Buried Infrastructure Specialist

 

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:

We are looking for dedicated, creative, and energetic candidates interested in tackling challenges and developing sustainable solutions to address key challenges in sanitary/environmental engineering, especially in buried infrastructure and conveyance disciplines (i.e., water distribution, sewer (storm, sanitary, combined) collection, pumping, storage and/or treatment systems) as a Buried Infrastructure Specialist to support our Pennsylvania team (with a preference for a candidate located in Allentown or Philadelphia). Previous experience with condition assessment, construction management, renewal and/or rehabilitation design, especially trenchless construction methods, and hydraulic modeling desirable.  This team works in both municipal and industrial systems, so experience in either area area also desirable.

Role accountabilities:

These positions are likely to include short-term (i.e. 1-4 weeks at a time) travel to out-of-area project sites for field work.  Some staff selected for these roles will have the opportunity to work at various client sites outside the region (across the US and sometimes, around the world).  Only those who are open to travel and fieldwork are encouraged to apply.  It is anticipated that you will spend 6 – 10 weeks of travel/fieldwork throughout the year. 

Our ideal candidate is self-motivated, works well both independently and as part of a team, is interested in a combination of office work, field assignments, and travel, and maintains a flexible attitude towards assignments. The position includes a high-degree of client contact, contractor contact/management, and team leadership, and thus the position requires strong communication and leadership skills. 

We provides multiple development programs created for our young professionals that support professional growth and help drive creativeness, innovation, and greater integration within our local, national, and global teams. 

What skills/attributes you need

• Must be willing to work in an office and field environment with an emphasis on field work. 
• Technical skills including Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD and GIS.
• Physical ability to lift/carry heavy equipment and perform rigorous field investigations such as inspections, condition assessments, flow monitoring, and construction engineering.
• After receiving training, the candidate will be expected to be comfortable with entering confined spaces (i.e. manholes) to perform field activities and inspections and work with field contractors to oversee construction of designed works.
• A valid US driver’s license, with a clean driving record and willingness to travel for field or project assignments.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills to responsibly manage workload multiple, unique assignments with varying deadlines and stakeholders.

What you will do:

• Communicate regularly (both verbal and written) with staff within own office and across Arcadis, clients, subcontractors, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare progress reports, participate in client meetings and interact with clients, contractors, subcontractors and the general public.
• Conceptual design through detailed final design, including preparation of contract documents, for municipal, industrial, and remedial water/wastewater treatment plant units, water/sewer force mains, sewer gravity mains, and pump stations.
• Flow monitoring data interpretation, data management activities, and GIS integration for modeling.
• Analyze data and develop recommendations for infrastructure renewal and planning/implementing renewal projects.
• Field activities including construction inspection, inflow & infiltration studies, sampling, asset inventory and condition assessment including confined space entry, subcontractor oversight, and flow monitoring set-up and monitoring.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, ideally in relevant engineering discipline
• Willingness to travel locally and regionally
• Willingness to learn and do a wide variety of engineering and construction skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with infrastructure inspection, rehabilitation, design, and/or construction
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