Project Industrial Wastewater Engineer

Role Description

Arcadis is seeking a Project Industrial Wastewater Engineer to join our growing Industrial Wastewater Treatment team in Syracuse, NY. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer who is eager to take on challenging projects, work alongside industry-leading experts, and contribute to the delivery of cutting-edge industrial wastewater treatment solutions across North America.

Role Accountabilities

• Play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of innovative industrial water and wastewater solutions for clients across North America.
• Apply your technical expertise, project leadership skills, and client-focused mindset to help deliver complex treatment projects from concept through commissioning.
• Lead technical analyses, process evaluations, engineering calculations, and design activities for industrial wastewater treatment projects.
• Develop and implement treatment solutions utilizing a range of technologies, including physical, chemical, biological, membrane, filtration, adsorption, disinfection, thermal evaporation, and crystallization processes.
• Manage project tasks and technical deliverables, ensuring quality work is completed safely, on schedule, and within budget.
• Prepare scopes of work, technical reports, cost estimates, project schedules, and other project documentation to support successful project execution.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering, environmental, and construction teams to deliver integrated, high-performance treatment solutions.
• Build strong client relationships by understanding project needs, providing technical guidance, and delivering practical, value-driven solutions.
• Mentor and support junior engineers and technical staff while upholding Arcadis' quality, safety, and project delivery standards.
• Travel (up to 25%) may be required to support client meetings, site assessments, and construction activities.

Key Skills and Experience

• A strong understanding of industrial wastewater treatment processes, technologies, and system design.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully deliver complex industrial water and wastewater projects.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience managing project execution, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and balancing technical, schedule, and budget objectives.
• Proactive and collaborative professional with strong project leadership capabilities, including prioritizing tasks, managing client expectations, and mentoring junior staff.
• Experience includes project management and design delivery, capital and operations and maintenance (O&M) cost estimating, project scheduling, work planning, and technical documentation.
• A high level of emotional intelligence, sound engineering judgment, and a solutions-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Civil, Environmental, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 7 years of experience in industrial wastewater treatment engineering.
• PREFERRED Qualifications:
• Master's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 10 years of industrial wastewater treatment experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in NY or ability to obtain through reciprocity.