T&D Owners Engineer

Arcadis U.S.Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis U.S.Inc. is seeking a Senior Transmission & Distribution Electrical Engineer to serve as Owner's Engineer Manager for our clients.

You will act as the owner’s technical expert on complex transmission, substation, and distribution projects, guiding engineering from planning through commissioning and asset operation. The role requires 12+ years in utility transmission and distribution, with leadership across 69 kV–765 kV systems, and experience with EPC/Design-Build or traditional delivery

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in utility transmission and distribution engineering, program management, or Owner's Engineer services.
• Experience leading projects ranging from 69 kV through 765 kV transmission systems and associated substations
• Proven experience supporting EPC, Design-Build, and traditional utility delivery models
• Demonstrated success managing multidisciplinary teams and large capital infrastructure programs
• Experience representing utilities, independent power producers, developers, or large industrial clients

Responsibilities

• Project Leadership- serves as the owner's primary technical advisor, providing strategic leadership and oversight, responsible for establishing project requirements, managing technical risks, supporting governance and executive reporting, and ensuring alignment between project objectives, scope, schedule, and budget.
• Engineering Oversight - review engineering deliverables, ensure compliance with applicable utility standards and industry codes, evaluate technical solutions to support safe, reliable, and cost-effective project execution, collaborate with project teams, clients, contractors, and stakeholders to resolve technical challenges, manage project risks, and ensure successful delivery from planning through commissioning.
• Procurement and Vendor Management - lead technical procurement activities by developing equipment specifications, evaluating vendor proposals to support supplier selection, review vendor submittals, equipment drawings, and factory acceptance test plans and participate in factory acceptance testing and quality assurance activities.
• Construction & Commissioning Support - provide technical leadership during construction, startup, and commissioning activities, ensuring projects are executed in accordance with design requirements and owner expectations. The role supports contractor coordination, field issue resolution, and review of testing and commissioning procedures while overseeing critical project milestones.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Technical oversight

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or Project Management preferred

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.

Arcadis is currently seeking a highly motivated Senior Transmission & Distribution Electrical Engineer to serve as an Owners Engineer Manager for our clients. In this leadership role, you will serve as a technical expert and trusted advisor on complex transmission, substation, and distribution infrastructure projects, helping utility, energy, industrial, and data center clients modernize and expand critical power systems. Arcadis' Power Delivery group partners with clients to deliver comprehensive, end-to-end solutions across the full project lifecycle, from system planning and conceptual design through detailed engineering, procurement, construction support, commissioning, and asset operation.

The Owner's Engineer Manager serves as the Owner's technical representative for transmission, substation, and distribution infrastructure projects. This role provides independent engineering oversight and acts as a trusted advisor throughout the project lifecycle, from planning and design through procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout.

The successful candidate will ensure that owner requirements, technical standards, schedule objectives, budget targets, and operational considerations are incorporated into project execution. The position requires close coordination with utilities, EPC contractors, engineering consultants, equipment suppliers, regulators, and internal stakeholders. The Owner's Engineer is responsible for protecting the owner's interests while facilitating successful project delivery.

Role Responsibilities

• Project Leadership- serves as the owner's primary technical advisor, providing strategic leadership and oversight, responsible for establishing project requirements, managing technical risks, supporting governance and executive reporting, and ensuring alignment between project objectives, scope, schedule, and budget.
• Engineering Oversight - review engineering deliverables, ensure compliance with applicable utility standards and industry codes, evaluate technical solutions to support safe, reliable, and cost-effective project execution, collaborate with project teams, clients, contractors, and stakeholders to resolve technical challenges, manage project risks, and ensure successful delivery from planning through commissioning.
• Procurement and Vendor Management - lead technical procurement activities by developing equipment specifications, evaluating vendor proposals to support supplier selection, review vendor submittals, equipment drawings, and factory acceptance test plans and participate in factory acceptance testing and quality assurance activities.
• Construction & Commissioning Support - provide technical leadership during construction, startup, and commissioning activities, ensuring projects are executed in accordance with design requirements and owner expectations. The role supports contractor coordination, field issue resolution, and review of testing and commissioning procedures while overseeing critical project milestones.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution
• Master's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or Project Management preferred

Experience

• 12+ years of experience in utility transmission and distribution engineering, program management, or Owner's Engineer services.
• Experience leading projects ranging from 69 kV through 765kV transmission systems and associated substations
• Proven experience supporting EPC, Design-Build, and traditional utility delivery models
• Demonstrated success managing multidisciplinary teams and large capital infrastructure programs
• Experience representing utilities, independent power producers, developers, or large industrial clients

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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

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 $112,640 - $168,960.

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