Design Manager

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 seeks a Design Manager to join our Southeast Mobility team specifically located in Atlanta, GA.

You will have the opportunity to work on infrastructure projects for roadways, including intersections, collector streets, urban arterials, rural and urban expressways, interstates and interstate interchanges.


The Arcadis Mobility team is expanding and involved in providing solutions to some of the most complex and exciting highway design challenges for GDOT and other State DOTs and municipalities throughout the Southeast. We are looking for a candidate with the skills to address these challenges and the desire to develop junior staff.

Role accountabilities:

• Serving as a professional engineering discipline lead for roadway design projects of varying size and scope.


• Mentoring and providing direction to junior staff and design/drafters, development of project plans and schedules, managing production and ensuring project compliance with all Arcadis practices including quality and safety standards.


• Interaction with client technical staff, either as a team or individual, making presentations and managing client expectations.


• Performing various roles on multi-disciplined projects including QA/QC reviewer, technical advisor, design leader and/or client facing project manager.


• Preparation of written reports, calculations and other design documentation.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

• 10 or more years of relevant engineering experience.


• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.


• Georgia PE license, or the ability to obtain one within 6 months.

Key Skills/Attributes

• Task management experience within infrastructure design and construction engineering, including cost estimates, technical reports, construction plans and project displays.


• Proficiency with MicroStation, OpenRoads, Geopak, InRoads and 3D Design.


• Proficiency with GDOT design standards and policies.


• Must have strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills and be a self-motivated, team-oriented and flexible individual who possesses the initiative and ability to tackle new projects, challenges, and concepts.


• Excellent, clear and concise, oral and written communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to coordinate meetings, conduct effective client presentations and prepare written reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interchange design experience.


• GDOT roadway design experience.


• Active participation in regional and/or national professional associations.

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