Electrical SCIF Designer

Arcadis; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401K

Paid holidays

15 days PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Wellbeing benefits

Adoption assistance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Arcadis seeks a Staff Electrical Engineer to shape the future of federal facilities. You will deliver electrical design across multiple projects for U.S. Government agencies, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and clients to provide innovative, sustainable solutions.

With ~20% travel for site visits and client engagement, you will help produce IFC design packages, ensure standards compliance, and contribute to high-profile projects, including SCIFs and TEMPEST shielding contexts.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required for federal project work.
• Minimum 5 years of consulting engineering experience in facility design with focus on federal projects.
• Proven experience delivering IFC design packages for federal facilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with Registered EIT; PE license preferred.
• Excellent communication skills for presentations, speaking, and written work.

Responsibilities

• Be a key member of electrical design teams producing construction-ready design packages reflecting scope and documentation.
• Design facilities for USACE or NAVFAC focusing on SCIFs, ICD 705 compliance, TEMPEST shielding; familiarity with NIPR/SIPR/JWICS a plus.
• Ensure compliance with UFC, UFGS, NFPA, NEC, NESC, NETA, ANSI, IEEE, UL, UBC, IEC, CE, EN.
• Proficient in design/modeling software including ETAP, SpecsIntact, Revit, AutoCAD, Autodesk Forma, Elum Tools, SKM, EDSA, Easy Power.

Skills

Communication skills

Federal project experience

ETAP

SpecsIntact

Revit

AutoCAD

SKM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Registered EIT

PE license preferred

Tools

ETAP

SpecsIntact

Revit

Autodesk Forma

AutoCAD

Elum Tools

SKM

EDSA

Easy Power

Job description

As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 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 continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

Join Arcadis as a Staff 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 Designer, you'll support 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

• Key member of multiple electrical design teams 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.
• 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 5 years of consulting engineering experience in facility design with extensive focus on federal government/agency projects.
• Proven experience delivering IFC design packages for federal facilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Registered EIT. Active Professional Engineering (PE) license in the U.S. is preferred.
• Exceptional communication skills related to presentations, speaking, and written work.

Benefits

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 $90,000 - $135,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We 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, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.