Principal Electrical Engineer

About the role

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets, with over 34,000 people in more than 30 countries dedicated to improving quality of life. Arcadis is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer with experience designing electrical power systems for the municipal water/wastewater industry to join the team in Florida, Virginia, Maryland, or Washington, DC. In this role you will provide technical and design consulting services focused on electrical power distribution, motor controls, lighting, and grounding design for the South Region of the Resilience Water Business, manage tasks and team work, oversee junior engineering professionals, and act as an industry leader supporting the growth of the municipal water/wastewater practice.

Responsibilities

• 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, identifying deviations from design and ensuring adequate completion of designed work.
• Perform system analysis using ETAP, SKM Power Tools or other power systems analysis software; provide engineering responsibility for staff using these packages to publish a power systems study with arc flash hazard analysis.
• Actively collaborate with 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: 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.

Key skills and attributes: Solid working knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70), NFPA 820, and NFPA 70E; basic understanding of AutoCAD; proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including SharePoint, Word, Excel, MS Project, and Outlook; performance‑driven, able to work independently and as a contributing member of a multidisciplinary design team, with ability and desire to mentor and manage junior/staff engineers on multiple concurrent projects.

Preferred: 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; NFPA 70E