Senior Structural Engineer (Water Management)

Arcadis•Virginia Beach, VA

8d•$80,000 - $132,000

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a Structural Engineer to join its Climate Adaptation and Water Management Team in Virginia Beach or Richmond, Virginia. The role delivers engineering and consulting services for projects involving flood risk reduction, waterfront infrastructure resilience, dam safety, and lock and navigation structure design. The engineer conducts structural analysis, design, and engineering services during construction for climate adaptation projects, including seismic risk reduction, flood mitigation, and infrastructure resilience initiatives. The position may serve as Design Lead, Task Manager, or Project Engineer, managing budgets, schedules, deliverables, scopes of work, permit checklists, and project coordination. The role also works with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and subcontractors and mentors entry-level and junior structural engineering staff. Some travel may be required for site visits, client meetings, safety audits, planning, or construction oversight.

Requirements

At least 8 years of relevant experience.
Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
Professional Engineer (PE) registration.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Conduct structural analysis, design, and engineering during construction for climate adaptation projects, including seismic risk reduction, flood mitigation, and infrastructure resilience initiatives.
Conduct structural engineering investigations, calculations, and planning work within a well-defined scope.
Research alternative design approaches, site conditions, and regulatory agency specifications.
Contribute to calculations, plans, specifications, requests for proposals, and other contract documents.
Coordinate with engineering disciplines, office and project staff, clients, and subcontractors throughout the project life cycle.
Exercise judgment on work details and make preliminary selections and adaptations of engineering alternatives.
Serve as Design Lead, Task Manager, or Project Engineer, managing budgets and schedules and leading project deliverables.
Develop and manage plans, permit checklists, and scopes of work, and facilitate coordination for timely project completion and submission.
Travel as needed for project site visits, client meetings, safety audits, planning, or construction oversight.
Mentor entry-level and junior structural engineering staff.