The Role
Design utility-scale solar farms across feasibility, concept, development, owner’s engineering, and detailed design stages. Prepare drawings, reports, cable calculations, layouts, schematics, bills of materials, and other engineering deliverables. Lead technical reviews, interdisciplinary coordination, issue resolution, quality checks, and engineering activities while managing project scope, budgets, quality, and timelines. Support renewable energy and BESS projects using PV modeling and engineering software, applying relevant codes and standards.
Summary Generated by Built In
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:
Arcadis is growing its renewables capability across Australia and is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer or Designer to support our expanding renewable energy pipeline. This is an opportunity to help shape meaningful energy transition projects while supporting the growth of our renewables offering.
Role accountabilities:
- Prepare utility scale solar farm design using advanced PV modelling software such as PV Case or Helios 3D.
- Support projects through the full project lifecycle including feasibility studies, concept design, development support, owner's engineering and detailed design.
- Prepare engineering deliverables including drawings, design reports, cable sizing calculations.
- Working with the team, prepare complete package for the appropriate project design submission stage.
- Apply engineering knowledge, techniques, tools, and compliance with codes and standards to deliver designs.
- 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.
- 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 project's requirements and delivering the fully documented package to meet Client objectives and Arcadis quality system requirements.
- 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.
Qualifications & Experience:
- 7 years’ engineering design experience in renewable energy projects with 2 years in PV design.
- 2 years’ experience using PVCase, Helios 3D and/or PVSyst solar design software.
- Experience working with CAD softwares, Cymcap, ETAP, Revit.
- Experienced in preparing engineering design packages including design drawings, engineering reports, datasheets, MTO, BOM, Layouts, Schematics and other documents.
- Experience with the codes and standards relevant to solar energy sector.
- Bachelor/ Diploma in electrical engineering or civil engineering from recognized institution.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Excellent mathematical skills applied in engineering calculations.
- Ability to provide innovative solutions to technical problems.
Highly Regarded Skills
- Familiarity with the Australian solar energy sector.
- Consulting experience for Australian solar or other power projects.
- Professional registration or membership with any leading engineering body such as Engineers Australia.
- Experience in utility-scale solar and BESS projects, including concept, development, owner's engineer and detailed design delivery.
- Design & Drafting skills.
- Engineering Degree in Electrical.
- Using python scripting for automating tasks.
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.
As an equal opportunity employer, we value and promote diversity at Arcadis and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Veterans and spouses are invited to apply.
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Skills Required
- At least 7 years of engineering design experience in renewable energy projects, including 2 years in photovoltaic design.
- At least 2 years of experience using PVCase, Helios 3D, and/or PVSyst solar design software.
- Experience with CAD software, CymCap, ETAP, and Revit.
- Experience preparing engineering design packages, including drawings, reports, datasheets, material take-offs, bills of materials, layouts, and schematics.
- Experience applying codes and standards relevant to the solar energy sector.
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in electrical or civil engineering from a recognized institution.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Strong mathematical skills applied to engineering calculations.
- Ability to develop innovative solutions to technical problems.
- Familiarity with the Australian solar energy sector.
- Consulting experience on Australian solar or other power projects.
- Professional registration or membership with an engineering body such as Engineers Australia.
- Experience delivering utility-scale solar and BESS projects through concept, development, owner’s engineer, and detailed design stages.
- Design and drafting skills.
- Electrical engineering degree.
- Python scripting experience for task automation.
Arcadis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is frequently described as good, with strong medical benefits cited in multiple regions. Feedback suggests healthcare is a relative bright spot within the total rewards package.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) and pension offerings are often called out positively, with contributions viewed as solid. Feedback suggests retirement benefits enhance the overall package even when salary sentiment is mixed.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible working arrangements, hybrid options, and wellbeing support (such as EAP and benefits platforms) are commonly highlighted. Feedback suggests the flexibility of the package adds meaningful value beyond base pay.
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The Company
What We Do
Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, digital and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 architects, data analysts, designers, engineers, project planners, water management and sustainability experts, all driven by our passion for improving quality of life. We exist to find solutions to today’s most pressing challenges, from the impact of climate change to increasing urbanization and digital transformation – all with the goal of improving quality of life for people around the world. You can see this in the work we do for our clients, the opportunities we create for our people, and in our efforts to enhance the communities in which we live and work. We bring together world-class resources and the latest innovative technologies to help define the cities and experiences of tomorrow. Arcadis. Improving quality of life
