Engineer

Arcadis

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking an entry-level Geologist, Scientist, or Environmental Engineer to join its Resilience Environment team in San Luis Obispo, California. The position is scheduled to start in January 2027 and supports environmental assessment and remediation projects, including a growing portfolio of emerging contaminant projects and remediation capabilities. The successful candidate will work alongside senior scientists and engineers, project and program managers, and technical experts to support U.S. federal government and industrial clients. The role combines office and field work, including task management, data analysis, report and scope preparation, and client communication. Fieldwork includes investigations, sampling, remediation-system oversight, and support for pilot and full-scale remedial efforts. The role also supports emergency response teams when incidents occur, under the direction of trained incident responders. Travel is required, including regional travel averaging up to one to two days per week, occasional U.S. trips of up to two weeks, and estimated travel of up to 75% during the first two years, generally declining to 50% by the third year. Travel expenses are reimbursable.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Geology, Engineering, or a closely related field, such as environmental, biological, or physical science.
Strong organizational skills and team-building skills.
Comfort working with a dynamic workflow.
Willingness to travel and perform field work, including potentially unanticipated travel and work outside standard business hours.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science degree in Geology, Engineering, or a closely related field, such as environmental, biological, or physical science.
Current OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training.
EIT certification for candidates pursuing an engineering degree.

Responsibilities

Provide operation and maintenance oversight for water and vapor remediation systems.
Design and oversee remediation-system improvement projects and upgrades.
Conduct soil and groundwater investigations and sample collection.
Support site characterization, remedial design, and feasibility studies.
Compile, evaluate, and perform quality assurance and quality control on data.
Prepare reports and permit applications, and support cost estimating.
Coordinate with project managers and senior engineering staff.
Interpret and evaluate field and analytical data to prepare engineering designs, permit applications, and construction-related documents.
Support soil and groundwater remediation-system and in-situ technology design and assessments.
Participate in field investigations, sampling, pilot programs, and full-scale remedial efforts.
Support drilling oversight for soil sampling and groundwater well installation, groundwater sampling, subcontractor oversight, remediation-system operation and maintenance, and vapor intrusion and soil gas surveys.
Communicate with clients, technical teams, and other stakeholders, including through face-to-face meetings.
Support Pacific Northwest and national emergency response teams, as directed by trained incident responders.