National Ports & Maritime Lead

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 to improving 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.

• Provide leadership in the Ports and Maritime Sector to grow and develop this team in Australia;
• Lead client engagement and leverage established relationships to optimise opportunities for Arcadis;
• Develop and manage a pipeline of ports and maritime opportunities ;
• Provide technical leadership of Ports and Maritime projects with appropriate project delivery support;
• Develop the technical capabilities of our team expanding our services and client offering;
• Lead the pursuit of key opportunities including undertaking client meetings to develop a pursuit strategy;
• Develop successful bid strategies for key opportunities;
• Develop client relationships and opportunities whilst optimising commercial outcomes;
• Champion a client focused and entrepreneurial culture to the broader team; and

We are seeking somebody with a strong fit to our leadership success profile to build and drive our culture of inclusion accountability human centricity and sustainability. You will possess strong learning agility combined with a balanced mix of being curious driving success and igniting passion.

You are a seasoned professional thriving in a high pressured fast paced environment with strong industry ties and have demonstrated credibility in a consulting environment.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Relevant 15+ years experience in the planning design and engineering and delivery of Ports and Maritime Infrastructure
• Established industry network and relationships with clients in both the Government and Private sectors;
• A growth mindset and be passionate about developing and growing a team and work in this sector;
• Demonstrated experience and passion for leading and growing a team;
• Demonstrated experience of client engagement and pursuing and winning work;
• A good level of commercial understanding of project delivery;
• Excellent communication and client relationship management skills;
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with both internal and external stakeholders together with strong presentation skills;
• Able to prioritize and meet demands handle multiple complex tasks simultaneously set and meet deadlines and deliver in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing demands.