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Arcadis

Global design, engineering, consultancy for assets

Integraal Ontwerpleider Waterbouwkundige Kunstwerken

Water Resources EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed HBO/WO education in civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, or a comparable field is required.
  • At least 7 years of experience designing, assessing, and/or executing hydraulic engineering structures such as pumping stations, weirs, locks, culverts, and hydraulic structures is required.
  • Knowledge of geotechnics, concrete and steel structures, hydraulics, mechanical components, and failure mechanisms of water-related structures in new construction and replacement contexts is required.
  • Experience with Systems Engineering (SE), RAMS, risk management, asset assessment, replacement and renovation strategies, and relevant guidance and design standards is required.
  • Experience with contract forms such as UAV-GC and RAW, and providing substantive input to tenders and contract documents, is required.
  • A strong vision for integrated collaboration and experience directing design teams are required.
  • Excellent command of Dutch and English is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate integrated design processes for hydraulic engineering structures, bringing together civil engineering, geotechnics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, control engineering, hydraulics, and sustainability.
  • Build strategic client relationships through a substantive project role.
  • Maintain contact with clients, stakeholders, and asset managers, and explain design choices persuasively.
  • Set the design strategy and design choices, including systems integration, validation, and verification according to the Systems Engineering methodology.
  • Safeguard requirements management, interfaces, risks, and design decisions within the Systems Engineering process, and actively direct the design team on these matters.
  • Work on new construction, renovation, and replacement, including assessments of existing structures, remaining-life studies, failure mechanisms, hydraulic and structural analyses, and development of strengthening or replacement strategies.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and industrial automation, geotechnics, building information modeling, cost, and contract disciplines.
  • Translate technical content into contract documents using UAV-GC and RAW, and provide input for contract preparation, tenders, and procurement processes.
  • Encourage knowledge sharing and innovation in sustainability, circularity, digital twins, parametric design, and automation of design processes.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with building information modeling, 3D modeling, parametric design, and digital design platforms is preferred.

About the Company

Arcadis

Global design, engineering, consultancy for assets

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.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium
Founded
1888

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