Design Manager
Design Manager
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Job Description
Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36000 people in over 70 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:
- Project design managers will manage the muliti delivery of a project from GEC working with senior stakeholders and operationally managing a project team.
- Assist in development of the project delivery strategy and set-up required multi-disciplinary GEC team with an objective to bring the best of GEC and maximize GEC contribution on the project.
- Bring commercial acumen to the delivery of mid to large projects andensuring all work and outputs are executed to meet project needs and objectives.
- Develop and establish systems and processes to standardize the project delivery from GEC around the specific needs of the Business Area country (BA) assigned and the ultimate clients.
Reporting Lines:
- Reporting to the GEC Project Delivery Director - Mobility
Main Working Contacts:
- GEC Discipline Directors; GEC BA Managers
- BA Pursuits Leads; BA Project Directors; BA Project Managers;
- BA Engineering / Design Managers
Role accountabilities:
- Lead the implementation of projects managing multi-disciplinary teams and working to mid to long-term timescales to ensure delivery standards meet client expectations.
- Provide technical advice to team members to support them in their delivery on the project and in their professional development
- Support the Business Unit Leader in the commercial management of the business unit (e.g. cost to complete resource planning etc.) to ensure a successful result
- Translate project objectives into plans estimates and schedules managing budgets across the project life cycle to meet the profit and budgetary targets of the project.
- Assure compliance with contracts in terms of project delivery parameters and scope of service.
- Analyse and compile a range of data schedules and documents and provide advice and recommendations to contribute to project decision-making.
- Use own knowledge and experience of industry best practice to develop processes and review policies for own project ensuring changes are in line with strategic business objectives.
- Lead a diverse project team of senior specialists setting objectives and reviewing performance to ensure staff are driven and have the necessary skills to deliver the project objectives.
- Manage relationships with key internal stakeholders in order to identify opportunities for improved efficiencies and collaboration across projects to ensure client satisfaction.
- Create a sense of shared ownership and accountability balancing this with decisiveness and holding others to account for delivery.
- Responsible for setting project delivery approach and plan in consultation with key stakeholders
- Responsible for establishing project delivery plans and appropriate control mechanisms to assure delivery
- Responsible for performance management of multiple projects and project teams / resource and engaging with senior leadership team.
- Develop and maintain a good understanding of the services delivered by Arcadis business and the industry sector to facilitate personal networking and to consolidate personal and GEC credibility across the GBA.
- Actively lead and drive standardisation and automation of processes for continuous improvement in Information Management practices.
- Good understanding of data privacy security and compliance issues to ensure that information is managed in a responsible and secure manner.
- Analytical skills to make sense of complex data and information as well as Problem-solving skills to address challenges and find solutions.
- Coordination: Bridge design teams & stakeholders for seamless collaboration. Design Management: Oversee documents ensure technical accuracy & alignment.
- Process & Standards:Maintain compliance define roles & optimize workflows.
- Documentation:Track changes approvals & integrate RFIs.
- Communication:Keep stakeholders informed & capture lessons learned. Lead coordination & review sessions.
- Budget Management: Optimize costs resources & monitor budgets.
- Review:Conduct assessments & validation activities.
- Problem Solving:Resolve design challenges efficiently.
- Quality & Compliance:Ensure technical precision & adherence to regulations.
- Innovation & Safety:Drive creativity safe design & team well-being.
- Leadership & Decision Making:Guide teams lead workshops & make key calls.
Qualifications & Experience:
- The candidate should have Bachelors or masters degree in engineering. Qualifications in financial/business management client management innovation and leadership are highly desirable.
- Preferably 7-15 years of experience in Engineering and Construction services sector.
- At least 7 years of the experience in successfully pursuing and leading mid to large project teams within a multinational engineering or professional services firm.
- Overseas Experience is an advantage (work in other countries or project design out-sourcing company).
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 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.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
