Senior Hydraulic Modeler

Arcadis; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 88,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K Retirement Plan

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

EAP Services

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Hydraulic Modeler to join our Resilience Water Team in Ohio. This role focuses on developing innovative solutions for water distribution systems while mentoring junior staff and leading project teams. We desire candidates with strong technical knowledge in hydraulic modeling, planning, and data analytics.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $88,000 - $130,000, along with numerous benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 15 days PTO that accrue per year.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in hydraulic modeling, water system planning, or related engineering work.
• Ability to present technical information effectively to stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and modelers.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of water distribution system models.
• Conduct feasibility studies and prepare technical reports.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on project execution.

Skills

Hydraulic modeling

Project management

Data analytics

GIS tools

Communication skills

Autodesk InfoWater Pro

Bentley WaterGEMS

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's in Civil or Environmental Engineering

PE license

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

InfoWorks

Hammer

AquaTwin

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 looking for an experienced Senior Hydraulic Modeler with strong technical leadership and project delivery experience to join our Resilience Water Team. This is an exciting opportunity for a self‑motivated and independent professional to JOIN our team locally with support from one of the best qualified consulting firms in the country. The position will utilize professional experience and technical knowledge of hydraulics, water distribution master planning, and computer modeling, combined with data analytics as part of our local project teams developing innovative solutions throughout the nation. It offers high potential for growth, including leading multidisciplinary project teams, serving as a senior technical resource, mentoring junior staff, supporting client relationship development, and contributing to project pursuits and strategic growth opportunities.

Role accountabilities

This role will leverage strong leadership skills and technical expertise to support project teams in the development of water distribution system models and comprehensive water system master plans. The successful candidate will perform a range of engineering activities related to water distribution hydraulics, including pumping evaluations, flow test studies, water quality investigations, system planning, and the development of hydraulic and water quality models, as well as feasibility studies. Key responsibilities include leading distribution system analyses through the development, calibration, and application of hydraulic models; applying data analytics and GIS tools to support project execution; and serving as a senior technical resource to provide modeling‑based insights for existing and proposed system improvements. The role also involves leading the preparation, review, and quality assurance of technical reports, memoranda, and master planning deliverables to ensure high‑quality, client‑ready outputs.

• Lead client coordination and presentations, communicate technical findings to diverse stakeholders, and support trusted advisor relationships with clients.
• Support or lead scope development, fee estimation, and technical approach definition for proposals and pursuits.
• Facilitate coordination for timely completion and submission of project deliverables.
• Maintain and increase professional and technical knowledge by having regular participation with industry associations, attending workshops, making presentations, and reviewing professional publications.
• Provide mentorship, technical guidance, and quality oversight to junior engineers and modelers. Manage or support multiple concurrent projects, including task delivery, coordination, budget awareness, and schedule adherence.
• Ensure project compliance with all Arcadis’ practices and quality and safety standards.

Some travel may be required for project site visits, client meetings, and other reasons depending on project staffing needs.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in hydraulic modeling, water system planning, or related engineering work.
• Bachelor's in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a related Engineering field of study and a PE license.

Key Skills/Attributes

Seeking a candidate with strong hydraulic modeling and engineering experience to support evaluations, investigations, planning efforts, feasibility studies, and modeling of water systems. Proficiency with Autodesk InfoWater Pro and/or Bentley WaterGEMS is preferred, along with GIS experience using ArcGIS Pro. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively present to stakeholders, collaborate with team members, and engage with clients. Proficiency in Microsoft Office is expected, as is active participation in regional and/or national professional associations. Candidates should demonstrate a proven track record in hydraulic modeling and master planning projects for water utilities, experience reviewing technical work, and providing guidance to junior staff. Strong client communication and stakeholder facilitation skills are essential, as is experience developing scopes of work, budgets, and technical approaches for proposals and project modifications. The ability to independently apply sound engineering judgment to complex technical challenges is critical for success in this role.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Civil or Environmental Engineering or related field of study.
• Hydraulic modeling & engineering experience for evaluations, investigations, planning, feasibility studies and modeling of water distribution systems. Additional experience with wastewater collection system modeling and experience with water quality modeling, pump station evaluation, storage analysis, or transient evaluations.
• Previous experience with an engineering consulting firm, municipality, or other closely related work and serving as a task lead or project manager on water system planning or modeling projects.
• Other related modeling software experience (e.g. InfoWorks, Hammer, AquaTwin, etc.). Programming using Python or equivalent languages.

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 $88,000 - $130,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.