Job Description
At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.
One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.
Role description:
Arcadis is seeking a Civil and Mechanical Designer and Drafter with railroad infrastructure experience to support our Industrial Wastewater and Facilities Engineering team.
As a Civil and Mechanical Designer and Drafter, you will be proficient in preparing integrated and dynamic 3D models for industrial wastewater and facilities engineering infrastructure projects. Project examples may include demolition, rehabilitation, and/or new construction of industrial wastewater treatment plants, oil water separators, fixed fueling facilities, fuel tank storage farms, locomotive maintenance facilities, tank car loading / unloading facilities, and railroad utility infrastructure. Typical project activities include preparing project layouts, plant mechanical designs, grading and drainage designs; subsurface utility coordination and relocation; pavements, ground improvement measures, and slope stabilization systems; and erosion and sediment control measures. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you must be able to collaborate and coordinate with other disciplines to deliver fully integrated design models and construction drawing packages.
In this role, you will be responsible for preparing construction drawing packages including plan, profile, cross-section, and detail drawings in accordance with the United States National CAD Standard (NCS) or an international equivalent and preparing construction quantity takeoffs using model-based reports. Therefore, you must possess technical proficiency in at least one of the following civil design tools and the corresponding CAD platform with an interest in becoming proficient in AutoDesk® Civil 3D (AutoCAD).
Finally, this position plays an important role on our engineering teams to produce well-thought-out designs and quality drawing packages needed to control project construction and deliver critical solutions for our clients. With this in mind, you must possess an awareness of the interconnections of the systems being designed to help the team manage the effects of design development and impact of change.
Role accountabilities:
- Develop engineering drawings, and models and prepare designs from general instruction and/or preliminary sketches, diagrams, or schematics
- Coordinate with other discipline personnel and prepare/assemble project deliverables and submittals
- Create diagrams, elevations, section-cuts, cross-sections, and schedules in AutoCAD from redlines provided by engineers
- Manage models and/or CAD files in both BIM360 and ProjectWise environment
- Work with project managers and engineers in coordinating the generation of accurate, presentable engineering drawings from redlines or other design schematics
- Follow discipline-specific and company drafting standards
- Interpret clients’ CAD standards and prepare templates, borders and formulate guidance for junior designers
- Produce high-quality drawings on schedule and within budget
- Maintain site record drawings
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications:
- Associates degree in a related field or equivalent years of experience
- 10 years of experience supporting heavy civil infrastructure projects
Key Skills and Attributes:
- Familiarity and experience with layout and design of industrial wastewater and stormwater treatment systems
- Advanced proficiency in using AutoCAD/drafting software (Civil 3D, AutoCAD etc.)
- Proficiency with Autodesk Revit
- Familiarity with Bentley CAD programs such as MicroStation, Open Roads, etc.
- Experience in 3D design, contouring, point clouds and GPS survey manipulation.
- Experience preparing and reviewing technical drawings and quantity take-offs
- Experience working collaboratively within BIM360, ProjectWise, and SharePoint
- Understanding the life cycle of the project and managing your personal workload from start to finish
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in a related field
- 15 years of applicable experience
- Rail industry experience
- Site development, utility layout, and treatment plant design experience
Why Become an Arcadian?
Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth’s resources, we can create a sustainable planet.
We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.
As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.
To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. 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 and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. 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.
Transform Your World
Arcadis offers benefits for full 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 adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer seven paid holidays and potentially up to two floating holidays per calendar year depending on start, and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $116000 – 200100 / year.