should possess a bachelor’s degree and have at least 5 years of geotechnical experience.

The position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and is part of a diverse, inclusive environment that values sustainability.

Qualifications

• 5 years of geotechnical experience.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to obtain license in Arkansas within 3 months.
• Experience in managing project teams and collaborating with other technical disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead geotechnical projects related to water management and infrastructure design.
• Conduct geotechnical analyses for levees, dams, and floodwalls.
• Prepare geotechnical recommendations that aid in development of designs.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary Water Management team.

Skills

Geotechnical analysis

Slope stability analysis

Seepage analysis

Foundation analysis

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Geotechnical, Civil or Geological Engineering

Master’s degree in Civil Engineering (preferred)

Tools

gINT

SEEPW

SLOPEW

CWALSHT

LPILE

GROUP

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 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.

Role accountabilities

In this role you will utilize expertise and technical knowledge to lead geotechnical projects related to water management, flood resiliency and general infrastructure design.

• Geotechnical analyses for levees, dams, floodwalls, 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.
• Assists in planning and coordinating geotechnical field investigations.
• Reviews boring logs and laboratory data.
• With this role as a geotechnical engineer, you will work on projects both small and large, and 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.

Other Responsibilities

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

Qualifications & Experience

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 the ability to obtain license in Arkansas within 3 months.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred qualifications for this position include a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering. Candidates should have a 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. Additionally, candidates should have experience in geotechnical analyses for dams, levees, cofferdams, and foundations for various hydraulic structures. This includes, but is not limited to, expertise in seepage, static and seismic stability analysis, liquefaction analysis, deformation analysis, and foundation and settlement analysis.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone’s contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. 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.

Benefits

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 $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.