Senior Structural Engineer (Water Management)

Arcadis; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Arcadis is hiring a Structural Engineer for their Climate Adaptation and Water Management Team in Virginia. You will be responsible for engineering consulting across various projects, including flood risk management and infrastructure resilience.

The role requires at least 8 years of relevant experience, a Bachelor's degree, and a Professional Engineer registration. Benefits include comprehensive health insurance, 401(k), and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience required.
• Ability to conduct structural investigations and calculations.
• Experience in Federal resiliency projects is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering and consulting services for various projects.
• Conduct engineering investigations, calculations, and planning.
• Collaborate with teams throughout the project life cycle.

Skills

Structural analysis and design software proficiency

Flood risk reduction

Project management

Mentoring junior staff

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Professional Engineer (PE) registration

Master's degree in Structural Engineering

Tools

STAAD

MathCAD

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Role Description

Arcadis is seeking a Structural Engineer to join our Climate Adaptation and Water Management Team in Virginia Beach or Richmond, Virginia.

Responsibilities

As a Structural Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering engineering and consulting services for a variety of projects, including flood risk reduction, waterfront infrastructure resilience, dam safety, lock and navigation structure design, and more.

Primary accountabilities include:

• Conduct structural related engineering investigations, calculations, and planning work.
• Research feasibility of alternative design approaches, site conditions and regulatory agency specifications.
• Develop calculations, plans, specifications, requests for proposals, and other contract documents.
• Collaborate with engineering disciplines, office/project staff, client and subcontractors throughout the project life cycle, demonstrating clear oral and written communication skills.
• Exercise judgment on work details and preliminary selection and adaptation of engineering alternatives.
• Function as Design Lead, Task Manager or Project Engineer on projects, managing budgets and schedules, leading deliverables, developing and managing plans, permit checklists, scopes of work, and facilitating coordination for timely submission.
• Travel may be required for site visits, client meetings, safety audits, planning purposes, or construction oversight.
• Mentor entry- and junior-level structural engineering staff.

Qualifications & Experience

Required Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration.

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have experience designing flood walls, flood gates, retaining wall structures, and deep foundations, coupled with experience on Federal resiliency projects. A Master’s degree in Structural Engineering is a plus, along with progressive infrastructure project experience in water management, flood control, and seismic resilience. Proficiency in structural analysis and design software such as STAAD, MathCAD, AutoCAD, and Revit is also helpful.

Benefits

Arcadis offers benefits for full‑time and part‑time positions including medical, dental, and vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 401(k), short‑ and long‑term disability, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), life insurance, paid parental leave, a reward and recognition program, and optional wellbeing, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement benefits. Nine paid holidays and 15 days paid time off accrue annually.

Salary range: $80,000 – $132,000 per year, based on experience, education, and other factors.

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

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.