Project Stormwater Transportation Engineer
Nashville, TN - USA
Job Summary
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:
You will help deliver innovative and sustainable Stormwater Engineering solutions that protect communities and improve transportation infrastructure across Tennessee. You are part of a global network of 34000 engineers planners and technical experts across 30 countries all dedicated to solving complex challenges and enhancing quality of life.
Every project you contribute to matters. By collaborating with curious multidisciplinary teams you will tackle the states most complex drainage and roadway projectsfrom interstates and urban corridors to bridges and design-build initiativesdelivering practical lasting solutions while advancing your career and expanding your professional expertise.
Role accountabilities:
- Perform hydrologic and hydraulic analyses to support stormwater management system designs including drainage networks culverts channels detention/retention systems and floodplain evaluations
- Prepare and review drainage reports calculations and construction documentation in accordance with project requirements and standards
- Ensure compliance with state and local stormwater regulations including coordination with the Tennessee Transportation Cabinet (TNTC) and the Tennessee Division of Water
- Develop stormwater design solutions for transportation municipal and infrastructure projects across Kentucky ensuring alignment with environmental and permitting requirements
- Conduct watershed studies and floodplain analyses including evaluation of potential impacts and mitigation strategies
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (roadway structural environmental) to integrate drainage and stormwater systems into overall project design
- Support permitting efforts including preparation of regulatory documentation and coordination with relevant agencies
- Assist during construction phases by reviewing shop drawings responding to RFIs and providing technical support
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications
- 7 years of hands-on experience in stormwater and roadway drainage design including culverts bridges detention/retention systems and hydraulic modeling
- Proven project management experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams mentoring junior engineers and contributing to all phases of design-build and infrastructure projects
- Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an accredited program
- Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification; Professional Engineer (PE) license or eligibility is a plus
- Strong understanding of state and local stormwater regulations roadway design standards and hydraulic analysis principles
- Familiarity with industry-standard design and modeling tools (HEC-RAS HY-8 StormCAD MicroStation AutoCAD Civil 3D OpenRoads GIS) with a willingness to learn and adapt
Key Attributes
- Experience contributing to DOT or state transportation projects is a plus providing exposure to large-scale high-impact infrastructure initiatives
- Solid understanding of FEMA floodplain regulations and ability to apply them in practical design solutions
- Strong knowledge of stormwater design including open channel conveyance closed drainage systems and post-construction water quality practices tailored to linear transportation projects
- Hands-on experience with hydraulic and stormwater modeling software including Bentley StormCAD CulvertMaster FlowMaster ICPR HEC-RAS (1D/2D) HEC-HMS HY-8 SWMM SMS SRH-2D with the ability to learn new tools quickly
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrates initiative adaptability and problem-solving skills regularly taking on new projects and challenges with confidence
- Possession of an NCEES record or willingness to establish one is a plus supporting future PE licensure
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 $88000 - $120000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.
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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