Responsible Charge Engineer

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 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 actively seeking a skilled and experienced Responsible Charge Engineer to join our team in Richmond, VA. In this role, you will lead multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring that all project engineering activities adhere to applicable standards, policies, and contract requirements.

Role accountabilities:

• Lead and guide Construction Managers, Inspectors, and other project staff in administering construction and maintenance contracts.
• Conduct and lead key project meetings and coordination efforts with internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee project budgets, schedules, documentation, formal correspondence, and communication.
• Ensure contractor and consultant compliance with construction contract requirements.
• Participate in engineering decisions related to project execution, including review and approval of change orders and supplemental agreements.
• Conduct and review construction-related submittals, constructability reviews, biddability reviews, cost analyses, and schedule analyses.
• Interpret and apply roadway and bridge design plans, specifications, standards, and contract documents.
• Ensure project quality standards are met and maintained.
• Review financial processes, transactions, and documentation associated with assigned projects.
• Apply engineering planning and project management principles to support cost control, claims avoidance, and claims mitigation.
• Support contract development processes and ensure adherence to project management protocols.
• Supervise and manage employee work groups, providing technical guidance and oversight.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Construction Management
• Virginia Professional Engineer (PE) License
• 10+ years' experience in transportation infrastructure development and construction industry
• Experience working on DOT projects, including familiarity with DOT Standards & Specifications
• Working knowledge of construction administration, including financial processes, budgets and schedules

Key Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated experience with construction methods, procedures, practices, plans, specifications, and contract administration
• Demonstrated experience with VDOT standards and manuals, including Road and Bridge Specifications, Road and Bridge Standards, Construction Manual, and Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
• Engineering design principles for roadways, structures, and drainage
• Knowledge of contract development and project management processes
• Experience with cost estimating, reporting, scheduling, and claims mitigation
• Knowledge of materials, environmental requirements, legal considerations, and safety standards related to transportation facility construction

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.

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 wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $xxx,xxx - $xxx,xxx. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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