Water Quality Numerical Modeler Intern

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’ Water Management Practice is seeking a Water Quality Numerical Modeler Intern to join our Coastal Resilience team.

This role sits within our global business area of Resilience. Around the world, we are feeling the effects of climate change, rapid urbanization, and loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we are seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to steward and safeguard our natural environment and water resources while supporting and powering our world for the benefit of current and future generations.

Role Accountabilities:

In this role, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineers, project managers, planners, and environmental scientists, to deliver innovative solutions for coastal resilience projects. You will also conduct vulnerability assessments and develop adaptation strategies for coastal regions. Additional responsibilities include:

• Developing, calibrating, validating, and applying ADCIRC and Delft3D models for coastal and estuarine hydrodynamics, sediment transport, and water quality analysis.
• Analyzing and interpreting model results to support coastal resilience projects, such as flood mitigation, shoreline stabilization, and habitat restoration.
• Integrating modeling results with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other data visualization tools to produce comprehensive reports and presentations.
• Communicating findings to clients, stakeholders, and regulatory bodies effectively through written reports and presentations.
• Staying up to date with the latest advancements and best practices in coastal modeling and resilience planning.
• Providing technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced team members as needed.

Depending on project staffing needs, travel of up to 25% may be required for project site visits, client meetings, planning activities, or overseeing construction.

Key Skills & Experience:

To excel in this role, you should have experience and expertise in using tools such as ADCIRC and other software for coastal modeling and resilience planning. Proficiency in Delft3D for hydrodynamic and sediment transport modeling is essential, along with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. The position requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as the capability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. Project management experience, particularly in managing small to medium-sized projects, is highly desirable.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Pursuing a graduate degree in Coastal Engineering, Oceanography, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• 2 years of professional experience in coastal resilience modeling and analysis.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Coastal Engineering, Oceanography, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• Experience with modeling software and tools (such as SWAN, XBeach, ADCIRC)
• Professional accreditation, such as Professional Engineer (PE) or Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)

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.

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 part-time, as needed (PTAN) positions. These benefits include EAP, 401K, and optional well-being benefits. The salary range for this position is $23.75 - $35.62 per hour.

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