Wastewater Practice Lead
Arcadis
Wastewater Practice Lead
Arcadis
Global design, engineering, consultancy for assets
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 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 dynamic California Wastewater Practice Lead to drive growth, innovation, technical excellence and delivery of our wastewater business across California, aligned with Arcadis’ national water sector strategy.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for a proven professional who thrives at the intersection of technical and strategic leadership, market development, innovation, client engagement, and people development. The California Wastewater Practice Lead will translate national strategy into California-specific priorities, serve as a visible technical leader in the market, and help connect Arcadis’ capabilities across wastewater to address our clients’ most complex challenges.
Role Accountabilities:
As the California Wastewater Practice Lead, you will play a pivotal role in advancing Arcadis’ wastewater strategy and technical practice across the state. You will help shape the regional vision for wastewater, strengthen Arcadis’ position with strategic and emerging clients, support delivery of high-impact projects, advance innovation, and mentor the next generation of technical leaders.
Working collaboratively with Arcadis’ Water Sector leadership, California staff and technical experts, you will help deliver sustainable, resilient solutions while reinforcing our reputation as a market leader in wastewater infrastructure.
Responsibilities include:
What Sets You Apart?
You are a recognized leader in the wastewater industry who combines technical credibility with strategic and client leadership. You understand California’s wastewater market and can translate emerging regulatory, infrastructure, sustainability, and operational challenges into market opportunities and practical solutions.
You are comfortable engaging directly with utility executives, operators, regulators, and industry partners while also serving as a trusted resource to project teams and emerging professionals. You bring people and capabilities together across organizational boundaries and are energized by helping teams turn new technologies, research, and ideas into measurable client value.
You are actively engaged in professional organizations such as CWEA, WEF, or WateReuse California and contribute to the broader advancement of the wastewater profession. Above all, you are passionate about technical excellence, collaboration, and developing the next generation of water professionals.
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
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. 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 employer. 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. This position is eligible for participating in a company bonus program. The salary range for this position is $163,680 - $282,348. Actual salaries will vary on several factors such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.
#Resilience-ANA
#Water-ANA
#LI-RC2
Arcadis is a global design, engineering, and consultancy firm that creates and manages natural and built assets. It operates across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific, serving governments, public agencies, and private companies. Its four business areas—Places, Mobility, Resilience, and Intelligence—cover sustainable buildings and urban development, transportation infrastructure, climate adaptation, and data-driven digital solutions to optimize asset performance. The company earns fees for its integrated services that combine planning, design, engineering, and advisory work. Arcadis differentiates itself through its global reach and its integrated, multi-disciplinary approach that links physical design with data analytics and digital insights to deliver high-value solutions. Its goal is to help clients create and maintain sustainable, resilient, and efficient assets while improving decision-making and performance across complex projects.
Explore more opportunities at Arcadis