Principal Electrical Engineer

Arcadis; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Paid parental leave

20 days PTO

9 paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead electrical power system design for municipal water/wastewater projects in the Mid-Atlantic region. The role involves mentoring staff, coordinating with multi-discipline teams, and delivering designs with NFPA standards in mind.

The position requires a PE license (Florida) and at least 12 years of experience, with travel up to 25% for site visits and client meetings. Competitive benefits and a salary range of $155,000–$185,000 are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience in electrical engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a Florida PE license required.
• Ability to mentor and manage junior staff across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design and coordination for medium/low voltage power distribution, motor controls, lighting, and grounding.
• Provide leadership and engineering guidance through reviews and mentorship.
• Manage project budgets and delivery schedules; balance team workloads.
• Support business development with scopes, schedules, and budgets for new projects.
• Collaborate with Control Systems and Process Mechanical groups on multi-discipline teams.
• Develop design criteria, one-line diagrams, control schematics, plans and specs.
• Conduct field inspections and oversee construction, addressing deviations.
• Perform system analysis using ETAP/SKM and publish power system studies with arc flash analysis.
• Travel up to 25% for site visits, client meetings, and audits.

Skills

NFPA 70

NFPA 70E

NFPA 820

AutoCAD

MS Office

SharePoint

Word

Excel

MS Project

Outlook

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

SKM Power Tools

PLC programming

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 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 solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

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.

Role accountabilities

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 & Experience

Required Qualifications

The candidate in this role is required to have at least 12 years of relevant work experience, hold a bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, and possess a Professional Engineering (PE) license in Florida.

Key Skills and Attributes

The ideal candidate will have a solid working knowledge of the National Electrical Code – NFPA 70, as well as NFPA 820 and NFPA 70E. The ideal candidate will have a basic understanding of AutoCAD, and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Sharepoint, Word, Excel, MS Project, and Outlook. They will also be performance-driven and able to work productively both 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 Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have 15 years of relevant experience and the ability to obtain reciprocity for a Professional Engineering (PE) license in other states and Puerto Rico. They will also demonstrate a solid working knowledge of Process and Instrumentation Diagrams, field instrumentation, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) as they relate to electrical design, along with experience using ETAP, SKM Power Tools, or other power systems analysis software. NFPA 70E training is also preferred.

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 20 days PTO that accrue per year. 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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