Principal Substation Electrical Engineer

About the role

Arcadis is seeking a highly motivated Principal Substation Electrical Engineer to join our Power Delivery & Renewable team. This is a senior Lead Technical position within the Power Delivery & Renewable unit of Arcadis.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow Substation Electrical team working with Power Delivery & Renewables Leader and Manger of Substation Electrical group.
• Ensure resource planning and utilization of protection and control team on large/complex projects and perform quality reviews.
• Support, develop, and deliver utility, developers, and all aspects of clients' projects from development conceptual layout/plan thru detailed design and completion of construction support.
• Carefully coordinate closely with civil, structural, protection & control, system planning and studies, SCADA/telecommunications, water, and geotechnical engineers to develop complete Issue For Construction design packages for all projects.
• Review, perform, and QA all engineering studies necessary to complete projects detailed engineering package.
• Act as Project Manager, Proposal Manager, Program Manager, Account Manager and Technical Lead to support services and plan, develop, and grow power delivery clients goal and business growth for the region.
• Serve as a mentor to junior members of the team.
• Conduct quality assurance/quality control on the work of other electrical engineers, electrical designers, or technicians.
• Participate in meetings with clients, contractors, and vendors to support business development and project execution.
• Work with Power Delivery & Renewables (PD&R) Leader to develop plans to client development, account growth, department growth, resource planning, winning and execution strategy, quality control improvement, and all project financial performance to meet PD&R team success.

Qualifications & Experience

• Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
  • Minimum 12 years of relevant experience in preparing substation physical layouts, sections & elevations, bus configurations, cable and conduit design & sizing, grounding, control building, lighting & lightning, and all aspects of HV and EHV substation engineering & design and studies and standards practice of transmission, substation, distribution, and generation system for both AIS and GIS substations in both utility-scale, developer, and/or large industrial facilities.
  • Must have experience within Power Delivery Substation Electrical consultancy businesses and understand power delivery, generation and renewables business.
  • PE License
  • Proficient in critical Engineering Software e.g., SKM, ASPEN, ETAP, CAPE, CDEGS, WinIGS and have design experience adhering to National Electrical Code, National Electric Safety Code, IEEE codes and standards, and county, city and state codes, ordinances and standards.
• Preferred Qualifications: Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• EAP
• 401K
• STD, LTD, AD&D
• Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Reward & Recognition Program
• Optional Benefits including Wellbeing Benefits, Adoption Assistance, and Tuition Reimbursement

Salary Range

$122,478 - $187,050