Project Director

 

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 seeking a Project Director who will oversee, direct and manage the delivery of complex projects and programs, managing relationships with senior stakeholders, and providing a leadership role to project/program teams in the Education sector.  You will be responsible for ensuring all work and outputs are executed to meet business plans and goals. This person will be leading and building a robust division, and will Identify and secure new opportunities in the K-12 sector including Bond and Pre-Bond programs. 

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. This sits within our global business area Places; where we work with our clients around the world to create, support, and enhance smart, safe and sustainable places where people live, work, learn and thrive. Places impact the quality of people’s lives. Whether new homes, shops, workplaces, schools and hospitals, manufacturing, research and development facilities, or data and distribution centers. People and communities thrive when the spaces in which they live, work, move and play are designed and managed in a way that best meets their needs.

Role accountabilities:

• Lead an operational team, setting objectives, managing performance and ensuring that staff have the necessary skills to deliver the project objectives
• Translate business objectives into operational financial targets, producing clearly defined business cases, plans and schedules for projects, and taking responsibility for meeting the profit and budgetary targets of the project
• Lead the implementation of complex projects, managing multi-disciplinary teams and working to mid-long term timescales, to ensure delivery standards meet expectations
• Monitor and review the performance and behavior of all team members, including educating and influencing others, and take action to ensure organizational policies and codes of conduct are followed
• Assure compliance with contracts in terms of project delivery parameters and scope of service
• Analyze and review complex information from a range of data sources including colleagues’ recommendations, in order to identify how different options may impact project delivery and advise clients and internal stakeholders on potential implications
• Develop project management processes and policies and lead the implementation of system improvements for own projects, ensuring developments are in line with strategic business objectives
• Manage relationships with key internal stakeholders in order to identify opportunities for improved efficiencies and collaboration within projects, to ensure commercial viability and customer satisfaction
• Act as a technical expert within own projects, providing strategic advice to other senior managers, in order to support successful delivery in line with project objectives and strategies
• Manage and build relationships with client project sponsors/stakeholders in order to ensure all parties are informed and aware of project progress and are aligned to meet objectives
   

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Substantial relevant experience, including experience of managing complex K-12 projects and programs
• Proven ability to manage, motivate and lead teams
• Leading project management expert within area of specialism
• Experience of managing business relationships at executive level
• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status
• Proven track record of sourcing and delivering complex projects and programs in the educational sector
   

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.

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