Electrical Cost Engineer

About the job

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 is seeking an Electrical Construction Cost Engineer to join our NYCDEP Construction Management team in Yonkers, New York. This position offers the opportunity to support a major infrastructure project by delivering accurate, defensible cost estimates and helping the project team evaluate and negotiate electrical change orders.

This is a full-time, onsite position based at an NYCDEP construction project in Yonkers, New York.

In this role, you will apply your electrical construction estimating expertise to prepare independent, complete, and accurate cost estimates for design changes and field-condition change orders. You will evaluate contractor proposals, review time-and-material records and supporting cost documentation, validate labor, material, and equipment pricing, and help lead cost negotiations. You will also prepare independent estimates for potential change orders and submit clear, well-supported recommendations to the client.

Role accountabilities:

In this position you will be expected to prepare independent electrical cost estimates for proposed and negotiated change orders, including quantity takeoffs; labor, material, and equipment pricing; vendor quote validation; historical cost analysis; markups; and indirect costs. You will have frequent interaction with the contractor and be expected to evaluate contractor cost proposals using contract documents, plan takeoffs, subcontractor proposals, estimating software, field knowledge, and applicable industry standards. Part of this responsibility will be to verify that estimates and recommendations comply with NYCDEP contract requirements, project procedures, and recognized estimating practices. Additional responsbilities include but are not limited to:

• Reviewing contractor time-and-material records and supporting cost documentation for accuracy, completeness, and inclusion in monthly payment requisitions.

• Leading negotiations for electrical change orders and provide estimating support for multidisciplinary change orders that include electrical scope.

• Preparing Authorized Cost Breakdown spreadsheets, negotiation memoranda, and other clear, auditable documentation for negotiated change orders.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, construction management, or a related field.

• At least five years of electrical construction cost estimating experience.

• Experience with Microsoft Office and one or more estimating platforms such as Sage Estimating (Timberline), Bluebeam, NECA estimating resources, RSMeans, McCormick Systems, Trimble Accubid, or comparable software.

Preferred Qualifications and Attributes:

• Hands-on electrical construction field experience; prior experience as an electrical tradesperson is a plus.

• Experience with complex industrial, water, wastewater, heavy civil, mechanical, or instrumentation and controls projects.

• Experience on NYCDEP construction projects, including change-order administration and capital project payment requisitions.

• Professional certifications or credentials related to construction management, project management, or electrical estimating, such as CCM or PMP.

• Strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to maintain organized, auditable cost records.

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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 15-20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $65-80$/HR. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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Additional Information

• Job Identification: 45139
• Job Category: Cost & Commercial Management
• Posting Date: 2026-10-15
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Locations: 44 South Broadway, Suite 1200, White Plains, NY, 10601, US