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Principal Protection and Control Engineer

Arcadis

The Role

Overview

Lead protection & control engineer managing projects, teams, and client solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • qa/qc
  • design coordination
  • protection control
  • power delivery
  • project management
  • client meetings

Tasks

-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. -Coordinate closely with civil, structural, substation electrical, system planning and study, 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. -Support, develop, and deliver utility, developers, and all aspect of clients projects from development conceptual one-line diagrams thru detailed design and completion of construction support. -Manage and grow Protection and Control team working with Power Delivery & Renewables Leader and Manger of Protection and Control group. You will also ensure resource planning and utilization of protection and control team on large/complex projects and perform quality reviews. -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

Requirements

  • skm
  • aspen
  • etap
  • msc electrical
  • pe license
  • 12+ years

What You Bring

-Must be proficient in critical Engineering Software e.g., SKM, ASPEN, ETAP, CAPE, AcSELerator, 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 -Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering -Must have experience within Power Delivery Protection & Relay Control consultancy businesses and understand power delivery, generation and renewables business. -Minimum 12 years of relevant experience in system protection schemes and relay and control engineering design, relay selection, primary equipment interface requirements, communication systems and standards practice of transmission, substation and distribution, and generation system for both AIS and GIS substations in both utility-scale, developer, and/or large industrial facilities. -PE License -Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

The Company

About Arcadis

-Evolved into a global design, engineering and consultancy powerhouse. -Excels in major infrastructure, water management, urban building, transport and industrial manufacturing projects worldwide. -Recent standout assignments include flood defences in New York, the Sydney Metro, and sustainable legacy planning for the Paris Olympics. -Structured around core business areas—Places, Mobility, Resilience and Intelligence—backed by digital centres of excellence. -Notable for blending data-driven tools with traditional consulting to optimise asset lifecycles and smart infrastructure.

Sector Specialisms

Infrastructure

Water

Environment

Buildings

Transport

Utilities