Senior Electrical Engineer

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Resilience Water team in the New York City area.

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:

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will be involved in a variety of electrical engineering tasks for Municipal and Industrial water/wastewater projects; such as those regarding the design, analysis, and layout of substations, power distribution systems, standby power systems, lighting systems, data communications, equipment relay logic, and instrumentation and controls systems, with support from one of the best-qualified consulting firms in the country and a strong nationally recognized technical staff. This position will initially report to the Electrical Department Manager.

Role accountabilities:

• 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.
• Developing project proposals for new and existing clients in the water/wastewater industry and similar type industries.
• Development of project management skills including support in managing budgets and delivery schedules for each assignment; for project/task scope schedule and budget.
• Electrical design and coordination of various projects with an emphasis on power distribution, lighting, communications, fire alarm systems, and control systems for new water/wastewater, and industrial projects.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, Architects, Civil, Process-Mechanical, HVAC, Plumbing, I&C/SCADA, and Structural engineers to plan and design electrical systems for new or modified facilities.
• Design work will require a basic proficiency with CAD Programs (Autodesk Products, Bentley Products, etc.) specifically concerning as mentioned electrical systems for Engineering Design and Construction projects.
• 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, overseeing projects in construction which includes identifying deviations from design, performing general QA/QC of completed work, and monitoring safety compliance.
• Performing system analysis using ETAP, SKM Power Tools, or other power systems analysis software.
• Travel (as required) to support project needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, a related discipline or equivalent work experience
• 10 years of experience of consulting experience in electrical engineering water/wastewater and industrial facility electrical design
• 6 years of demonstrated consulting experience in water/wastewater and industrial facility electrical design
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE)

Key Skills and Attributes

• Basic knowledge and experience using AutoCAD MEP (2D and 3D) and/or Revit
• Demonstrated working knowledge of SKM Power Tools, short circuit calculations, overcurrent coordination, and/or arc flash analysis, and photometric study (Visual 3D or Dialux)
• Experience with SEL, GE Multilin, or similar relays
• Solid working knowledge of the National Electrical Code requirements
• Willingness and desire to mentor junior/staff electrical engineers
• Excellent customer/client service skills
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams effectively to complete projects on time and on budget
• Ability to assist in selling and marketing electrical work to existing and new clients
• Ability to balance multiple assignments and activities to meet project deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with blue beam and BIM360
• High voltage design experience

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.

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