The UK arm of a global design, engineering and consultancy firm of Dutch origin, with a UK business built on EC Harris and offices across the UK.
Arcadis in the UK is a design, engineering and consultancy business for natural and built assets. Its UK careers page features an electric vehicle charging network for a large retailer, a cancer hospital in the north of England, the Manchester Airport transformation programme and the Agar Grove Passivhaus regeneration scheme. Current UK-linked roles listed there include building surveyor, data centre project director, commissioning manager and MEP cost consultant.
The firm began in 1888 as the Nederlandsche Heidemaatschappij, a Dutch land reclamation business, and took the Arcadis name in 1997. Its history page says it bought the architecture practice RTKL in 2007 and then EC Harris in 2011 to build a stronger UK position. Its stated aim is to "improve quality of life" by creating places to live, work and relax, improving mobility and making good use of natural resources. Its careers page says its values are "putting people first, driving sustainability, and embracing innovation".
In the UK the careers site says the firm's size and scale create project opportunities, and its job adverts list multiple locations, but we did not find a named UK office list or UK headcount. A Bristol Temple Quarter business profile also appeared in our search results, and the careers site has a dedicated UK locations page. Worldwide the page cites more than 34,000 people in over 30 countries. So the UK presence is real, but we cannot say precisely where its offices are.
On culture, the UK careers page describes its people as "forward thinking, hardworking and inspirational", and says Arcadis was named one of Glassdoor's Best Places to Work in the UK for 2026. It also says its early careers programme looks for diverse talent who bring new perspectives. The firm's history page adds that it keeps adapting to the changing needs of clients, communities and the wider world. These are the company's own claims and a third-party listing as reported by the company. The history page adds that the firm keeps adapting to the changing needs of clients, communities and the wider world.
The jobs mentioned include surveyors, cost consultants, project directors, commissioning managers and ecologists, plus engineers and data specialists in digital and data centre work. If you want to work on hospitals, airports, housing or energy projects from a consultancy base, this is a business where those subjects meet. The firm's UK page is the best place to check what is currently open, and its UK projects page gives a sense of the sectors it serves, from healthcare to transport hubs to housing.
Website: www.arcadis.com
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