Team Leader - Principal Electrical Design 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:** This role will form an integral part of our Global Excellence Centre (GEC) – Arcadis’ centralized and fully integrated project delivery group. Our GEC is made up of more than 3,000 talented individuals working in offices across Romania, India and Philippines, providing Capability, Capacity and a Competitive Advantage across a wide array of unique projects and services, in collaboration with our global businesses. The MEPF Discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) in the GECs is comprised of cross-functional teams, that contribute to the development of innovative MEPF solutions that optimize energy efficiency, sustainability, and occupant comfort. Our ability to effectively manage projects, assess client needs, and provide technical guidance is crucial in delivering successful outcomes, using the most innovative way of doing computational design. **Role accountabilities:** - Lead, coordinate and develop the electrical engineering team, ensuring delivery of projects on time, within budget and to required quality and safety standards. - Plan, design and deliver electrical systems for buildings (lighting, power distribution up to 1kV, fire detection, security and low‑current systems). - Oversee project execution, including budgeting, resource planning, scheduling and coordination with other disciplines. - Ensure compliance with applicable standards, legislation, sustainability requirements and best engineering practices. - Drive continuous improvement through mentoring, performance review, BIM adoption, automation and innovative engineering solutions. **Qualifications & Experience:** - Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Low Voltage / Building Services). - Minimum 8 years’ experience in building electrical design, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management role. - Strong proficiency in design, calculation and BIM tools (e.g. AutoCAD, Revit, Dialux/Relux, ETAP, Caneco or similar). - Extensive knowledge of LV electrical standards, energy efficiency and sustainability regulations. - Advanced English proficiency, strong leadership and communication skills, with a proactive mindset toward professional growth and innovation. 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.