Project Director-Engineering
Birmingham - UK
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Job Summary
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 Overview
We are seeking an experienced Project Director - Engineering with a strong Life Sciences background to lead complex engineering projects across pharmaceutical biotech and related facilities. You will drive technical excellence lead multidisciplinary teams manage client relationships and ensure projects meet safety compliance budget and schedule targets.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver large-scale engineering projects for Life Sciences clients from concept through commissioning and handover.
- Provide technical leadership across engineering disciplines (process mechanical electrical HVAC utilities controls).
- Manage project financials schedules and risk; ensure projects are delivered to quality time and budget targets.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships and act as the principal point of contact for technical and commercial matters.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and external consultants/contractors fostering collaboration and high performance.
- Ensure compliance with industry regulations GMP requirements HSE standards and Arcadis policies.
- Contribute to business development proposals and strategic growth within the Life Sciences market.
- Mentor and develop engineering staff promoting best practices and continuous improvement.
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven experience as a Project Director or Senior Engineering Project Manager delivering Life Sciences projects (pharmaceutical biotech medical device manufacturing).
- Strong technical background in engineering disciplines relevant to Life Sciences facilities (process utilities HVAC E& I controls).
- Demonstrated experience with GMP cleanroom design validation support and regulatory expectations.
- Excellent leadership stakeholder management and client-facing skills.
- Strong commercial acumen and experience managing project budgets and contracts.
- Project management certification (PMP Prince2 or equivalent) desirable.
- Degree in Engineering Chemical/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
Ready to help shape the future of healthcare delivery Apply now and join our dedicated team at Arcadis.
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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About Company
Arcadis is the leading global design & consultancy firm for natural and built assets. We are more than 27,000 people, in over 70 countries, who are dedicated to improving quality of life. We do so by developing innovative solutions to create liveable cities, to establish a people-cent ... View more