Senior Design Manager

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 looking for a Senior Design Manager to join our Resilience Water Team with 10 or more years’ experience in planning, design and/or construction of water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure including treatment plants and pump station projects. This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated engineer to support one of the best-qualified municipal consulting firms in the country. 

As the Senior Design Manager, you will utilize your expertise and technical knowledge to successfully lead and manage municipal water/wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, treatment plants and pump station projects across Texas. This position offers significant growth opportunities for advancement as you manage technical delivery of projects and build strong client relationships. 

Role accountabilities:

The Senior Design Manager will lead the technical execution of treatment plant and pump station work and provide technical leadership to our team to deliver successful projects. Some travel may be required to project site visits, client meetings, team meetings, conferences, etc.

As a Senior Design Manager, you will serve as the lead designer and/or design manager for water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects, including treatment plants, pump stations, and hydraulic structures such as intakes and gate projects. Your responsibilities will encompass conceptual design, hydraulic analysis, equipment sizing, and the development of final design drawings and specifications. You will exercise sound engineering judgment to deliver innovative solutions to complex water infrastructure challenges while coordinating closely with clients, Project Managers, and multidisciplinary teams throughout all project phases—from schematic design through construction. In addition, you will actively engage in our national process mechanical practice, provide technical expertise within the region, and mentor junior engineers to strengthen our team’s capabilities in Texas. A key aspect of this role includes participating in Arcadis’ quality culture by performing quality assurance and control reviews, establishing and maintaining client relationships, supporting marketing and pursuit efforts for treatment plant and pump station projects, and managing scoping and budgeting tasks for water infrastructure initiatives.

Key Skills and Attributes:

You will need to have exceptional technical expertise in the design of water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure, including treatment plants and pump stations. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills, complemented by excellent technical writing abilities. You should have proven experience managing the preparation, review, and approval of final design deliverables such as reports, drawings, specifications, schedules, and cost estimates. A successful track record in client relationship management is essential, including the ability to develop proposals and deliver engineering projects that meet client expectations. Additionally, proficiency in MS Office applications is required.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• 10 years of pump station design experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or a related field of study.
• Texas PE License or ability to obtain within 6 months. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience. Master’s degree in Civil, Environmental or Mechanical Engineering or an MBA.
• Proven delivery track record for large and complex water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.
• Familiarity with industry standards such as AWWA, TCEQ and Hydraulic Institute Standards.
• Experience with key clients in Texas.

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 $102,065 - $173,510. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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