Role description:Arcadis is seeking a
Structural Engineer to join our Climate Adaptation and Water Management Team in Virginia Beach or Richmond, Virginia.
As a Structural Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering engineering and consulting services for a variety of projects, including those focused on flood risk reduction, waterfront infrastructure resilience, dam safety, lock and navigation structure design etc.
Role accountabilities:As a Structural Engineer, you will conduct structural analysis, design, and engineering during construction services for climate adaptation projects, including seismic risk reduction, flood mitigation, and infrastructure resilience initiatives.
Other responsibilities include:
- Conducts structural related engineering investigations, calculations, and planning work which has a well-defined scope.
- Research feasibility of alternative design approaches, site conditions and regulatory agency specifications.
- Works toward development of calculations, plans, specifications, requests for proposals, and other contract documents.
- Works directly with a variety of engineering disciplines, office / project staff, client and sub-contractors, throughout the project life cycle, and therefore should have clear and concise, oral and written communication skills.
- Will exercise their own judgment on details of work and in making preliminary selections and adaptations of engineering alternatives.
- Will function as Design Lead, Task Manager or Project Engineer on projects to manage related budgets and schedules, lead deliverables, and leads with the development and management of plans, permit checklists, scopes of work and will facilitate coordination for timely completion and submission of projects.
- Some travel may be required for project site visits, client meetings, safety audits, general planning purposes or to oversee construction activities, depending on project staffing needs.
- Mentor entry-level and junior structural engineering staff.
Qualifications & Experience:Required Qualifications: - 8 years of relevant experience.
- Bachelor's degree in related discipline.
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration.
Preferred Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have experience in designing flood walls, flood gates, retaining wall structures, and deep foundations, coupled with experience working on Federal resiliency projects. A Master's degree in Structural Engineering from a reputable institution is a plus, along with progressive experience in structural engineering, particularly focusing on infrastructure projects related to water management, flood control, and seismic resilience. Proficiency in structural analysis and design software such as STAAD, MathCAD, AutoCAD, and Revit is also helpful for this role.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $132,000/year. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
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