Principal Electrical Engineer

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

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Role description:

We are seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer, with a strong background in the water-wastewater industry, to join our Resilience Water team in the Northeast. While White Plains, NY is a preferred location for this role, our team is open to candidates throughout the Northeast.


The primary focus of this role will be to provide technical and design consulting services on various projects with a focus on electrical power distribution, electrical controls, lighting, fire alarm, access control, and communications, to support projects for the Water Division.


Role accountabilities:

As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will support projects and clients in the planning, design, and construction of water/wastewater facilities and other similar industrial facilities, serving as Arcadis' main point of contact with our clients for their electrical needs. Development of project management skills, including support in managing budgets and delivery schedules for each assignment; for project/task scope, schedule, and budget. Additional responsibilities include:

• Establishing design criteria, performing design calculations, developing one-line diagrams, control schematics, plans, and specifications.
• Performing engineering services during construction, including reviewing equipment submittals, shop drawings, and responding to contractor RFI's (requests for information).
• Conducting field inspections, assisting with projects in construction, which includes identifying deviations from design, and monitoring safety compliance.

Travel will be required to support project needs.

Qualifications & Experience:

Key Skills and Attributes:

• Prior demonstrated consulting experience with water/wastewater and industrial facilities a must.
• Experience using AutoCAD MEP (2D and 3D), Revit, SKM Power Tools, short circuit calculations, overcurrent coordination, and/or arc flash analysis, and photometric study.
• Solid working knowledge of the National Electrical Code requirements.
• Willingness and desire to mentor junior/staff electrical engineers.
• Excellent customer/client service skills along with clear and concise, verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams effectively to complete projects on time and on budget.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, a related discipline or equivalent work experience
• 10 years of relevant experience.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE)

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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 20 days of PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $175,000 - $200,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location. equity, project, and location.

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