Chemical/Environmental Engineer

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 Chemical/Environmental Engineer with PFAS experience to join our team in Birmingham, AL. This full-time position is expected to support environmental investigation, industrial wastewater treatment (including remediation), and permitting projects, and will be working alongside and supporting task managers, technical experts, and project managers on multiple projects.

As a Chemical/Environmental Engineer, you will be responsible for site-specific feasibility studies, technology assessments, conceptual wastewater treatment designs, and all the documentation, calculations, evaluations, and data used in these estimates.

Role accountabilities:

• Assisting with the development of design calculations, technical reports, permitting, detailed design and engineering plans and specifications, as well as construction administration for a variety of projects.
• Researching feasibility of alternative design approaches, site conditions, and regulatory agency specifications.
• Providing technical analysis and support to a variety of PFAS technology demonstrations currently underway for the US Federal Government and industrial clients.
• Supporting environmental field investigations for soil and groundwater impacts and the subsequent data analysis and report preparation for client projects.
• Perform task management duties including budget tracking, project invoicing support, schedule maintenance, health and safety administration for projects, and/or other roject management support tasks.
• Developing visual, graphical, and tabular summaries of environmental data and trends
• Conducting project-related research (historical data, regulations, etc.)
• Travelling (25%): assisting in the field with investigations and sampling, conducting pilots and full-scale remedial efforts, and participating in face-to-face client, technical, and other stakeholder meetings

Desired skills and experience:

• Demonstrated experience with emerging contaminants and PFAS investigation in water
• Experience with industrial wastewater, facility infrastructure design, and other industrial planning, design, permitting, and/or construction engineering activities
• Strong focus on health and safety

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate Degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or closely related field
• 3+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS in Environmental Engineering or closely related field
• EIT certification or PE license

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, 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 $68,187 - $112,509.

Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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