Entry Level Water Engineer

Arcadis•Warwick, RI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a dedicated, creative, and energetic Water Engineer to join their team in Rhode Island. This role involves tackling challenges and developing sustainable solutions for water issues. The Water Engineer will collaborate with experienced professionals, support project development, interact with clients, and enhance technical capabilities. The position focuses on delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets, aiming to improve the quality of life by solving complex challenges.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering (or a closely related engineering discipline).
Strong foundation in engineering concepts and theories related to water, wastewater, and stormwater management.
Excellent technical aptitude.
Familiarity with various software tools such as CAD, AutoCAD, Revit, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, SWMM, EPANET, and Modflow.
Skilled in evaluating, planning, designing, and supporting the management of projects involving water treatment, wastewater treatment, and stormwater conveyance including pipelines and pumping facilities.
Ability to provide valuable support in project management efforts including managing project scopes, budgets, and client deliverables.
Ability to engage in the full cycle of sustainability and resilience project management, from assessment and development to ongoing support.
Ability to exercise judgement when working on engineering tasks, including making critical decisions on project details and selecting suitable engineering solutions.
Willingness to perform fieldwork duties including site visits, water quality analysis, construction inspection, sampling, water quality analyses, flow monitoring set-up, and monitoring technology evaluations, plant operations information, process troubleshooting, and optimization.
Ability to support asset management projects by conducting data analytics, performance evaluations, and assessments to optimize performance of water/wastewater/stormwater facilities.
Ability to prepare various reports and materials.
Ability to participate in client meetings.
Proficiency in utilizing digital tools to boost collaboration and enhance project delivery such as SharePoint, BIM, PowerBI, and Augmented Reality, as well as designing and managing databases and cloud-based computing services.

Nice To Haves

Prior work/internship experience at a design or consulting engineering firm or municipal work environment.
Familiarity/experience with CAD, AutoCAD, Revit.

Responsibilities

Support and drive the development of projects related to water, wastewater, and stormwater management.
Interact and work with clients.
Develop technical capabilities in water engineering.
Evaluate, plan, design, and support the management of projects involving water treatment, wastewater treatment, and stormwater conveyance, including pipelines and pumping facilities.
Provide support in project management efforts, including managing project scopes, budgets, and client deliverables.
Engage in the full cycle of sustainability and resilience project management, from assessment and development to ongoing support.
Exercise judgment when working on engineering tasks, including making critical decisions on project details and selecting suitable engineering solutions.
Perform fieldwork duties such as site visits, water quality analysis, construction inspection, sampling, flow monitoring set-up, and monitoring technology evaluations.
Gather and analyze plant operations information, troubleshoot processes, and optimize performance.
Support asset management projects by conducting data analytics, performance evaluations, and assessments to optimize the performance of water/wastewater/stormwater facilities.
Prepare various reports and materials.
Participate in client meetings.
Utilize digital tools to boost collaboration and enhance project delivery.
Design and manage databases and cloud-based computing services.