Principal Asset Management Consultant

Arcadis; Hanover (MD); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and Vision insurance

401K matching

Paid parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We seek a Principal Asset Management Consultant to join our Resilience Water Team and lead technical asset management projects for water and wastewater utilities.

The role is flexible hybrid and can be based out of Hanover, MD; Arlington, VA; Washington, DC; or Virginia Beach, VA, requiring strong engineering judgment, data-driven decision making, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or related field and 15+ years delivering water/wastewater or asset management projects.
• PE license preferred or ability to obtain.
• Experience applying engineering principles to asset management, condition assessment, and capital improvement programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical asset management plans and infrastructure investment strategies.
• Lead and deliver asset management and infrastructure projects for municipal water/wastewater utilities.
• Perform asset, GIS, maintenance, and inspection data analyses to support planning and decision-making.
• Provide technical recommendations for asset rehabilitation, replacement, renewal, and capital improvement programs.
• Prepare engineering reports and client deliverables.
• Support business development in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Skills

Asset management

Project leadership

Data analysis

Industry knowledge

Client engagement

Education

B.S. in Civil Engineering

Tools

GIS

CMMS

Power BI

Tableau

Microsoft Project

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 Principal Asset Management Consultant to join our Resilience Water Team and work on a variety of engineering and consulting engagements within our Asset Management practice nationally. This flexible hybrid role can be based out of our Hanover, MD; Arlington, VA; Washington, DC; or Virginia Beach, VA office locations.

The Principal Asset Management Consultant will lead and deliver technical asset management and infrastructure engineering projects for water and wastewater utilities. Candidates should possess a strong understanding of engineering principles related to asset management, including asset inventory development, condition assessment, criticality evaluation, risk-based decision making, life-cycle cost analysis, reliability engineering, capital improvement planning, and infrastructure renewal strategies. This role requires applying engineering judgment to evaluate infrastructure systems, analyze asset performance data, develop technical recommendations, and support utility clients in optimizing the performance, reliability, and longevity of critical water and wastewater assets.

The selected candidate will work independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams of engineers, scientists, and technical specialists to develop engineering solutions that support utility planning, infrastructure investment, and long-term asset sustainability.

Role accountabilities

This role is responsible for supporting the development, technical evaluation, and implementation of asset management programs and infrastructure improvement initiatives for municipal water and wastewater utilities. The successful candidate will utilize engineering analysis, data evaluation, and technical assessment methodologies to support utility planning, infrastructure renewal, and risk-based decision-making. Some travel may be required for project site visits, client meetings, field investigations, and industry conferences.

Other responsibilities include

• Develop technical asset management plans and infrastructure investment strategies.
• Support business development in the Mid-Atlantic region, focusing on current contracts and expansion to new clients.
• Perform engineering assessments of water and wastewater assets, including condition, risk, reliability, and remaining useful life analyses.
• Analyze asset, GIS, maintenance, and inspection data to support engineering planning and decision-making.
• Evaluate infrastructure systems using life-cycle cost analysis, consequence-of-failure assessments, and engineering methodologies.
• Develop technical recommendations for asset rehabilitation, replacement, renewal, and capital improvement programs.
• Prepare engineering reports, technical memoranda, and client deliverables.

Qualifications & Experience

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management, or a related engineering discipline. Minimum of 15 years of experience delivering water, wastewater, civil, environmental, or asset management engineering projects with an engineering consulting firm or municipal utility. Demonstrated experience applying engineering principles to infrastructure planning, asset management, condition assessment, and capital improvement programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain
• IAM and/or PMP certification.
• Experience with GIS, CMMS, Power BI, Tableau, or other utility asset management and analytical platforms.
• Experience managing projects and proficiency with Microsoft Project.
• Experience supporting water and wastewater infrastructure planning, renewal, and capital improvement programs.
• Knowledge of utility asset management best practices, risk assessment methodologies, and engineering principles.

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.

Join Arcadis. Create a 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 20 days PTO that accrue per year.

The salary range for this position is $145,000 - $190,000/year. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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