Electrical Engineer SME - Data Center

Arcadis•Knoxville, TN

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. As a Mission Critical Electrical Engineering SME, you will be instrumental in providing technical expertise to internal team members and external clients, driving our data center work forward. You will be responsible for providing guidance and training to our in-house engineering team by giving principal level advice on system selection, trends in the market, specialty consulting advice, and client contact/context. As an SME, you will help give our clients confidence in the teams we have assembled and help in creating winning strategies and resumes for opportunities. Some travel will be required to visit project sites and attend client meetings.

Requirements

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
15 or more years of relevant experience in data center Electrical Engineering
PE Registration

Nice To Haves

15 years experience in Data Center / Mission Critical system design including data centers and other facilities with need for resiliency/redundancy

Responsibilities

Assist in client contact, connections, and finding opportunities, increasing the mission critical work that Arcadis performs
Provide expert consultant electrical engineering advice to our clients in the data center space
Familiarity with industry standards, building codes, both in how those specifically apply to data centers and how they may change for the mission critical industry going forward
Guide as to the pros and cons of distribution architectures, including backup methods, AC and high voltage DC distribution, and metering
Coordinate with other internal/external engineering disciplines, vendors, and contractors
Act as point of contact for electrical discipline in high-level and key decision discussions with data center clients
Participate in all phases of a project from pursuit and proposals through design, and construction
Create thought leadership opportunities to expand Arcadis's touch and brand in the data center market
Assist in the preparation of proposals, specifically the potential engineering approach and strategy for winning
Travel as required to attend pursuit discussions, project meetings, and collaboration with clients’ team members
Work in a collaborative team environment that includes colleagues from locations throughout the world
Provide mentoring to staff