Coastal Infrastructure 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 hiring a Coastal Infrastructure Engineer to join our Water Management/Climate Adaptation team. This position offers flexibility to work from any of our offices in the NYC metropolitan area.

At Arcadis, our Water Management/Climate Adaptation practice focuses on delivering transformative solutions to address climate change and coastal hazards, enhancing the quality of life for communities. Our projects range from sustainable stormwater systems and advanced flood defenses to adaptive strategies for coastal and inland environments. We are committed to fostering resilience and sustainability through collaboration, innovation, and strategic planning.

Role Responsibilities:

As a Coastal Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll support the design and delivery of impactful resilience projects along coastlines and waterfronts across the U.S. Your work will directly support vulnerable communities and ecosystems in adapting to a dynamic climate.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the design and implementation of coastal adaptation and flood mitigation infrastructure.
• Conducting climate risk assessments and developing solutions that enhance the resilience of coastal assets.
• Designing strategies and structures to mitigate flooding, storm surge, sea level rise, and shoreline erosion.
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams on complex water resource and climate-related projects.
• Mentoring junior engineers and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, technically sound outcomes.
• Supporting business development through client engagement, proposal writing, and strategic planning.

This position may require up to 20% travel for field visits, stakeholder engagement, and project meetings.

Key Skills & Experience:

To excel in this role, you should have proven expertise in structural design and experience working with navigable waterways. A strong background in developing technical design plans and specifications for, or implementing, coastal resilience and waterfront projects is essential. Effective communication skills and exceptional project management capabilities are critical for leading teams and managing resources effectively.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, Geotechnical, Coastal Engineering, or a related field 
• 10 years of experience in infrastructure design and implementation 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in a relevant field 
• Professional Engineer (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 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 $118,680 - $201,756. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.

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