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:
- Provide senior leadership within the Water team, establishing and consolidating relationships across Arcadis and our client base, taking ownership for the delivery of water technical capability, and associated quality, supporting the efficient delivery of projects, or specialized components of projects.
- Lead the development of Arcadis GEC in the water sector and build and maintain a professional reputation as an individual and for Arcadis.
- Be a contributor to the positioning of the Arcadis brand in the market as a capable and innovative technical consultancy.
- Undertake (as required) Project Director Role roles to lead the delivery of major projects.
- Support the management of risk on major projects by leading independent technical reviews and following up review findings.
Role accountabilities:
- Lead by example to promote continual improvement in SHE performance across the business, including ‘safe by design’ initiatives and any specific personal targets.
- Provide technical leadership at a subject level, promoting Arcadis technical excellence across industry and peer groups through strong regional networks. Promotes Arcadis technical excellence across industry and peer groups.
- Evaluate technical competence of senior staff proposed for projects, supporting our people to realise their potential, identifying and providing specific training and mentoring needs.
- Ensure that complex technical projects are effectively and efficiently led with good communication and collaboration between GEC, UK and its partner organisations, proactively leading the resolution of technical issues.
- Keep up to date with developments in the water sector (including technical and legislative), seeking opportunities to develop a strong professional profile for Arcadis (e.g. conference presentations, thought leadership articles and participation in technical committees).
- Sponsor innovation initiatives that resolve complex client challenges and promote Arcadis leadership in this area.
- Perform independent technical reviews for complex and major projects that are classified as high risk to the Arcadis business.
- Encourage innovative and entrepreneurial thinking amongst team members, sponsoring service delivery CoPs.
Promote and market all facets of the company’s services during client interfaces, providing direction and a leading contribution to complex technical aspects of bids, supporting the production of high quality winning pursuits.
Knowledge & Experience:
- Applying independent judgement and responsibility in leading the resolution of complex technical challenges in a pressured environment.
- Establishing and developing high-performing teams capable of delivering complex multi-disciplinary technical projects in a design-build and client-side context.
- Providing inspiring leadership to mixed teams from varied disciplines, background and culture.
Leading continuous improvement in ‘safe by design’ initiatives, health, safety and welfare.
- Providing effective contributions, insight and active leadership in support of successful pursuits.
- A strong commitment to technical excellence and the professional standards demanded by their institution.
- Building credible relationships with senior leaders (internally and externally).
- Exhibiting the leadership qualities and behaviors sought in the Arcadis Global Leadership Model.
- Candidate should possess:
- A broad understanding of the UK regulated water and water management sectors, challenges and opportunities.
- Cultural awareness and experience of leading international project teams
- Strong inter-personal and communication skills.
- An extensive knowledge of legislation, hazards and safe systems of work.
- A strong understanding of the principles of commercial management.
- A strong focus on health, safety and all dimensions of people welfare.
- A strong focus on designing and deploying effective project delivery processes.
- A sound knowledge of the principles of sustainable design.
Key Qualifications:
- Have a BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng
- 20 years of experience or equivalent in a relevant discipline
- Have achieved Chartered (or ideally Fellowship) professional status
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 equality and inclusion is at the forefront of all our activities. 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; women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, caste, creed, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
