Major Project Operations Director, Mobility Canada

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:

Arcadis is seeking a dynamic Major Projects Operations Director to join our Mobility Global Business Area (GBA) in Canada. This leadership role is responsible for aligning service delivery resource allocation and project risk management across the Business Area while driving consistency in operational approaches and accelerating service transformation. The Major Projects Operations Director will report directly to the Business Area Director and have an indirect reporting line to the North American Major Projects Director. This position is based in Canada and can be located at any of our Canadian offices.

We are looking for an individual with proven experience in leading transformational change inspiring teams through periods of uncertainty and fostering a stable and secure environment that avoids change fatigue. The ideal candidate has a strong track record managing complex organizational change whether through divestments mergers and acquisitions scaling start-ups or expanding into new markets services or products. Experience in turning around underperforming teams or programs and driving standardization and automation at scale is highly valued. Additionally the successful candidate will be adept at leveraging data for decision making demonstrating value through data-driven insights and will possess a keen interest in emerging technologies and digital solutions.

Role accountabilities:

In this role you will be responsible for overseeing project performance governance change control cash collection compliance and service excellence across our major projects portfolio. You will actively foster an environment that encourages the adoption of best practices focusing on standardization automation and the integration of digital tools to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.

You will lead the governance of project setup and handover processes tailored to the scale of operations within each country. Your responsibilities will include the allocation of project managers conducting targeted training to strengthen the capability and performance of the project management team and ensuring robust project reviews and risk management regimes are consistently applied. By providing project and commercial support you will help teams achieve successful delivery outcomes in line with client expectations and organizational objectives.

Collaboration will be central to your role as you will work closely with growth finance and legal teams to ensure projects are well supported from inception through completion. You will be accountable for maintaining a comprehensive watch list and risk & opportunity register providing clear visibility on key project risks and mitigation strategies. Additionally you will take an active role in resource supply and demand forecasting ensuring plans are in place to meet both current and future project needs.

This position offers the opportunity to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement across our Mobility projects playing a pivotal role in delivering value for both our clients and the organization.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering business or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years experience leading and growing a major business function within a multinational engineering or professional services firm
• Demonstrated success in major projects operations and delivery including governance risk management and project execution
• Ability to inspire lead and align multi-disciplinary teams toward common operational and project delivery goals
• High level of intellectual professional and interpersonal agility and flexibility
• Strong collaboration skills with experience influencing stakeholders at all organizational levels particularly senior leadership
• Deep understanding of business drivers and organizational goals with consistent application in operational decisions
• Exceptional communication skills capable of conveying complex issues clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences
• Excellent time management organizational and multi-tasking abilities in high-pressure environments
• Proven decision-making skills with the ability to handle conflicting priorities and drive successful project outcomes

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.

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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.