Technology Systems Specialist - Electronic Safety & Security

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 Digital X is a global Technology Consulting Practice Group focused on providing professional advisory, design and engineering services to ICT/IMIT/telecommunications, PLC/SCADA/HMI, physical & cyber security, audio-visual technologies clients that rely on enabling technology for its success.
Our Team is a group of subject matter experts that has worked on thousands of technology projects and use that experience to design solutions that people love to use. We primarily service a demand in sectors of the building industry such as industrial manufacturing, technology (eg. hyperscale data centers) healthcare, education and government, where technology is critical to their success in delivering their core services. As such, these market sectors require a high level of expertise and experience in technology consulting and engineering that is not found in the current traditional engineering community.
We are seeking a talented Technology Systems Specialist – Electronic Safety and Security to join our global technology design team in the United States to support our projects. This position will report to the practice area Associate as well as the Practice Group Director.  

Role accountabilities:

Most of the things you’ll work on:
•    Systems design of extra low voltage systems including Security (video, access control, intrusion), ICT, Audio-Visual and Structured Cabling Solutions.
•    Lead Security and related systems design for mission critical projects (i.e. hyper scale data centers) from planning through detailed design and construction support.
•    Develop design criteria, narratives, layouts, and construction documentation for security systems and devices including requirements for telecommunications rooms, equipment rooms, backbone distribution, horizontal cabling, pathways, and cable tray systems.
•    Working knowledge of applicable code, standards and guidelines, including BICSI, ANSI/TIA, ASIS and related industry standards.
•    Develop written system specifications and functional system narratives in Master Format specification templates, specifically Division 27, and Division 28 (experience with Division 25 is also desirable);
•    Work with our Revit/CAD teams to develop technical design and construction drawings, including floor plans, elevations, system riser diagrams and installation details describing design intent and device placement;
•    Work with our design tools, including Navisworks to resolve modelling conflicts and collisions;
•    Review design documents (drawings and specifications) and provide direction on development of the engineering drawings.
•    Evaluate the technology equipment available in the industry for suitability of use in design solutions;
•    Liaise with design team including electrical, mechanical and architectural consultants, both internal and external to Arcadis to support integrated project approach;
•    Attend and lead and minute design meetings and workshops with clients and design team;
•    Develop budgetary implementation costs;
•    Provide construction stage administration as required, including site reviews, site review reports;
•    Business development and maintenance of client relations including proposal support, technical approach development, and project scoping when needed
•    Coordinate with and training junior team members.

Qualifications & Experience:

What we are looking for:
•    Must be a Citizen of USA 
•    Minimum 5 years of technology ELV systems design and installation experience with large scale industrial or commercial projects with complex technology needs.
•    Experience supporting mission critical (healthcare, government & corrections) and hyperscale, colocation, or enterprise data center programs.
•    Background in mission critical facility design beyond device type and placement including coordination with AV, ICT or related low voltage systems.
•    Experience with BIM coordination and multidisciplinary model-based design workflows.
•    PSP, CISSP, CPP, RCDD Certifications an asset.
•    Engineering/ Architectural / Construction Industry experience
•    Must be highly capable with Microsoft Office programs, particularly Word and Excel
•    Comfortable working with remote task assignment software programs
•    Familiarity and comfort in working in agile sprint-based team assignment and organizational structure
•    Ability to support projects across geographic locations and time zones.
•    Experience working with design markup programs such as Visio, Bluebeam, CAD (AutoCAD and/or Revit)

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. 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 employer. 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 $105,000 - $158,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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