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’ Water Management team is seeking an experienced Civil Design Engineer to join our team in Virginia.
As a Civil Design Engineer, you will be responsible for developing project layouts, geometrics, and survey control; grading and drainage design; subsurface utility coordination and relocation; pavements, ground improvement measures, and slope stabilization systems; and erosion and sediment control measures. To be successful in this role you should have project experience ranging from conceptual-level planning to the preparation of detailed engineering designs and construction specifications for heavy civil infrastructure projects. You must also 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 both: Bentley® OpenRoads Designer (MicroStation Connect Edition), AutoDesk® Civil 3D (AutoCAD). Project examples include demolition, rehabilitation, and/or new construction of levees, floodwalls, waterways, reservoirs, locks, dams, drainage systems, and roadways.
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, the Civil Design Engineer must develop a solid awareness of the interconnections of the systems being designed to help the team manage the effects of design development and the impacts of change.
Role accountabilities:
- Prepare engineering reports, design calculations, design drawings, and technical specifications in accordance with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers design publications, similar guidelines from other federal and/or state agencies, or international equivalents
- Develop detailed construction quantity takeoffs and construction cost estimates
- Oversee construction and maintenance activities to ensure conformance with design drawings, and technical specifications, and construction standards.
- Address Requests for Information (RFI) from contractors related to design and construction work
- Provide oversight for CAD Drafters and junior engineers, and actively collaborate with other disciplines while taking the lead in delivering integrated designs and construction documents
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline
- 5 years of experience with large heavy civil infrastructure projects, roadway design experience is transferrable to this type of work
- Professional Licensure – If not already a licensed Professional Engineer in any U.S. State or territory, must have passed the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering exam and commit to taking the Professional Engineering exam within 6 months from the date of hire
Preferred Qualifications:
- 10 years of experience with large heavy civil infrastructure projects
- Site development and utility 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.
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 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $63,201 – $112690 per year.
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