Principal Engineer – Arcadis Graduate Scheme Birmingham

Overview

Position Title: Principal Engineer

Company: Arcadis

Location: Birmingham, UK

Job Description

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing technical aspects of larger projects or components of major projects, meeting financial, quality and timeframe objectives and meeting or exceeding client expectations
• Manage the delivery of elements of larger projects to meet time, quality, budgetary and health and safety targets and interface with clients and collaborators
• Working to ensure maximum client satisfaction, championing client care and proactively working with the client
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary global team of water professionals
• Work alongside senior leadership team and contribute to bids
• Seek innovative solutions and trial new methods, being inquisitive by nature, and leading our sustainability and digital leadership strategy

Requirements:

• Able to lead and provide direction and technical advice to team members, to support them in their delivery on the project and in their professional development.
• Excellent understanding of operational and asset management functions within the water industry
• Exercise sound holistic independent judgement and take responsibility
• Ability to integrate well into a team and provide technical leadership to other team members with an excellent client service focus
• Maintain and extend a sound theoretical approach to the application of technology in engineering practice
• Demonstrate appropriate professional standards, recognising obligations to society, the profession and the environment
• Good working knowledge and understanding of the applicable British Standards, UK Industry Codes of Practice, Sewers for Adoption and Water Specifications