Arcadis is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to support the design and engineering team within the Places Global Business Area. Remote locations will be considered.

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:

As a Senior Civil Engineer , you will provide design support on Industrial Infrastructure projects throughout North America including Transit and Freight Rail projects. Depending on the clients and projects you support, you will utilize a Design-Bid-Build or a Design-Build approach when developing design documentation.

Role accountabilities:

• Mentor and lead teams of engineering staff during the production of plans and specifications.
• Review regulations and standards necessary to conduct technical studies and carry out project design and permitting activities
• Analyze reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, tests, and aerial photographs on soil composition, terrain, hydrologic and hydraulic characteristics, and other topographical and geologic data necessary to develop technical design information
• Use computer-assisted engineering and design software, including computer simulation models, and equipment to prepare engineering and design analysis and documents
• Prepare reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, and technical designs for civil/site and/or railroad projects
• Address Request for Information (RFI) from contractors related to design documents

Key Attributes:

• Experience using industry-standard computer software such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation/OpenRoads, GIS, and Hydrologic/Hydraulic modeling programs/software
• Familiarity with government, client, and industry local codes, regulations, and standards governing design and construction projects in their respective field
• Understanding of all aspects of design including alignments, layout, grading, storm water and detention including modeling, utility coordination/design including water and wastewater pipeline modeling, and erosion control and storm water pollution prevention plans related to Civil/Site and/or Railroad design.
• Ability to complete and assemble construction and permitting drawing packages

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

• Natural or Acquired U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related field
• PE License
• 10 years of civil/site design experience
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written; ability to communicate effectively as part of a team and prepare/develop technical documents.
• Proficiency with these Project Management and Document Management Platforms:
  • BIM360 or AutoDesk Construction Cloud, ProjectWise
• Proficiency in these Design & Engineering Software Applications:
  • AutoCAD Civil 3D, Adobe Acrobat
• Proficiency with these Microsoft Office Suite Software Applications:
  • MS Teams, MS SharePoint, MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous Experience in industrial and commercial infrastructure design and construction.
• Previous Experience in Permitting and AHJ Plans Examination.
• Proficiency with these Project Management and Document Management Platforms:
  • PlanGrid, Procore
• Proficiency or Experience in Design & Engineering Software Applications:
  • UNIFI, SpecLINK, e-SPEC
• Proficiency or Experience with these Microsoft Office Suite Software Applications:
  • MS Project, MS Visio, MS PowerPoint
• Proficiency in these Design & Engineering Software Applications:
  • MicroStation, OpenRoads, Bluebeam, REVIT
• Knowledge of AREMA Manual and various agency standards
• Previous experiences with Class I Rail projects and/or large industrial projects
• Ability/Experience in design detailing
• LEED AP or BREEAM Certified.

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.

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