Water Reuse Practice Lead California

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Role Description:

California is redefining how water is sourced treated and reusedand Arcadis is at the forefront of that transformation. We are seeking a visionary Water Reuse Lead to help shape the future of water reuse across California by driving the strategic growth of our Water Reuse Practice. This leadership role blends technical excellence client development and regulatory engagement to deliver innovative recycled water and wastewater solutions that strengthen long-term water reliability and climate resilience throughout the state.

Role Accountabilities:

As the California Water Reuse Lead you will play a pivotal role in advancing Arcadis water reuse strategy statewide. This senior leadership position is focused on expanding our market presence leading high-impact recycled water projects and strengthening relationships with key municipal clients regulators and industry partners. You will work collaboratively across Arcadis Water Business Line to deliver sustainable resilient solutions while reinforcing our position as a trusted leader in water reuse. You will also:

• Lead and implement Californias water reuse strategy including market planning regulatory engagement and identification of key pursuit opportunities.
• Provide technical and project leadership for municipal recycled water and wastewater treatment projects overseeing delivery from planning and design through construction and implementation.
• Partner with Area and Account Leaders to support business development efforts including client engagement proposal development scope definition and fee development.
• Oversee multidisciplinary project teams ensuring successful delivery aligned with budget schedule quality and safety objectives.
• Serve as a visible leader in the water reuse market by representing Arcadis at industry events conferences and professional organizations.
• Mentor and develop technical staff fostering a collaborative high-performance team culture.
• Travel (as needed) to support client engagement business development site visits and project execution.

Key Skills & Experience:

The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in advanced water reuse and recycled water treatment technologies including disinfection membrane filtration reverse osmosis ozonation UV advanced oxidation and corrosion control. You will have a proven track record of managing municipal clients supporting strategic pursuits and contributing to winning proposals and interviews. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential with the ability to deliver compelling client presentations and clearly articulate complex technical concepts. Success in this role requires a collaborative leadership style strong interpersonal skills and a passion for mentoring teams and advancing sustainable water solutions.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Civil Environmental Mechanical Chemical Engineering or a related discipline
• 10 years of relevant experience in municipal water/wastewater engineering and consulting
• PE License in California

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Science or Master of Engineering in a related field
• 15 years of experience
• Active participation in regional and/or national professional associations

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 well-being benefits adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days of PTO that accrue per salary range for this position is $123374 - $174697. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.

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