Electrical Engineer, SME – Data Center

Arcadis

Mission Critical Electrical Engineering SME providing technical expertise and consulting for data center projects. Collaborating with clients and internal teams to enhance project outcomes and drive strategy.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeKnoxville • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $250,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assist in client contact, connections, and finding opportunities, increasing the mission critical work that Arcadis performs
Provide expert consultant electrical engineering advice to our clients in the data center space
Familiarity with industry standards, building codes, both in how those specifically apply to data centers and how they may change for the mission critical industry going forward
Guide as to the pros and cons of distribution architectures, including backup methods, AC and high voltage DC distribution, and metering
Coordinate with other internal/external engineering disciplines, vendors, and contractors
Act as point of contact for electrical discipline in high-level and key decision discussions with data center clients
Participate in all phases of a project from pursuit and proposals through design, and construction
Create thought leadership opportunities to expand Arcadis's touch and brand in the data center market
Assist in the preparation of proposals, specifically the potential engineering approach and strategy for winning
Travel as required to attend pursuit discussions, project meetings, and collaboration with clients’ team members
Work in a collaborative team environment that includes colleagues from locations throughout the world
Provide mentoring to staff

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
15 or more years of relevant experience in data center Electrical Engineering
PE Registration
15 years experience in Data Center / Mission Critical system design including data centers and other facilities with need for resiliency/redundancy

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
EAP
401K
STD
LTD
AD&D
life insurance
paid parental leave
reward & recognition program
optional benefits including wellbeing benefits
adoption assistance
tuition reimbursement
nine paid holidays
15 days PTO that accrue per year

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Hard Skills & Tools

electrical engineeringdata center designdistribution architecturesbackup methodsAC distributionhigh voltage DC distributionmeteringengineering approachresiliency designredundancy design

Soft Skills

client contactcommunicationcollaborationmentoringconsultingdecision makingproposal preparationleadershipteamworkstrategic thinking

Certifications

PE Registration