Resilience Water – National Practice Leader – Wastewater Planning

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 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 solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role Description:

Arcadis is seeking a National Practice Leader for Wastewater Planning to join the Resilience Water Business Area in the United States. Reporting to the Resilience Water Planning Practice Director, this full-time role can be based anywhere in the country.

Role Accountabilities:

As National Practice Leader, you will collaborate with leadership to drive profitable growth and to enhance delivery capabilities for Wastewater Planning projects while fostering collaboration across national and regional teams. You will lead efforts to develop innovative strategies, enhance service offerings, and ensure exceptional project delivery. Additionally, you will assess client needs, regulatory drivers, emerging issues, technology enhancements, and industry trends, and staff development. You will also be responsible for:

• Strategic Leadership & Pursuits: Identify and lead major and strategic proposals, including those requiring Pursuit Committee approval.
• Practice Standards & Quality Control: Develop and enforce standards, processes, and quality assurance measures for Wastewater Planning projects.
• Project Oversight & Technical Expertise: Function as a Technical Advisor, Technical Director, or Quality Assurance Director on key projects.
• Thought Leadership & Industry Engagement: Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts, the Practice Director, and Growth teams to implement industry-leading strategies.
• Collaboration & Alignment: Work closely with Area Leads, Account Leads, Market Leads, Project Managers, and other key stakeholders to ensure alignment of efforts.
• Client & Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, strengthening relationships and delivering high-quality service.

You will also be responsible for supporting the growth and development of Wastewater Planning staff through mentorship and professional guidance. Address talent gaps and contribute to hiring strategies, candidate evaluation, and team coordination to build a strong, capable workforce. Balance workload while identifying and capitalizing on growth opportunities to strengthen the team and drive success.

Travel (up to 25%) is anticipated regionally and nationally. Travel will be conducted for client and project meetings, engagement with staff, general planning purposes, and attendance at conferences and other industry-related events.

Success in this role will be measured by sustained, profitable growth, diversified services tailored to client needs, strengthening our position in existing markets, expanding into new markets, delivering exceptional client experiences, and fostering coordination, career growth, and operational excellence for our team.

Key Skills & Attributes:

To succeed in this role, you must have comprehensive knowledge of Wastewater Planning, including master and facility planning, treatment process modeling, liquid and solids treatment selection and optimization, wet weather treatment, resource recovery, and regulatory compliance. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential, with the ability to articulate a client’s Wastewater Planning perspective and thought leadership. You should be able to convey the strategic value of Wastewater Planning to client executives and stakeholders while implementing innovative initiatives to support their needs. Additionally, strong leadership and the ability to motivate through influence are key to driving successful outcomes.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Planning, or a related field
• 12 years of experience in the wastewater industry

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field
• 15 years of wastewater experience, including 5 years leading projects and proposals in wastewater planning
• Professional certification (PE, Certified Wastewater Operator, or PMP)
• Serve or have served in leadership roles on key wastewater committees or organization

Why Arcadis?

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’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, 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.

Join Arcadis. Create a 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, a reward & recognition program, and optional benefits, including well-being benefits, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days of PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $136,719 - $257,203. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.

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