Associate Technical Director Industrial

• Promote and role model Arcadis Health and Safety Principles during the planning and delivery of work
• Be accountable for the quality of all architectural deliverables for data center projects (drawings specifications reports schedules) ensuring they meet stated and unstated client requirements align with operational and security needs and are fit for permitting construction and handover.
• Develop and propose robust architectural solutions for data centers (site/building planning white space and support space layouts modular and phased expansion strategies envelope and façade performance security and access control zoning code and life safety coordination). Guide the team through technical trade-offs (CAPEX/OPEX impacts speed to market constructability phasing) and provide alternatives when project parameters change.
• Lead the architectural delivery of complex data center projects ensuring effective project management strong communication and tight coordination across disciplines (CSA electrical mechanical fire/life safety) and with contractors vendors and commissioning teams.
• Coach and mentor specialist professionals to support the development of Arcadis talent pool
• Select lead and develop the team to ensure they have the necessary skills to deliver the task they understand and are engaged with the project strategy brief and client requirements and manage their delivery of project objectives
• Support the Business Unit Leader in the commercial management of the business unit (e.g. cost to complete resource planning utilization) and contribute to disciplined delivery governance for fast-paced data center programs.
• Engage with the client and key stakeholders (hyperscale colocation enterprise) to align on availability targets basis of design design review/approval gates and protocols for managing change risk and schedule.
• Build strong working relationships with other teams and technical disciplines Arcadis offices and external organizations to foster cooperation and to identify cross-sell and trade-up opportunities
• Support the Regional office in the production of high quality winning bids

• Thorough understanding of the key principles of the profession across several sectors

Recognized expertise in Architecture with demonstrable experience delivering mission-critical / data center facilities.

• Demonstrate sound judgement of statutory contractual and commercial issues in relation to own area of responsibility

• Ability to coach and mentor design professionals to support the development of Arcadis talent pool

Working knowledge of data center design standards and guidelines (e.g. Uptime Institute Tier concepts TIA-942 ASHRAE Thermal Guidelines) and project delivery practices including commissioning and Integrated Systems Testing (IST).

• Lead teams and develop staff to meet changing technical and managerial needs

• Exercise sound holistic independent judgement and take responsibility for project outcomes

• Well-developed communication skills with others at all levels including effective use of English orally and in writing

• Able to discuss ideas and plan competently and with confidence

• Have effective personal and social skills and able to manage diversity issues