Senior Commercial Director Defence & Security
Senior Commercial Director Defence & Security
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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:
Provide strategic leadership for cost and commercial management services across the most complex national and international defence projectsincluding infrastructure facilities and secure environments. This role ensures that the Cost & Commercial Management function aligns with the business strategy and delivers exceptional technical and commercial outcomes in a highly regulated sector.
Role accountabilities:
Strategic Leadership
- Lead the Cost & Commercial Management function for major defence sector developments ensuring all activities align with business plans and the organizations strategic objectives.
- Develop and implement best-practice processes tailored to defence projects to ensure efficiency compliance and value creation.
Technical & Commercial Oversight
- Oversee cost planning procurement contract administration risk and value management and financial reporting for highly complex secure projects.
- Ensure accurate forecasting contract compliance and effective change management in accordance with defence sector standards.
Team Management & Development
- Build mentor and lead multidisciplinary teams fostering a culture of performance accountability and ongoing professional development.
- Champion adoption of digital tools and innovative solutions to enhance project delivery and reporting.
Client & Stakeholder Engagement
- Cultivate strong relationships with defence clients government agencies contractors and consultants.
- Represent the organization in high-level meetings negotiations and industry forums both nationally and internationally.
Risk Security & Compliance
- Identify assess and mitigate commercial and contractual risks unique to the defence sector including security and confidentiality requirements.
- Ensure all work fully complies with relevant statutory regulatory and security frameworks.
Continuous Improvement
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement and lessons learned across all defence projects.
- Drive innovation and integration of digital and data-driven solutions in commercial management.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Qualifications:
Degree in Quantity Surveying Commercial Management Engineering or related field. RICS ACostE or equivalent professional accreditation preferred. - Experience:
Significant senior experience in cost and commercial management for major defence security or government projects (national/international). Experience with MOD DIO or similar bodies highly regarded. - Technical Skills:
Deep knowledge of defence procurement contract forms (NEC FIDIC JCT etc.) security protocols and industry regulations. - Leadership:
Proven ability to lead large diverse teams in complex highly regulated environments. - Stakeholder Management:
Excellent communication negotiation and relationship-building skills with senior government and industry stakeholders. - Security Clearance:
Eligible for (or holds) relevant Defence sector security clearance.
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 believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age Disability Faith Gender LGBT and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
