Water/Wastewater Engineer

Poutrix; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 97,680 - 146,520; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Paid parental leave

Wellbeing benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Project Water/Wastewater Engineer to join our Houston, TX office, supporting the design and delivery of critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects. You will lead planning, design, and execution with multidisciplinary teams to take projects from concept through construction, while building leadership and client-facing capabilities.

We value collaboration, strong technical excellence, and a proactive approach to business development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or related field.
• 5 years of related industry experience in the water/wastewater field.
• PE License in Texas (or ability to obtain TX PE within 6 months).

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design, and delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects from concept through construction.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, and teams to ensure high-quality, on-time, and profitable delivery.
• Collaborate with clients, Area Leaders, and Account Leaders to define project scope, develop fee estimates, and manage risk.
• Contribute to business development efforts, including proposals, presentations, and client engagement strategies.
• Mentor and support junior engineers while upholding strong quality, safety, and technical excellence standards.

Skills

Water/wastewater design

Project management

Client engagement

Mentoring

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering or MBA

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' Resilience Water team is seeking a Project Water/Wastewater Engineer to join our Houston, TX office, supporting the design and delivery of critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in delivering impactful projects that directly support communities across Texas. You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to take projects from concept through construction—gaining exposure to complex infrastructure challenges while building your technical and project leadership capabilities. This is an opportunity to step into increased ownership, develop leadership skills, expand your client-facing experience, and grow your career with a globally recognized leader in water engineering.

Role accountabilities:

As a Project Water/Wastewater Engineer, you’ll support project planning, design, and execution activities for water and wastewater treatment plants, water transmission and distribution systems, pump stations, wastewater collection systems, and lift stations. You’ll partner closely with clients and internal leaders to shape project scope, develop innovative solutions, and ensure successful, on-time delivery. Beyond project execution, you’ll contribute to business development efforts, help position the team for future opportunities, and mentor entry-level engineers—making a visible impact both within the organization and across the communities we serve.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the planning, design, and delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects from concept through construction
• Manage project budgets, schedules, and teams to ensure high-quality, on-time, and profitable delivery
• Collaborate with clients, Area Leaders, and Account Leaders to define project scope, develop fee estimates, and manage risk
• Contribute to business development efforts, including proposals, presentations, and client engagement strategies
• Mentor and support junior engineers while upholding strong quality, safety, and technical excellence standards

Travel for this role is approximately 25% and includes site visits, client meetings, and business development activities. This provides the opportunity to strengthen client relationships, gain valuable field experience, and see the direct impact of your work.

Key Attributes:

You are a technically strong and motivated engineer ready to take the next step in your career, bringing proven experience delivering water and wastewater treatment design projects. You are skilled at managing multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of attention to detail and quality, and you communicate effectively through both written and verbal presentations with growing confidence in client-facing settings. You have experience supporting proposals and participating in project pursuits, and you bring a collaborative mindset that allows you to work effectively across diverse teams and locations to deliver successful project outcomes.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or related field
• 5 years of related industry experience in the water/wastewater field
• PE License in Texas (or ability to obtain TX PE within 6 months)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Engineering or an MBA
• 8 years of related industry experience in the water/wastewater field
• Experience leading projects or major design tasks for municipal clients

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.

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 $97,680 - $146,520. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.

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