Associate Technical Director - Mobility, North America

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:

This is a new role in the organization and focusses on North America Continent business of Mobility. It would play a role in “Market to Opportunities” to “Pursuit to Win” to “Deliver to Results” stages of a project. It involves managing and supporting the pursuit of business opportunities and the successful execution of projects within the organization. This role requires a combination of technical competencies, exposure to American mobility projects, strategic thinking, people management, project management skills, and a deep understanding of the business landscape. The candidate needs to manage the existing teams and would also get involved in developing the team in terms of competency and capacity to cater to the increased project demand coming from USA and Canada. The role needs to deliver to the expectations of a project in quality, time, budget and a possible value addition. The role requires a Professional Engineering, PE, license from the USA.

Role accountabilities:

1. Supporting Pursuits:
   1. Assist US or Canada business in evaluating pursuit opportunities, and contributing insights on capacity and capability.
   2. Collaborate with the pursuits team to streamline decision-making processes for pursuing projects.
2. Bid Writing Assistance:
   1. Work closely with the team to enhance bid writing capabilities, ensuring alignment with established standards.
   2. Provide support in preparing and editing proposals to meet quality and consistency standards.
3. Cross-Disciplinary Coordination:
   1. Facilitate communication and coordination between the lead office and other disciplines.
   2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, creating compelling proposals and presentations to ensure a unified approach to strategic pursuits.
4. Resource Acquisition Support:
   1. Assist in identifying resource needs for pursuit projects and contribute to strategic resource acquisition plans.
   2. Support in coordinating with other departments or external partners to acquire necessary resources.
5. Knowledge Transfer Assistance:
   1. Support initiatives for knowledge transfer from bid team to delivery team, aiding in the documentation and sharing of best practices.
   2. Collaborate with team leads to ensure insights from past pursuits are effectively communicated and applied.
6. Team Mentor: 
   1. Ensure the development of the regional-focused team to develop and grow according to the market needs of LO both in terms of Capacity and Capability thereby setting the growth targets. 
   2. Developing high competencies in comprehensive project reviews, forecasting, and resource management, collaborating closely with regional leads to capture project needs, timelines, required skills, and the number of resources needed. 
   3. Oversee competence and quality through a robust Quality Management System, ensuring the timely submission of deliverables. 
   4. Actively liaise with project managers and US/Canada offices, to connect with senior leadership, develop growth roadmaps, and drive continuous improvements.
7. Major Projects: 
   1. Handling and delivering Design & Build and State DoT projects with understanding in various tools used in North America for structural design, BIM Modelling, CAD production and quantities. 
   2. D & B projects – concept design, alternative technical concepts, detailed design of projects, and support needed during construction phase. 
   3. Leading Design Build multi-disciplinary projects for in Arcadis at Global Level including complex interdependencies of other disciplines.
8. Delivering to the Expectations
   1. Manage and grow  teams in capacity and competency.
   2. Drive, maintain and manage Quality Management System
   3. Deliver ongoing projects as per business norms in terms of time, budget, cost and quality.
   4. Develop a strong 1st and 2nd line to cater to the increasing demand from USA and/or Canada
   5. Maintain all business parameters including but not limited to billable hours, attrition, Peakon score, growth in numbers, etc.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Masters in Structural Engineering or Civil Engineering Domain.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license from United States. License from Florida, Georgia, Carolina, Tennessee, i.e. South Eastern States of America would be solid plus.
• Minimum of 15 years of working experience for International Multi-disciplinary Projects for Railway Structures / Highway Structures / Civil Structures / Metro or Infrastructure in delivering various design and modelling tasks. Must have done a hardcore structural engineering role prior to understand and evaluate the scope of projects from North America. Having work experience in Design & Build Projects is an added advantage. 
• Proficient in written communication and capable of contributing to bid writing processes.
• Familiarity with American construction industry and Arcadis' service offerings.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills with the ability to assist in strategic decision-making.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse disciplines and support resource acquisition initiatives.
• Strong Decision Making Skills. These are required to align with GEC’s growth Strategy as well as to mitigate the risk.
• Role modeling Arcadis Values and Principles especially H & S Stewardship
• Understands Quality Management Process thoroughly and can apply the principles while dealing with North Americas on large scale projects involving GECs.
• Work Seamlessly across 3 GEC locations to maximize the competency and capacity of all 3 locations.

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.

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