Principal Proposal Leader

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34000 people in over 30 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a Principal Proposal Leaderto lead proposal development for some of the firms most significant and complex pursuitsincluding alternative delivery procurements public-private partnerships (P3) joint ventures and other multi-partner infrastructure opportunities. The role will manage a portfolio of high-value pursuits at various stages of development focusing on opportunities where pursuit leadership strategy development and collaboration across teams can have the greatest impact on winning outcomes.

The successful candidate will play a leading role in some of Arcadis most strategic pursuits helping shape winning strategies and client-focused proposals for transformational infrastructure programs and other enterprise-critical opportunities. These opportunities often involve multiple partner organizations integrated pursuit teams complex technical and commercial requirements and significant executive engagement throughout the pursuit lifecycle.

The ideal candidate is a collaborative and results-oriented leader with experience managing large complex proposal efforts. They combine proposal leadership commercial awareness stakeholder management and communication skills to guide teams through demanding pursuit cycles while maintaining a focus on quality strategy and client value.

Role accountabilities:

This role will provide leadership from early pursuit planning through proposal submission interviews and handover to project delivery this role you will serve as the proposal leader for assigned pursuitspartnering with Pursuit Leaders and SMEs to align proposal strategy messaging and client-focused solutions. You will help translate technical commercial and delivery strengths into compelling proposals that strengthen Arcadis right to win.

You will own proposal planning and execution for assigned pursuits including the proposal plan content development response structure review process document quality and submission readiness while ensuring alignment with client requirements evaluation criteria win strategies and Arcadis governance processes.

Working closely with Pursuit Leaders technical teams graphic designers external partners contractors commercial finance legal and risk teams and Global Excellence Center resources you will coordinate multidisciplinary teams to develop high-quality proposal deliverables that are compelling compliant and aligned with client needs.

You will also lead and facilitate interview preparation activities including the development of high-quality presentation materials key message refinement coaching sessions and panel rehearsals to ensure pursuit teams deliver a clear compelling and client-focused story.

You will support pursuit governance activities maintain required documentation and ensure key decisions actions and strategies are effectively communicated throughout the pursuit lifecycle.

You will promote proposal best practices knowledge sharing and continuous improvement while helping strengthen proposal and pursuit capabilities across the organization. This includes mentoring and supporting the development of pursuit and proposal professionals.

Finally you will support the successful transition of won pursuits to project delivery teams ensuring key commitments decisions and strategic insights are carried forward into project execution.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Experience leading major high-value and strategically significant pursuits within the infrastructure transportation water environmental buildings energy or related sectors
• Demonstrated experience managing complex multidisciplinary pursuits involving multiple business units sectors partners contractors and consultants
• Experience serving as a Proposal Lead Proposal Manager Bid Manager or similar leadership role on large and complex pursuits
• Strong understanding of alternative delivery and collaborative delivery models including Design-Build Progressive Design-Build CM/GC P3 DBFOM or similar procurement approaches
• Strong knowledge of proposal strategy answer planning review management compliance proposal storytelling and bid production best practices
• Proven success developing pursuit strategies win themes proposals interviews and client presentations
• Excellent communication facilitation writing editing and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate effectively with senior leaders technical specialists and client-facing teams
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities complexity tight deadlines and diverse stakeholder expectations in demanding pursuit environments
• Experience mentoring pursuit professionals and contributing to team capability development
• Proficiency in proposal development collaboration and pursuit management tools including Adobe Creative Cloud (particularly InDesign) Microsoft Office and related platforms
• Bachelors degree or equivalent with relevant professional certification and/or chartered status preferred
• APMP Practitioner certification preferred

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its 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.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll 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 we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. 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 and affirmative action employer. Women minorities people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. 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.