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.

Arcadis is looking for a passionate and driven Energy & Decarbonization Consultant to join our U.S.-based Asset Advisory team and help shape the future of industrial decarbonization. In this role, you’ll collaborate with a diverse, multidisciplinary team and leverage one of the world’s best industrial client networks to deliver impactful solutions that enable energy-consuming organizations to unlock value on their journey towards net zero.

As a Senior Consultant, you’ll lead projects and provide technical expertise to design and implement actionable energy & decarbonization strategies for global industrial clients across sectors such as life sciences, food and beverage, mining, and more. You will focus on reducing energy consumption, replacing fossil fuels, and integrating innovative, energy-efficient technologies tailored to specific client needs. By analyzing processes, equipment, and site-specific challenges—including permitting requirements, grid capacity, and market constraints—you will create solutions that balance technical feasibility, economic outcomes, and environmental goals.

This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact by helping industrial organizations navigate their energy transition with practical, achievable strategies. You’ll work closely with clients and internal teams across diverse cultures and geographies, contributing to Arcadis’ global leadership in industrial sustainability.

The ideal candidate is a highly organized self-starter with strong consultancy skills and an engineering background. You bring proven experience delivering decarbonization solutions for industrial manufacturing clients with large energy-consuming sites and thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments. This hybrid position is based out of one of Arcadis’ U.S. offices, such as Washington, D.C.

Join us to drive change, shape sustainable solutions, and work alongside a team committed to creating a better future for industry and the planet.

Role accountabilities:

The candidate should demonstrate experience in:

• Developing decarbonization solutions: Lead the creation of site-specific decarbonization strategies and solutions, working closely with clients to identify opportunities that contribute to corporate key performance indicators (KPIs) and outline actionable pathways toward net zero.
• Pre-site analysis and preparation: Collaborate with the design teams to request, process, and analyze key site energy and process information before conducting site visits.
• On-site assessments: Play a key role in leading detailed assessments of energy, utility, and process systems.
• Develop energy-saving solutions: Work with cross-functional engineering and sales teams to identify and develop energy efficiency and replacement solutions across process, thermal, cooling, compressed air, and water systems.
• Address local market considerations: Collaborate with permitting, grants, and incentives teams to identify local market opportunities, including CAPEX/OPEX rebates, and incorporate these into transition planning.
• Economic and carbon impact analysis: Review and prepare, in collaboration with our engineering teams, CAPEX estimates for decarbonization measures with the best ROI, perform cost-benefit analyses, and develop sophisticated models such as marginal abatement cost curves and total cost of ownership assessments.
• Deliver decarbonization roadmaps: Develop and present site-specific net zero/decarbonization roadmaps, including all the identified decarbonization solutions, to site and corporate client teams, ensuring actionable and impactful recommendations.
• Contribute to business development: Collaborate with global engineering teams to contribute to proposals for new projects in strategy and implementation phases s
• Drive proposition growth: Proactively grow the industrial decarbonization proposition by working with global ecosystem partners and staying informed on latest market needs. 
• Client relationship management: Build and maintain strong client relationships through effective communication, while identifying opportunities for additional services to generate new business. 

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science (e.g., Energy, Mechanical, or Process Engineering) or an equivalent qualification relevant to the role. A Master’s degree in chemical/mechanical/process engineering, sustainability, or related fields is preferred.
• At least 5 years of proven experience in energy assessments for large energy-consuming sites. At least 7 years of experience in energy engineering or consultancy roles in the industrial sector. 
• Working knowledge of Thermal systems (steam & hot water), refrigeration & cooling, compressed air, industrial heat pumps, carbon capture and storage solutions, and other renewable energy technologies.
• Demonstrated success in client engagement and business development activities, including proposal writing and acquisition strategies.
• Exceptional ability to distill complex data into clear, concise language for diverse audiences, and proven experience collaborating across geographies and cultures. 
• Continue your career journey as an Arcadian.
• 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 do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, 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. 

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 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 $130,000 - $175,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.