Description Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 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 world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role description: Working closely with our State and Discipline Leads, you will be taking a primary and influential leadership role on national projects within the Rail Traction Power sector providing specialist Earthing, Bonding and Electrolysis or Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) design input. You will be a specialist in the field of Earthing Bonding and electrolysis design, able to provide advice and guidance to the wider team and to the client providing suitable E&B solutions on projects. Part of the role is to mentor and provide technical guidance to upcoming Engineers aiming to assist the growth of the team from the inside while delivering and providing quality assurance on significant national projects. You will also be provided with support and training to further develop your skills and career. Role accountabilities: Preparing and delivering complex designs, reports, proposals and presentations to clients in the following areas: Earthing, bonding and electrolysis risk assessment Earthing system analysis and design Earthing simulation for design touch- step voltages and LFI studies Lightning protection system design Bonding design on DC systems Power flow and Electrical fault studies and safety assessments Insulation Coordination studies Input to rail and power substation system design including preparation of single line diagrams, layouts, circuit diagrams, earthing and bonding schematics, and coordination of the design with communication, civil, structural and mechanical design disciplines Input to Protection systems analysis, setting, specification and design Input to Electromagnetic studies and EMC management. Production of electrical safety case and safety compliance documents Manage the delivery of specialised components of projects, advising on the best solutions and most effective team to achieve this. Provide technical expertise and overview to client and stakeholders and to assist clients through technical decision-making and provide alternative options/solutions where opportunities exist or to address project changes. Working in collaboration with interfacing design disciplines to ensure co-ordination and the integrity of the overall design Govern technical reviews and quality assurance activities for projects, documentation, processes, and practices. Use technical knowledge to identify and realise new client opportunities and to provide technical input into the bidding process. Lead the technical development of staff, coaching and mentoring on technical issues. Qualification & Experience: 10&43; years’ experience as power systems engineer, with at least 7 years recent experience in earthing and bonding design; Tertiary qualification in electrical/power engineering, preferably chartered engineering and RPEQ status; Excellent spoken and written communication skills including a working knowledge of MS Office; Highly regarded skills include: Experience in a design consultancy role Demonstrated ability to lead the design teams and deliver earthing and power system design solutions Experience in AC and DC railway earthing, bonding and electrolysis design Experience of working with traction power system modelling software tools. Experience of CDEGS earthing system software for earthing and induction modelling Experience of ETAP or equivalent software tool for power system modelling. Ability to develop studies in ATP/PSCAD/EMTP Experience in developing EMC studies and management plans. Ability to develop maintenance strategies and procedures, commissioning plans and documentation Note: Not all these skills above are expected and training will be given to develop these. 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 skill-based approach, where you can hardness 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. LI-MB2
