Senior Structural Engineer (Water Management)

About the role

Arcadis is seeking a Structural Engineer to join our Climate Adaptation and Water Management Team in Virginia Beach or Richmond, Virginia. As a Structural Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering engineering and consulting services for a variety of projects, including those focused on flood risk reduction, waterfront infrastructure resilience, dam safety, and lock and navigation structure design.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structural analysis, design, and engineering during construction services for climate adaptation projects, including seismic risk reduction, flood mitigation, and infrastructure resilience initiatives.
• Conduct structural-related engineering investigations, calculations, and planning work with a well-defined scope.
• Research feasibility of alternative design approaches, site conditions, and regulatory agency specifications.
• Develop calculations, plans, specifications, requests for proposals, and other contract documents.
• Work directly with a variety of engineering disciplines, office/project staff, clients, and subcontractors throughout the project life cycle.
• Exercise judgment on details of work and make preliminary selections and adaptations of engineering alternatives.
• Function as Design Lead, Task Manager, or Project Engineer on projects to manage budgets and schedules, lead deliverables, and facilitate coordination for timely project completion and submission.
• Travel may be required for project site visits, client meetings, safety audits, planning purposes, or to oversee construction activities, depending on project staffing needs.
• Mentor entry-level and junior structural engineering staff.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing flood walls, flood gates, retaining wall structures, and deep foundations.
• Experience working on Federal resiliency projects.
• Master’s degree in Structural Engineering from a reputable institution.
• Progressive experience in structural engineering, particularly focusing on infrastructure projects related to water management, flood control, and seismic resilience.
• Proficiency in structural analysis and design software such as STAAD, MathCAD, AutoCAD, and Revit.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401(k) with company match.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Basic life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Reward and recognition program.
• Optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement.
• Nine paid holidays and 15 days of PTO accrued per year.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $80,000 – $132,000 per year. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, including experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.