Principal Engineer – Renewables

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36000 people in over 70 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 worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role Description

Working within our Design & Engineering teams youll create some of the worlds most iconic and ground-breaking structures and spaces that transform the world around us from making journeys easier to opening up public places that bring people together.

The role sits within our Resilience Global Business Area. We work to protect our natural environment and water resources while powering our world for future generations. Around the world were feeling the effects climate change rapid urbanization loss of biodiversity. The rate at which were seeing large-scale unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources while powering our world for future generations.

Role Accountabilities

• Preparing and reviewing engineering deliverables including complex reports proposals presentations with the Australian Renewables Power Team.
• Prepare documented package for the appropriate project design submission stage applying engineering knowledge techniques tools and complying with codes and standards.
• Taking responsibility for the preparation of detailed engineering documentation and leading the engineering effort for project including providing technical and performance oversight for members of the team.
• To manage selected projects project task/responsibilities as assigned and/or design processes (or parts of projects) to meet agreed budget quality and timeframe targets.
• Conduct internal review and quality checks of engineering models calculations and other deliverables to ensure compliance with the projects requirements and delivering the fully documented package to meet Client objectives and Arcadis quality system requirements.
• Engineering MV and LV power generation and distribution networks.
• Conducting load flow short circuit harmonics and arc flash studies of power networks.
• Conducting protection coordination and setting study.
• Leading interdisciplinary coordination as required for the project.
• Leading technical issue resolution processes.
• Liaise with other disciplines and ensure all requirements are understood.
• Understanding scope and change in scope when it arises.
• Use software packages as required for the design and delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years professional engineering experience preferably in renewable energy projects in a consulting environment.
• Experienced in engineering power generation and distribution networks in MV and LV level.
• Experienced in preparing engineering design packages including design drawings engineering reports datasheets MTO BOM Layouts Schematics and other documents.
• Experienced in power system studies including load flow short circuit arc flash harmonics protection coordination and setting.
• Experience in developing complex models and conducting power system studies using any of the following software package:
  • ETAP EMTP SKM PTW PSSE DigSilent Powerfactory or similar software packages.
• Experience with the codes and standards relevant to power sector and electricity market.
• Graduate of Bachelor of Engineering/Technology/ Science in Electrical Engineering from recognized University.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Excellent mathematical skills applied in engineering calculations.
• Organizational skills and proactive approach in project management.
• Ability to provide innovative solutions to technical problems.
• Ability to lead with good influencing motivating and delegating skills.
• Actively continue to develop technical knowledge and new emerging technology through regular CPD (Continuing Professional Development) training.

Highly Regarded Skills

• Familiarity with the Australian electricity market electricity generation transmission and distribution practices and related topics.
• Conducting power system transient studies including generator connection (GPS) switching transients and motor starting.
• Consulting experience for Australian power projects.
• Professional registration with any leading engineering body such as Engineers Australia.
• Experience in renewables such as solar and wind power generation plants.
• Computational design design algorithms and automation of data manipulation.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its 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.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll 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.

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.