Principal Electrical Engineer

About the role

Arcadis is looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer with experience in designing electrical power systems for the municipal water/wastewater industry to join our team in either Florida, Virginia, Maryland, or Washington, DC. As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will utilize your technical capabilities to collaborate with our experienced team of professionals, providing technical and design consulting services with a focus on electrical power distribution, motor controls, lighting, and grounding design to support projects for the South Region of our Resilience Water Business. In addition to managing tasks, manage team work, overseeing the work of junior engineering professionals, and being an industry leader supporting the growth of our municipal water / wastewater practice.

Responsibilities

• This role is responsible for the electrical design and coordination of various projects with an emphasis on medium and low voltage power distribution, motor controls, lighting, and grounding for water/wastewater projects.
• Provide leadership, technical knowledge, and guidance to electrical staff through direct line management, quality control reviews of work products, and mentorship.
• Manage projects/tasks budgets and delivery schedules for each assignment.
• Balance team workload for multiple assignments to complete projects on time and on budget.
• Support business development and, in coordination with project managers, prepare scopes, schedules, and budget for new projects.
• Work in multi-discipline teams, coordinating with Control Systems and Process Mechanical groups among others.
• Establish design criteria, perform design calculations, develop one-line diagrams, control schematics, plans and specifications (serve as Engineer of Record).
• Conduct field inspections, condition assessments, and oversee projects in construction including identifying deviations from design and adequate completion of designed work.
• Perform system analysis using ETAP, SKM Power Tools or other power systems analysis software.
• At a minimum, provide engineering responsibility for staff using these software packages to publish a power systems study with arc flash hazard analysis.
• Actively collaborate with our practice leadership, participate in regional / national conferences, and support technical knowledge advancement and sharing.
• Some travel up to 25% will be required for project site visits, client meetings, equipment audits, construction oversight, etc.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: At least 12 years of relevant work experience, a bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, and a Professional Engineering (PE) license in Florida.

Preferred Qualifications: 15 years of relevant experience, ability to obtain reciprocity for a PE license in other states and Puerto Rico, solid working knowledge of Process and Instrumentation Diagrams, field instrumentation, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) as they relate to electrical design, experience using ETAP, SKM Power Tools, or other power systems analysis software, and NFPA 70E training preferred.

Skills

• Solid working knowledge of the National Electrical Code – NFPA 70, as well as NFPA 820 and NFPA 70E.
• Basic understanding of AutoCAD.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including SharePoint, Word, Excel, MS Project, and Outlook.
• Performance‑driven and able to work productively both independently and as a contributing member of a multidisciplinary design team.
• Ability and desire to mentor and manage junior/staff engineers on multiple concurrent projects.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short‑term disability (STD)
• Long‑term disability (LTD)
• Accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D)
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Reward & recognition program
• Optional benefits: wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement
• Nine paid holidays per year
• 20 days PTO that accrue per year

Pay

The salary range for this position is $155,000 - $185,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.