Principal ICT Engineer

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.**Role description:** Principal ICT Engineer is in charge of creating, designing and introducing the overall technical visions for an intelligent building solution to all identified business problem or building operations objectives. They are responsible for evaluating a client's business needs and future technological goals in order to determine how IT infrastructure can support those needs leveraging software and hardware components of it. They are incharge of leading all the technical and commercial requirements of the project. **Role accountabilities:** • Collaborate with clients and translate technology and functional objectives and requirements into smart/ intelligent building solutions. • Prepare and document technology and functional objectives and requirements that can help client on their decision making. • Providing overall directions on the technical specifications according to which the solution is defined, managed, and delivered. • Analyse the technology environment, enterprise specifics, and documenting requirements. • Translate business and functional objectives and requirements into smart/ intelligent building solutions. • Prepare and document technology requirements and component specifications. • Identify gaps, limitations, and areas for process improvements. • Design and develop technical solutions based on existing technologies. • Evaluate the best technology solution among all possible to solve the existing operational problems. • Specify the structure, characteristics, behaviour, and other aspects of technology components of the proposed solution – software & hardware - to project stakeholders. • Defining features, phases, and solution requirements. • Participate in the collaboration framework for technology and vendor selection. • Review and do quality check of all technical submissions and endorse to the project manager and other project stake holders for comments prior final submission. • Work with the management and form a strategy across the organization to meet ICT goals. **Qualifications & Experience:** - Graduate of Bachelor of Science Electronics and Communications Engineer or bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, software engineering or any equivalent - Licensed Electronics and Communications Engineer (preferred) - Cisco, BICSI or any industry standard certifications is an advantage. - BIM knowledge is desirable particularly using Revit and ACC. - 5 to 8 years of relevant post-graduate experience and technical background in one or more IT areas including but not limited to: - Engineering and software architecture design - Converged network, IT architecture, infrastructure, and cloud development - Building Management System - Building analytics solutions - Telecommunications - IT Project and product management - Data Centers and Telecommunication Rooms - Deep analytical skills and understanding on how different engineering services work together. - Excellent English written and verbal communication skills. - Maintain reports and knowledge of all types of reporting formats like charts, tabular, matrix, and others - Knowledgeable in technical reporting, dashboard UI/UX, and technical analysis. - Deep analytical skills and understanding on how different engineering services work together. - Organizational skills and proactive approach in project management. - Proficient in the following basic ICT engineering systems: network design, structured cabling, data and connectivity, audio-visual, building management and automation, smart / IoT systems and security. - Actively continue to develop personally and technical knowledge and new emerging technology through regular CPD training. - Organizational skills and proactive approach in project management. - Must have interest in qualitative data interpretation and analysis - A pragmatic approach to problem-solving by optimally using tools and technologies - Proactive and multitasker; ability to easily switch between multiple tasks - Ability to master new skills and new tools quickly - Ability to work independently and pay attention to details - Imaginative and innovative mindset to solve problems - A team player with a diverse range of skills – project management, development approaches, coaching others, presentation skills, and analytical skills - Collaborative, cooperative, and commitment mindset 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, 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. At Arcadis, you will have the opportunity to build the career that is right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations, their own career goals. And, as a ‘people first’ business, it is why we will take the time to listen, to understand what you want from your time here, and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions.