What are the responsibilities and job description for the Water Resources Engineer (Computational Fluid Dynamics) position at Arcadis?
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’ Water Management Practice is seeking a Water Resources Engineer specializing in computational hydraulics to join our Water Resources team.
This role sits within our global business area of Resilience. Around the world, we are feeling the effects of climate change, rapid urbanization, and loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we are seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to steward and safeguard our natural environment and water resources while supporting and powering our world for the benefit of current and future generations.
Role Accountabilities:
In this role, you will utilize your technical knowledge of water resource engineering and consulting to lead and support a growing base of projects across the United States. You will support the full spectrum of the project lifecycle (conceptual-level planning, permitting, detailed design development, and construction support) and participate in business development activities. Additional responsibilities include:
Key Skills & Experience:
To succeed in this role, you should have technical expertise in computational hydraulics. Experience in project management and client interactions is preferred, along with strong skills in engaging with and presenting to clients, regulatory agencies, and other project stakeholders.
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications:
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, reward & recognition program, and optional benefits including well-being benefits, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $88,500 - $140,300. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.
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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’ Water Management Practice is seeking a Water Resources Engineer specializing in computational hydraulics to join our Water Resources team.
This role sits within our global business area of Resilience. Around the world, we are feeling the effects of climate change, rapid urbanization, and loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we are seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to steward and safeguard our natural environment and water resources while supporting and powering our world for the benefit of current and future generations.
Role Accountabilities:
In this role, you will utilize your technical knowledge of water resource engineering and consulting to lead and support a growing base of projects across the United States. You will support the full spectrum of the project lifecycle (conceptual-level planning, permitting, detailed design development, and construction support) and participate in business development activities. Additional responsibilities include:
- Performing CFD modeling and surface water numerical modeling (coastal, circulation, waves, hydrology, and water quality) using their experience with ANSYS-Fluent and possibly with other models such as the Louisiana Integrated Compartment Model (ICM), HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, MIKE FLOOD, OpenFOAM, FLOW-3D and programming tools such as Matlab, Python, Fortran, and C for a variety of clients across the US
- Performing different roles on multi-disciplined projects including QA/QC reviewer, technical advisor, and/or client-facing hydraulic modeler,
- Working directly with clients to manage expectations, as well as work on various project pursuit efforts and execution of projects and as needed work as part of the US team
- Assisting with the development of project proposals, scopes of work, project budgets, and presentations
- Mentoring junior-level technical staff
Key Skills & Experience:
To succeed in this role, you should have technical expertise in computational hydraulics. Experience in project management and client interactions is preferred, along with strong skills in engaging with and presenting to clients, regulatory agencies, and other project stakeholders.
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Civil, Environmental, Water Resources or Coastal) or a closely related discipline
- 7 years of experience in Water Resources
- Ph.D. in Civil, Environmental, Water Resources, or Coastal Engineering
- ANSYS-Fluent, ICM, and HEC-RAS experience
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration in state of residence or the ability to obtain reciprocity within 6 months
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, reward & recognition program, and optional benefits including well-being benefits, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $88,500 - $140,300. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.
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Salary : $88,500 - $140,300
