Senior Project Manager, Drinking Water
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 15, 2026. Arcadis scores C on the Alion truth index.
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis is seeking an accomplished Senior Project Manager - Drinking Water to join our growing Resilience Water team in Columbus, Ohio. This is an exceptional opportunity for a client-focused leader who is passionate about delivering critical water infrastructure projects that improve communities and protect public health.
In this role, you will lead some of the Midwest's most complex and impactful drinking water programs, working alongside industry-recognized technical experts and project delivery teams. You'll have the opportunity to manage projects from planning through construction, build trusted client relationships, influence strategic growth initiatives, and play a key role in developing the next generation of water professionals.
At Arcadis, you'll be empowered to make a meaningful impact while advancing your career within a global organization that is investing heavily in the future of drinking water infrastructure, resiliency, sustainability, and digital innovation.
Role accountabilities:
As a Senior Project Manager within Arcadis' Resilience Water Business Line, you will play a key role in delivering critical drinking water infrastructure projects that improve communities and protect public health. This position offers the opportunity to lead complex programs, build trusted client relationships, collaborate with industry-leading technical experts, and help grow one of the region's premier drinking water practices while mentoring the next generation of water professionals.
- Lead the successful delivery of drinking water projects, including treatment plants, transmission and distribution systems, pump stations, storage facilities, and related infrastructure.
- Manage all aspects of project execution, including scope, budget, schedule, quality, staffing, risk management, and client satisfaction.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to municipal clients, developing strong relationships and identifying opportunities to support their long-term water infrastructure goals.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and nationally recognized technical experts to deliver innovative, sustainable, and resilient water solutions.
- Support business development and strategic growth initiatives through client engagement, proposal development, project pursuits, and industry involvement.
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and professional development to engineers and project team members while fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on technical excellence.
Travel of approximately 20-25% may be required to support client meetings, workshops, facility assessments, field investigations, conferences, and project delivery activities.
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of progressive experience delivering drinking water infrastructure projects within the consulting engineering industry
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain licensure through reciprocity
Preferred Qualifications:
- Established relationships with municipal drinking water clients in Ohio or the broader Midwest region
- Experience managing water treatment plant planning, design, and construction projects
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s 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.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll 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 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $122,760 - $184,140. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.