Senior Civil Structures Designer bei ANA United States

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 a global leader in design and engineering, shaping a sustainable future through innovation and collaboration. Our Design & Engineering team in Canada is a vibrant group of experts dedicated to tackling complex civil, structural, and geotechnical challenges. Here, your ideas and expertise will help create transformative infrastructure solutions for communities across the country.

We are seeking and Civil Structures Designer with a focus on bridge, retaining wall, and related civil structures design. You will join our fast-growing team of professionals and technical experts, supporting large-scale, multidisciplinary projects in the roads, rail, and ports sectors—serving iconic infrastructure projects such as the Fraser River Tunnel Project and Broadway Skytrain.

Role accountabilities:

In this role, you will lead the technical delivery of civil structure projects by producing and reviewing high-quality Revit models and detailed drawings for bridges, retaining walls, culverts, and related structures. You will ensure that all deliverables are compliant with Arcadis standards, project information management protocols, and British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTT) standards and industry practices. Your expertise in BIM processes will be instrumental, as you apply advanced modeling techniques, establish and implement BIM Execution Plans, and coordinate models with other engineering disciplines to ensure seamless integration across project teams.

You will play a key role in mentoring and guiding junior designers and drafters, providing technical advice and fostering the development of skills in Revit and civil structures modeling. Collaboration is central to your responsibilities, as you will work closely with structural engineers, BIM Managers, and Project Managers to refine, review, and coordinate models and drawings. Planning and managing detailed work plans to meet project milestones will be essential, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of all documentation related to civil structures.

In this role, you will also champion BIM excellence by upholding Arcadis, local, and national standards—including ISO 19650 protocols—for information management and modeling across all projects. You will continuously seek opportunities to drive technical innovation, reviewing and recommending new software and workflows to support digital transformation and improve efficiency. Engaging proactively with both internal and external stakeholders, you will communicate progress, resolve issues as they arise, and celebrate project achievements, helping to build strong, lasting relationships that contribute to project success.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required

• 10+ years of relevant experience in civil/structural design focused on bridges, retaining walls, and other transportation/infrastructure structures
• Expertise in Revit for civil structures modeling, with demonstrated experience delivering full 3D models and construction documentation for bridges and retaining walls
• Familiarity with Civil 3D and other design platforms
• Experience applying engineering design principles directly within models and drawings
• Proven ability to set up and coordinate BIM Protocols and Execution Plans for multidisciplinary projects
• Experience working to ISO 19650 and industry standards for BIM and information management
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills, including experience mentoring junior staff

Preferred

• Capability in CDE (Common Data Environment) setup and management, such as ProjectWise and Autodesk Construction Cloud
• Experience managing or coordinating virtual design teams in model federation platforms such as Revizto or Bentley iTwin
• Commercial awareness and client relationship management skills

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.

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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.