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Principal Electrical Engineer - SCIF

$170k - $220k

Arcadis

Job ID: 44899Reference: 300016432491234Location: Washington, DC, United States | Arlington, VA, United StatesDepartment: Electrical EngineeringBusiness Unit: ANA United StatesWork Type: HybridDate Posted: 2026-10-02Arcadis 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:Join Arcadis as a Senior Electrical Engineer and help shape the future of federal facilities. In this role, you'll bring your deep expertise in facility design to high-profile projects for U.S. Government agencies. As a trusted Federal Subject Matter Expert (SME), you'll lead electrical design across multiple concurrent projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and federal clients to deliver innovative, sustainable solutions. Expect variety, challenge, and the opportunity to influence critical infrastructure. With approximately 20% travel for site visits and client engagement, you’ll see your designs come to life and build strong relationships along the way. If you’re passionate about engineering excellence and want to work on projects that truly matter, Arcadis is the place for you. Role accountabilities:Lead electrical design teams and mentor junior staff to produce construction-ready design packages that clearly reflect design documentation and scope compliance Design facilities focused on the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) or the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), with specific focus on SCIFs, ICD 705 compliance, TEMPEST shielding. Familiarity with NIPR, SIPR, JWICS is a plus. Take a leadership role in the project lifecycle, including the development of project budgets, proposals, schedules, staffing plans, and resource allocation Engage in business development and client relationship building within federal, state, and local government sectors Ensure compliance with federal and industry standards (UFC, UFGS, NFPA, NEC, NESC, NETA, ANSI, IEEE, UL, UBC, IEC, CE, EN) Fluency in design and modeling software, especially ETAP and SpecsIntact, also Revit, Autodesk Forma, AutoCAD, Elum Tools, SKM, EDSA, Easy Power. Qualifications & Experience:U.S. Citizenship (required for federal project work) Minimum 15 years of consulting engineering experience in facility design with extensive focus on federaI government/agency projects Proven experience delivering IFC design packages for federal facilities Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. Active Professional Engineering (PE) license in the U.S. (multiple state licenses preferred) Exceptional communication skills related to presentations, speaking, and written work 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 & BelongingWe want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. 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 employer. 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 $170,000 - $220,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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