Environmental Engineer

Arcadis•Indianapolis, IN

8d•$54,648 - $81,972

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking an entry-level Environmental Engineer to join its multidisciplinary Resilience Environment team in the Indianapolis, Indiana office. This full-time role is suited to a motivated candidate seeking career growth in environmental consulting; May 2027 graduates are encouraged to apply. The position supports environmental projects from investigation through design, permitting, and remediation, with work alongside task managers, technical experts, and project managers. Responsibilities combine field and office tasks, including regional and occasional U.S. travel. Fieldwork may reach 60–80% of work time during some periods, with estimated travel up to 75% during the first two years and typically around 50% by the third year. Travel may include hotel stays and, in emergency response situations, unanticipated travel or work outside standard business hours. Travel expenses are reimbursable. Field sites may involve soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, or other media impacted by hazardous substances or wastes. Arcadis offers onboarding and professional development programs for early-career employees.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Engineering, such as Environmental, Civil, Chemical, or a closely related field.
Attention to detail, strong work ethic, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Willingness to perform fieldwork and travel, including travel with hotel stays and occasional work outside standard business hours.
Ability to work on a combination of field and office tasks and support multiple projects.

Nice To Haves

40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training and appropriate annual refresher certifications.
Power BI experience.
One year of experience.
Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.

Responsibilities

Perform fieldwork in varying weather conditions, including oversight of soil sampling and groundwater well installation, groundwater sampling, excavation oversight, remediation-system operation and maintenance, and vapor intrusion or soil-gas surveys.
Coordinate, manage, reduce, and evaluate field and analytical data for technical deliverables.
Assist project managers and assistant project managers with planning environmental investigation and remediation tasks.
Take ownership of delegated tasks and coordinate their delivery on schedule and within budget.
Perform office tasks such as task coordination, technical reporting, data compilation and analysis, cost estimating, health and safety plan preparation, regulatory file review, permitting, proposal writing, project specifications and strategy development, and scheduling.
Support environmental remediation design, including soil and groundwater remedial systems and in-situ treatment technologies.
Interpret and evaluate field and analytical data to prepare engineering designs, permit applications, and construction-related documents.
Support national emergency response teams during incidents such as train derailments and pipeline releases, under the direction of trained incident responders.