Buried Infrastructure Specialist

Arcadis•Conshohocken, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking dedicated, creative, and energetic candidates for a Buried Infrastructure Specialist role to support their Pennsylvania team, with a preference for candidates located in or near Allentown, PA. This position focuses on sanitary/environmental engineering, particularly in buried infrastructure and conveyance disciplines such as water distribution, sewer systems, pumping, storage, and treatment systems. The role involves a combination of office work, fieldwork, and travel, with approximately 75% of responsibilities being field-oriented. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, works well independently and in teams, and possesses strong communication and leadership skills. Arcadis offers development programs for young professionals to support growth and innovation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline or construction management.
Technical skills including Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, and GIS.
Physical ability to lift/carry heavy equipment and perform rigorous field investigations.
Willingness to work in an office and field environment with an emphasis on fieldwork.
Willingness to travel locally and regionally.
Eagerness to learn and perform a wide variety of engineering and construction skills.
Valid US driver’s license with a clean driving record.
Willingness to travel for field or project assignments.
Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to responsibly manage multiple unique assignments with varying deadlines and stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with condition assessment, construction management, renewal and/or rehabilitation design, especially trenchless construction methods.
Experience with hydraulic modeling.
Experience in municipal and industrial systems.
Prior experience with infrastructure inspection, rehabilitation, design, and/or construction.
Experience/training with AutoCAD and/or ArcGIS.
H&S Training including HAZWOPER Certification, Confined Space Entry, and/or OSHA 30-hr Construction Site Safety.
Willingness to travel nationally for short- and medium-term assignments.
EIT, with a desire to obtain PE.

Responsibilities

Conduct fieldwork including construction engineering and infrastructure condition assessment techniques.
Perform conceptual to detailed design and prepare contract documents for municipal, industrial, and remedial water/wastewater treatment units, water/sewer force mains, sewer gravity mains, and pump stations.
Interpret flow monitoring data and conduct data management activities.
Integrate GIS for modeling.
Analyze data and develop recommendations for infrastructure renewal.
Plan and implement renewal projects.
Engage in field activities such as construction inspection, inflow and infiltration studies, sampling, asset inventory, and condition assessment.
Perform confined space entry, subcontractor oversight, and flow monitoring setup.
Communicate regularly, verbally and in writing, with staff, clients, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
Prepare progress reports and participate in client meetings.
Oversee the construction of designed works with field contractors.
Enter confined spaces (i.e., manholes) to perform field activities and inspections after training.