Solutions Lead (Woven) – Indigenous Account Leader

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Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a Solutions Lead (Woven) - Indigenous Account Leader to join the Intelligent Mobility Services Team. The IMS Group offers technology consulting services to public and private sector mobility clients. The successful candidate is expected tobe at the forefront of executing a broad range of business development and growth opportunities leading engagement with Indigenous communities to drive buy-in and support for scalable broadband and intelligent mobility services collaboration with other Practice Leads in and the cross-GBA Indigenous Relations SME Team they will leverage their existing network and key relationships create and develop partnerships that drive initiatives to significantly develop major project opportunities that cascade to a full suite of Arcadis service offerings.

Role accountabilities:

The Solutions Lead (Woven) - Indigenous Account Leader is focused on working closely with Indigenous communities and organizations to support inclusive culturally informed and community driven infrastructure role will report directly to the Canada Intelligent Mobility Services Lead and will work collaboratively with the Indigenous Relations Lead in support of the Canada Business Area Directors.

Main Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Accountability to IMS Pursuits and Key Accounts to meet and exceed the sales targets as well as a personal growth target
• Lead by example with strong external brand and outward focus in sourcing work for all GBAs.
• Utilizing sophisticated networking capacity to leverage existing client relationships.
• Contribute to new market development and Indigenous Business innovation
• Alongside other Indigenous Relations and Services Leads represent Arcadis at events
• Contribute to a culture of Indigenization throughout the company

Key Areas of Focus:

Strategic Advice & Concept Guidance

• Provide strategic advice to executive leadership and project teams grounded in locally informed and community-focused outcomes.
• Guide early-stage concept development for infrastructure and community initiatives supporting teams to translate ideas into clear strategic propositions.
• Advise on aligning organisational capabilities and project initiatives with emerging government priorities policy directions and funding programs.

Government & External Partnerships

• Support and advise on the development and maintenance of strong working relationships with local provincial and federal government agencies.
• Provide strategic input into discussions related to infrastructure community development housing health and social outcomes.
• Offer guidance on policy parameters program design and investment approaches that enable effective community initiatives.

Funding & Investment Advisory

• Advise teams on funding strategies including government programs grants philanthropic sources and investment partnerships.
• Provide guidance on business case development funding submissions and partnership proposals to strengthen alignment with funding and investment objectives.
• Support advisory input into blended funding and co-investment models that enhance project viability and community impact.

Community & Indigenous Engagement

• Foster and maintain strong respectful relationships with Indigenous communities leaders and organizations.
• Ensure strategic advice reflects the needs aspirations and lived experience of diverse communities including Indigenous communities.
• Provide guidance on respectful appropriate and effective engagement with Indigenous communities and organizations throughout infrastructure planning and development.
• Support the integration of Indigenous perspectives cultural awareness and social responsibility into broader community and infrastructure strategies.
• Develop a strong client network consisting of Indigenous-organizations communities and nations in Canada and the United States of America.
• Build network capacity with other leading consulting firms to enable a collaborative business environment dedicated to Call to Action 92 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Collaboration & Capability Building

• Work across internal teams to provide strategic guidance that supports integrated place-based infrastructure solutions.
• Facilitate collaboration by advising on engagement with external partners consultants and community stakeholders.
• Mentor and support teams by aligning diverse perspectives into cohesive well-governed infrastructure strategies.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of programs that support Indigenous inclusion education and economic development.
• Contribute to culturally specific Human Resources programs for skills development for Indigenous Employees.

Governance Risk & Impact

• Contribute to and represent a comprehensive Indigenous business development strategy that aligns with the organizations strategic outlook and innovates.
• Working to further develop cross-GBA opportunities to implement strategic service offerings that contribute to economic reconciliation and positively affect Arcadis bottom line.
• Advise IMS Leadership on matters related to innovative new business opportunities
• Provide strategic input to leadership and project teams on initiatives partnerships risks and opportunities.
• Guide the application of governance accountability and impact measurement frameworks across project development activities.
• Advise on balancing commercial considerations with community outcomes ethical practice and long-term public value.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors Degree preferred
• 12 or more years relevant experience

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 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.

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