Principal Water Engineer

Company: Arcadis
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Description 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 Principal Water / Wastewater Project Manager with a minimum of 10 years of experience to join our Water Business Line in Pittsburgh, PA. This role will be a doer/seller” to lead and direct the development of water, wastewater and stormwater projects as a client-facing project manager. This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated engineer to join our local team with support from one of the best-qualified consulting firms in the country. The Principal Water/Wastewater Project Manager will utilize their expertise and technical knowledge of Water/Wastewater evaluations, design & construction to serve as a Project Manager and Client Manager on local projects. This is a ‘hands-on’ role with an expectation of leading projects, managing staff, and participating in business development activities. Role accountabilities: Leading and directing the development of water, wastewater, and stormwater projects as a client-facing project manager, leveraging the candidate’s experience in water distribution system, wastewater collection system, stormwater management, pump / lift station, and water / wastewater treatment facility engineering including investigations, studies, analysis, designs, and construction administration services. Work may include being embedded in a local client’s office as needed. Additional duties include: Managing the planning, design, and construction administration of projects to ensure compliance with contracts, drawings, specifications, codes, statutes, rules, and regulations, as well as Arcadis quality and safety practices. Communicating with clients, establishing goals and objectives for project teams, and scheduling and coordinating resources to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the performance expectations of the client. Providing technical expertise on multi-disciplined projects as a design leader, QA/QC reviewer, or technical advisor. Supervising and supporting the work of others while mentoring junior level engineers and technical staff. Working directly with clients to determine needs, deliver solutions, and lead the growth of client relationships with target clients. Leading teams in the marketing and proposal phases of projects including preparation of winning proposals and successful presentations, as well as developing scopes of work and budgets for various water, wastewater, and stormwater projects. Required Qualifications: Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or related field of study. Professional Engineer (PE) License in PA Minimum 10 years of water / wastewater and stormwater experience. Project management experience including at least 10 years of demonstrated experience managing mid to large sized, multi-disciplined, municipal water, wastewater or stormwater projects with responsibilities similar to those described above. Key Skills & Attributes: Team leadership experience including managing overall project delivery expectations, prioritizing tasks, and mentoring. Experience in the preparation of construction documents, including drawings, technical specifications and cost estimates. Client management skills, including identifying potential projects, preparing and developing proposals, and client relationship building. Strong business acumen and excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Active in local professional associations, industry activities, and conferences. Preferred qualifications: Master’s Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or related field of study. Professional Engineer (PE) in neighboring states, such as Ohio and New York. Technical expertise and experience with water / wastewater projects. Previous experience working on projects with ALCOSAN or the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. Knowledge and experience with the local municipalities in the western Pennsylvania region. Successful record of managing client accounts, assisting in new client development, and leading project pursuits and pursuit teams, in a collaborative fashion, on a variety of opportunities 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 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $125,000 - $200,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location. LI-RT4 Resilience - NA Water-NA

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