Electrical Project Engineer Jobs at Arcadis with Visa Sponsorship
Electrical Project Engineer roles at Arcadis sit at the intersection of infrastructure consulting and hands-on technical delivery, covering power systems, utilities, and built environment projects across the U.S. Arcadis has a consistent track record of sponsoring international engineers across multiple visa categories for this function.
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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
Arcadis is currently searching for a Sr. Project Engineer – Electrical & Controls with 10 – 15 years’ experience, to join our engineering team serving all 6 Class I freight railroads in North America. Arcadis is a leader in railroad environmental engineering, fueling, and facilities engineering. This is a very exciting opportunity for a Sr. project engineer to become a leader in our growing team, work directly with our Rail clients and immediately make a clear difference for our clients, our team, and their career. The position has tremendous growth opportunity for the Sr. Project Engineer that would like to expand their Project Management and Client Development (Seller/Doer) career. Location is flexible. Salary level depending on experience level. Our team works with clients to achieve business objectives by creating and implementing innovative and effective solutions using state-of-the-art practices and technologies. This position is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated, team-oriented and flexible individual with strong communication skills and the initiative to tackle new projects, challenges, and concepts. The successful applicant will utilize their experience and expertise to successfully lead selling, design, and implementation of electrical and controls engineering projects for our Rail clients throughout North America.
ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Leading and performing the sales and development of electrical & controls projects as a service for rail clients while serving as a Sr. Project Engineer, leveraging the candidate’s experience in railroad related engineering projects (including industrial wastewater facilities, fuel and oil storage facilities, structures, and car & diesel shops) including investigations, studies, analysis, designs, and construction administration services
- Leading and managing the planning, design, and construction administration of projects to ensure compliance with contracts, drawings, specifications, codes, statutes, rules, and regulations, as well as Arcadis' quality and safety practices
- Leading and communicating with project teams, establishing goals and objectives, and scheduling and coordinating resources to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the performance expectations of the client
- Providing technical expertise on multi-disciplined projects as design leader
- Proficient at the development of detailed plans and specifications
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Required Qualifications
- 10 years of relevant electrical and controls experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field of study
- Engineer in Training required, Professional Engineer preferred
- Strong Project Engineering experience including at least 10 years of demonstrated experience leading small to large sized, multi-disciplined, electrical or controls Engineering projects
- Strong team leadership experience including technically leading overall project delivery expectations, prioritizing tasks, and mentoring.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Prior Railroad Project Experience and client facing skills
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. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year.
The salary range for this position is $87,400 - $131,760. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
INTRODUCTION
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
Arcadis is currently searching for a Sr. Project Engineer – Electrical & Controls with 10 – 15 years’ experience, to join our engineering team serving all 6 Class I freight railroads in North America. Arcadis is a leader in railroad environmental engineering, fueling, and facilities engineering. This is a very exciting opportunity for a Sr. project engineer to become a leader in our growing team, work directly with our Rail clients and immediately make a clear difference for our clients, our team, and their career. The position has tremendous growth opportunity for the Sr. Project Engineer that would like to expand their Project Management and Client Development (Seller/Doer) career. Location is flexible. Salary level depending on experience level. Our team works with clients to achieve business objectives by creating and implementing innovative and effective solutions using state-of-the-art practices and technologies. This position is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated, team-oriented and flexible individual with strong communication skills and the initiative to tackle new projects, challenges, and concepts. The successful applicant will utilize their experience and expertise to successfully lead selling, design, and implementation of electrical and controls engineering projects for our Rail clients throughout North America.
ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Leading and performing the sales and development of electrical & controls projects as a service for rail clients while serving as a Sr. Project Engineer, leveraging the candidate’s experience in railroad related engineering projects (including industrial wastewater facilities, fuel and oil storage facilities, structures, and car & diesel shops) including investigations, studies, analysis, designs, and construction administration services
- Leading and managing the planning, design, and construction administration of projects to ensure compliance with contracts, drawings, specifications, codes, statutes, rules, and regulations, as well as Arcadis' quality and safety practices
- Leading and communicating with project teams, establishing goals and objectives, and scheduling and coordinating resources to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the performance expectations of the client
- Providing technical expertise on multi-disciplined projects as design leader
- Proficient at the development of detailed plans and specifications
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Required Qualifications
- 10 years of relevant electrical and controls experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field of study
- Engineer in Training required, Professional Engineer preferred
- Strong Project Engineering experience including at least 10 years of demonstrated experience leading small to large sized, multi-disciplined, electrical or controls Engineering projects
- Strong team leadership experience including technically leading overall project delivery expectations, prioritizing tasks, and mentoring.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Prior Railroad Project Experience and client facing skills
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. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year.
