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Staff Engineer

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Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
75K-113K Annually
Senior level
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
75K-113K Annually
Senior level
Lead environmental remediation system design and assessments including detailed drawings, specifications, and calculations. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage field activities and subcontractors, perform O&M and monitoring, support reports and budgets, mentor junior staff, and travel up to 25% for construction, startup, and client meetings.
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As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life.

Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

As a Staff Environmental Engineer, you will work alongside scientists, engineers, project managers, and technical experts on various activities in support of diverse environmental assessment and remediation projects. You will be involved in a mix of process-mechanical technical work, such as remediation system detailed design, operation and maintenance of systems and project task management, such as coordinating field work conducted out of other offices and managing project schedules and budgets. This role requires a self-starter and leadership attitude and the willingness to train and mentor junior staff. 

Role accountabilities:

  • Lead (with PM and senior staff guidance) environmental remedial systems and assessments, including preparation of detailed design drawings (process-mechanical, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams), technical specifications, and design calculations (basis of design, pump hydraulic, and gravity flow).
  • Willingness to learn and expand skillset: Additional project work may involve process-mechanical support of excavation dewatering design, conveyance design, demolition and supporting infrastructure design, utility isolation and expansion design, and new facility design. 
  • Prepare startup plans and standard operating procedures with guidance from senior staff.
  • Coordinate with various engineering design disciplines to produce cohesive design documents.
  • Delegate to junior staff or drafting staff to produce design drawings.
  • Research feasibility of alternative design approaches, site conditions, and regulatory agency specifications.
  • Assist with the development of Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study Reports, this includes the coordination of figure generation, data management, work plans, and/or other required supporting documents.
  • Coordinate and participate in field activities which include onsite treatment system startup and engineering oversight during construction. 
  • Coordinate and oversee the work of subcontractors.
  • Coordinate field activities which may include contractor/vendor oversight for site characterization, soil sampling and/or groundwater/remediation well installation and construction, groundwater sampling, and excavation oversight.
  • Perform remedial system operation and maintenance (O&M), and monitoring.  Assist in preparation of O&M reports.
  • Participating in task management/associate project management tasks such as budgets and change orders.
  • Participating in meetings with clients and regulatory agencies; presentation of results and findings from site investigation and remediation activities.
  • Travelling (up to 25%): assisting in the field with construction, startup activities, inspections, conducting pilots and full-scale remedial efforts, and participating in face-to-face client, technical, and other stakeholder meetings. 

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental, Chemical, or Civil Engineering or closely related field
  • Minimum 5 years of experience 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training and appropriate annual refresher certifications
  • Engineer-In-Training certification or Professional Engineering license 
  • Experience with AutoCAD or Revit

Continue your career journey as an Arcadian.

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark; on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. 

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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 $75,240 - $112,860. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.


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