Water Quality and Modeling Consultant

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

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Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Water Quality and Modeling Consultant with a PhD to join our National Resilience Water Team in Chicago Illinois. This role will focus on the development of advanced predictive models for lead service line (LSL) identification while also supporting a broader range of data science and modeling applications within the drinking water sector.

The ideal candidate will help Arcadis expand its technical leadership in the field of predictive modeling and contribute to cutting-edge industry research in collaboration with utilities research institutions and organizations like the Water Research Foundation (WRF).

Role accountabilities:

• Develop Predictive Models: Support the design implementation and refinement of machine learning models and other data science tools for lead service line identification with the goal of reducing material unknowns and accelerating inventory completion.
• Expand Modeling Applications: Contribute to the development of predictive tools beyond LSLs including use cases such as:
  • Contaminant exposure modeling (e.g. PFAS)
  • Water main risk assessment
  • Operational dosing optimization (OPEX)
  • Broader infrastructure asset management
• Advance Research and Innovation:
  • Collaborate with external partners including WRF and academic institutions to push the boundaries of modeling in the water sector.
  • Help build internal modeling capacity and support Arcadiss leadership in predictive analytics.
• Client and Utility Engagement: Engage with utilities to understand local system characteristics interpret model outputs and deliver actionable data-driven recommendations.
• Support Regulatory Strategy: Provide technical insights and modeling support to help clients comply with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) and related programs.
• National Team Participation: Serve as a technical contributor on the Arcadis National Lead and Copper Team helping to shape best practices for modeling implementation.

Additional Responsibilities May Include

• Assisting in the development of project scopes work plans budgets and schedules
• Conducting literature reviews benchmarking studies and data quality assessments
• Supporting funding applications and grant management
• Communicating technical findings to clients internal teams and regulatory stakeholders

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

The candidate in this role is required to have a PhD in Engineering Data Science Environmental Science or a related technical discipline. In addition at least 1 year of experience in predictive modeling water quality or regulatory compliance.

Preferred Qualifications

It is preferred that the candidate have 2 or more years of experience applying advanced modeling techniques in the water sector familiarity with the Lead and Copper Rule and related regulatory frameworks (LCRR LCRI) and demonstrated experience working with WRF or research collaborators. Experience presenting at national conferences or contributing to peer-reviewed publications is a plus. An ideal candidate will possess skills in geospatial analysis risk assessment or environmental justice metrics and be proficient with data tools and platforms such as Python R Power BI and SQL with the ability to translate complex datasets into actionable insights.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its 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.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll 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 15 days PTO that accrue per salary range for this position is $73000 - $100000/year. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.

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