Principal Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineer

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 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:As a Principal Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineer, you will lead a team to grow their expertise and technical knowledge of water/wastewater treatment design and construction support services. You will be a critical member of our team in Houston and will be expected to execute and manage projects, engage in client development and winning more exciting and challenging projects.Role accountabilities:Manage a range of projects for various clients in the region and coordinate multi-disciplined engineering teams. Responsibilities will include managing budgets and delivery schedules for each assignment, and leading project teams to meet the project deliverables.Lead projects and clients in the planning, design, and construction of water/wastewater treatment plants, collection systems, and lift stations as well as creating construction documents, specifications, and handling construction oversight/administration.Lead and/or participate in client development activities, assist with position, and capture strategies, proposal, and presentation efforts for Water/Wastewater Facility Design projects.Contribute to the local strategy with clients in the planning, design, and construction of water/wastewater treatment plants, stormwater systems, distribution/collection systems, and pump/lift stations.Work with Area Leader(s) and client Account Leader(s) to develop project scopes and fee estimates, setting the best stage for profitable delivery, managing risk, identifying project staff, and related activities.Coordinate with Arcadis’ industry-leading technical advisors in water/wastewater process modeling and facility design.Support the work of others and mentor junior-level engineers & design/drafting technical staff.Ensure project compliance with all Arcadis practices and quality and safety standards.Travel (up to 10%) is required. Travel will be conducted for project site visits, client meetings, and business development purposes.Required Qualifications:12 or more years of related industry experience in the water/wastewater field.Bachelor’s Degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or related field.PE License in Texas (or ability to obtain TX PE within 6 months).Key Attributes:Strong technical engineering background and experience successfully delivering water/wastewater treatment plant design projects.Experience with client development pursuit/proposal and interviews to win more exciting projects.Experience in delivering technical presentations and participating in project pursuit interviews.Organized with strong attention to detail.Flexible to work with different project teams locally and across remote offices to deliver higher quality work products to clients.Experience negotiating, managing, and successfully delivering projects with fees of $1 million or more.Preferred Qualifications:15+ years of related industry experience.Master’s Degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or related field.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 & BelongingWe 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 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 $124,700- $187,050. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.#LI-RT4#Resilience-NA#Water-NA#Water-NA-D&EJob ID:25392Date Posted:2024-09-04Department:Water Engineering