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Assistant Department HeadSenior Civil Engineer

Arcadis


Job Location:

Chattanooga, TN - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 135 - 170
Posted: 7 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 4 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Department:

Civil Engineering

Job Summary

Description

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

We are more than 34000 people in over 30 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is pleased to announce an exciting career opportunity for an Assistant Department Head/Senior Civil Engineer (PE) Land/Site Development Projects at our Chattanooga Tennessee office.

We are seeking a highly qualified professional with a proven ability to manage and lead a team dedicated to expanding our civil commercial development portfolio within Texas. The successful candidate will hold a Professional Engineer license and possess extensive experience overseeing large-scale complex civil development projects including hospitals airports residential communities retail centers and educational campuses.

Our Civil Engineering team comprises a dynamic group of professionals committed to delivering landmark projects for both private and public sector clients. At Arcadis we provide an environment that fosters professional advancement and personal growth.

Join us and contribute to shaping the future of civil engineering!

Role accountabilities:

  • Lead mentor and develop a team of civil engineering professionals fostering a culture of collaboration innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Oversee project delivery in accordance with company standards client requirements and regulatory compliance.
  • Manage resource allocation workload distribution and performance management for department staff.
  • Provide technical oversight and guidance on civil engineering projects ensuring quality safety and technical excellence.
  • Support business development activities proposal preparation and client relationship management.
  • Ensure adherence to health safety environmental and quality standards.
  • Contribute to departmental strategy budgeting and operational planning.
  • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and project outcomes.

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Bachelors degree in civil engineering (BSCE) from an accredited institution.
  • Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.).
  • Minimum of 10 years of relevant civil engineering experience with at least 2 years in a leadership or supervisory role.
  • Strong knowledge of civil engineering principles relevant codes and regulations.
  • Excellent communication organizational and people management skills.
  • Commitment to health and safety

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with project management tools (e.g. MS Project Primavera) and civil engineering software (e.g. AutoCAD Civil 3D MicroStation).
  • Proven track record in client engagement and successful project delivery.
  • Commitment to Arcadis values including safety sustainability and ethical leadership.
  • Commitment to standardization and efficiency.

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. 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 15 days PTO that accrue per salary range for this position is $$135k-170k. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.


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Required Experience:

Senior IC


About Company

Arcadis is the leading global design & consultancy firm for natural and built assets. We are more than 27,000 people, in over 70 countries, who are dedicated to improving quality of life. We do so by developing innovative solutions to create liveable cities, to establish a people-cent ... View more

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