Senior Electrical Engineer

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining, and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future. 

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you. 

Arcadis is a multi-national engineer consultancy.  We are a leading organisation that prioritises a flexible working environment, promotes work-life balance, and actively encourages and supports supplementary studies. 

We are looking to train the next generation of leaders to take ownership of our growing pipeline of energy projects. Preferred candidates will be motivated to learn project leadership, electrical system design and have excellent spoken and written communication skills.   

• Join a high performing team delivering great results  

• Join a company that truly values it's people, offering professional memberships and global project exposure  

• Genuine flex working opportunities including hybrid working.  

Role accountabilities: 

• Negotiating infrastructure solutions with significant state and local authorities 

• Collaborate with various disciplines and state and local authorities to develop project design solutions. 

• Learning project management and electrical and lighting system design. 

• Demonstrate excellent spoken and written communication skills. 

Additional Preferred Skills 

• Experience working with Energy Queensland for the preparation of engineering drawings, reports, calculations and schedules. 

• Experience with local council procedures and applications. 

• Experience with road lighting and associated software to AS/NZS 1158 standards. 

• Computer programming experience i.e: LISP / Python. 

• Knowledge of data collection / survey procedures. 

• Proficiency in computer aided design software. 

• Proficiency with electrical engineering software. 

• Experience with project management. 

What you will learn 

• Electrical system design  

• High voltage network planning 

• Low voltage (AS3000) consumers mains design 

• Inter-disciplinary package coordination 

• Project management, including financial management and contractual negotiations 

• Construction estimating and coordination of tenders 

• Site experience and data collection 

• Construction crew support 

Highly Regarded Skills / Qualifications 

• Tertiary qualifications in electrical or willing to study. 

• Experience with relevant electrical &/or project software. 

• Experience with computer programming  

• Familiarity with Energy Queensland design standards and procedures 

• Excellent spoken and written communication skills 

• Self-starter attitude and business acumen 

• Project management 
    

Why Become an Arcadian? 

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient, and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet. 

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven, and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them. 

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate. 

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030. 

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging 

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. 

Transform Your World. 

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