Principal Water/Wastewater 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:

Arcadis is currently seeking a Principal Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineer to help us lead a team and grow their expertise and technical knowledge of water/wastewater treatment design and construction support services. The Principal Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineer will be a critical member of our team and will be expected to execute and manage projects, engage in client development and winning more exciting and challenging projects throughout the Texas market. 

This role sits within our Resilience global business area, where we work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. 

Role accountabilities:

As a Principal Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineer, you will manage a diverse portfolio of projects for various clients across the region, coordinating multi-disciplined engineering teams to deliver outstanding results. Your responsibilities will include overseeing project budgets and delivery schedules, leading project teams to ensure all deliverables are met, and providing technical leadership throughout the planning, design, and construction phases of water and wastewater treatment plants, collection systems, and lift stations. You will also be responsible for preparing construction documents, developing specifications, and managing construction oversight and administration. 

In addition to project delivery, you will play a key role in client development activities, supporting positioning and capture strategies, and contributing to proposal and presentation efforts for Water/Wastewater Facility Design projects. A critical aspect of this role involves collaborating with Area Leaders and client Account Leaders to define project scopes and fee estimates, manage risks, identify project staff, and ensure projects are set up for successful and profitable delivery. You will coordinate with Arcadis’ industry-leading technical advisors in water and wastewater process modeling and facility design, and contribute to strategic planning with clients for water/wastewater treatment plants, stormwater systems, distribution and collection systems, and pump/lift stations. Additionally, you will mentor junior engineers and technical staff, support the work of others, and ensure compliance with all Arcadis practices, quality, and safety standards. Travel of up to 10% is required for project site visits, client meetings, and business development activities. This hybrid position can be based in Houston, Austin, or Dallas, TX. 

Qualifications & Experience:

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).

Preferred Qualifications:

• 15+ years of related industry experience.
• Master’s Degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or related field.

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.

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