The salary range for this position is $87,400 - $131,760. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
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Align your credentials with PE licensing expectations
Arcadis often expects Electrical Project Engineers to be working toward or already holding a Professional Engineer license. Getting your EIT certification before applying signals you're on the PE pathway, which directly strengthens your specialty occupation case for H-1B sponsorship.
Target Arcadis practice areas with active delivery pipelines
Arcadis structures hiring around infrastructure, water, and environment practices. Electrical Project Engineer openings cluster around energy and urban infrastructure programs, so filtering applications to those practice areas improves your odds of landing a team that regularly sponsors roles like yours.
Use Migrate Mate to surface active Arcadis openings filtered by visa type
Arcadis posts Electrical Project Engineer roles across multiple U.S. offices, and availability shifts frequently. Migrate Mate lets you filter specifically for Arcadis positions that support your visa category, so you're applying to roles where sponsorship is already on the table.
Clarify your OPT or CPT timeline during early conversations
If you're on F-1 OPT, Arcadis will need to assess whether your remaining authorization covers their typical onboarding timeline. Proactively confirming your OPT end date and STEM extension eligibility before the offer stage prevents delays that can derail otherwise strong candidacies.
Understand how consulting project assignments affect your LCA
Arcadis places engineers on client project sites, which means the Department of Labor's Labor Condition Application must reflect your actual worksite locations. If you rotate across multiple sites, your employer will need to manage LCA compliance carefully, so ask how Arcadis handles this during the offer process.
Request the H-1B filing timeline before signing your offer letter
USCIS H-1B cap registration opens in March for an October 1 start date. If you're not cap-exempt and your offer comes outside that window, confirm whether Arcadis will carry your salary during any gap or bridge you on another status while you wait for the next cycle.
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Does Arcadis sponsor H-1B visas for Electrical Project Engineers?
Yes, Arcadis sponsors H-1B visas for Electrical Project Engineers. The role qualifies as a specialty occupation because it requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a closely related field. Arcadis operates as a global consulting firm with U.S. immigration infrastructure in place, so sponsorship for this function is part of their standard hiring process for qualified international candidates.
Which visa types does Arcadis commonly use for Electrical Project Engineer roles?
Arcadis sponsors Electrical Project Engineers under several visa categories, including H-1B, H-1B1 for Chilean and Singaporean nationals, TN for Canadian and Mexican engineers, F-1 OPT and CPT for recent graduates, J-1 for trainees or exchange visitors, and employment-based Green Card pathways such as EB-2 and EB-3 for longer-term hires. The right category depends on your nationality, degree, and career stage.
How do I apply for Electrical Project Engineer jobs at Arcadis?
Applications go through Arcadis's careers portal, where you can search by role title and U.S. location. To find openings that are actively open to visa sponsorship, Migrate Mate aggregates Arcadis listings and lets you filter by visa type so you can apply to the right positions from the start. Tailor your resume to reflect relevant project delivery experience and, if applicable, your EIT or PE status.
What qualifications does Arcadis expect for Electrical Project Engineer candidates?
Arcadis typically requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited program, along with demonstrated experience in power systems, electrical design, or infrastructure projects. Familiarity with design tools such as AutoCAD or ETAP is commonly expected. Candidates pursuing or holding an Engineer in Training or Professional Engineer credential are viewed favorably, particularly for roles with client-facing or project lead responsibilities.
How do I navigate the sponsorship and filing timeline at Arcadis?
The timeline depends on your current status. F-1 OPT holders can start immediately while Arcadis files an H-1B during the March registration window, with the cap-subject petition effective October 1. TN and H-1B1 candidates can often start sooner since those categories aren't cap-subject. For Green Card sponsorship, the PERM labor certification process through the DOL typically begins after a period of employment. Confirm these specifics with Arcadis's immigration team during the offer stage.
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