T&D Owners Engineer

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Role

Description:

Arcadis is currently seeking a highly motivated Senior Transmission & Distribution Electrical Engineer to serve as an Owners Engineer Manager for our clients. In this leadership role, you will serve as a technical expert and trusted advisor on complex transmission, substation, and distribution infrastructure projects, helping utility, energy, industrial, and data center clients modernize and expand critical power systems. Arcadis' Power Delivery group partners with clients to deliver comprehensive, end-to-end solutions across the full project lifecycle, from system planning and conceptual design through detailed engineering, procurement, construction support, commissioning, and asset operation.

The Owner's Engineer Manager serves as the Owner's technical representative for transmission, substation, and distribution infrastructure projects. This role provides independent engineering oversight and acts as a trusted advisor throughout the project lifecycle, from planning and design through procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout.

The successful candidate will ensure that owner requirements, technical standards, schedule objectives, budget targets, and operational considerations are incorporated into project execution. The position requires close coordination with utilities, EPC contractors, engineering consultants, equipment suppliers, regulators, and internal stakeholders. The Owner's Engineer is responsible for protecting the owner's interests while facilitating successful project delivery.

Role Responsibilities Project Leadership- serves as the owner's primary technical advisor, providing strategic leadership and oversight, responsible for establishing project requirements, managing technical risks, supporting governance and executive reporting, and ensuring alignment between project objectives, scope, schedule, and budget.

Engineering Oversight - review engineering deliverables, ensure compliance with applicable utility standards and industry codes, evaluate technical solutions to support safe, reliable, and cost-effective project execution, collaborate with project teams, clients, contractors, and stakeholders to resolve technical challenges, manage project risks, and ensure successful delivery from planning through commissioning.

Procurement and Vendor Management - lead technical procurement activities by developing equipment specifications, evaluating vendor proposals to support supplier selection, review vendor submittals, equipment drawings, and factory acceptance test plans and participate in factory acceptance testing and quality assurance activities.

Construction & Commissioning Support - provide technical leadership during construction, startup, and commissioning activities, ensuring projects are executed in accordance with design requirements and owner expectations. The role supports contractor coordination, field issue resolution, and review of testing and commissioning procedures while overseeing critical project milestones.

Required Qualifications Education
· Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution
· Master's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or Project Management preferred Experience
· 12+ years of experience in utility transmission and distribution engineering, program management, or Owner's…