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.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a Regulatory Expert with RCRA and CERCLA experience to join our Environment Resiliency team in the United States.

This position will support our continued successful project delivery for our clients, in helping commercial and federal project teams navigate ever-changing state and federal regulations. This opportunity requires a dynamic individual with regulatory experience and excellent communication and negotiation skills. The ideal candidate will support account and project teams and provide regulatory expertise and be able to work in both team settings and independently.

Role accountabilities:

• Provide senior review and quality assurance / quality control (QA/QC) support for project strategy and deliverables, as appropriate.
• Experience in client advocacy that can build trust and knowledge of how to negotiate with regulatory agencies.
• Assess and provide internal guidance to Operations/Account Teams/Project Teams on potential project delivery impacts of anticipated or newly promulgated regulatory limits associated with emerging contaminants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
• Assist project delivery teams, as requested, in regulatory negotiations under CERCLA and RCRA
• Liaison with the Strategic Project Delivery (SPD – i.e., corporate risk management) group and operations management for regulatory assessment of SPD projects
• A lead expert at a national level within Arcadis with strong regional networks and operating across client teams in the diverse market sectors served by Arcadis
• Detailed knowledge of relevant national standards and codes of practice, including demonstrate expertise in navigating applicable state and federal regulations

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in geology, environmental engineering, environmental science, environmental law, or other relevant degree
• 10 years of experience as a state or federal regulator with demonstrated track record of leading RCRA and/or CERCLA regulatory strategy on high-profile projects towards a successful outcome

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree
• 20 years of experience preferred, 10 years in consultancy
• Professional license or certificate in relevant field (e.g., PE, PG, CIH, CHMM) status or equivalent

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

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.

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