Associate Director – Project Management (Local Government)

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:

Join our Local Government team as an Associate Director Project Management delivering high-profile projects across London and the South-East. Were looking for someone with a consultancy background and proven experience managing Local Government projects. Youll lead service delivery on complex housing and regeneration schemes providing strategic direction and senior leadership for local authority clients from project inception to completion.

Role accountabilities:

• Deliver high-quality profitable consultancy services on multi-million-pound Local Government projects
• Develop and manage project plans risk change and programme delivery
• Lead multi-disciplinary consultancy teams including Arcadis colleagues and external partners
• Act as Employers Agent (JCT) or Project Manager (NEC) administering contracts and safeguarding client interests
• Manage stakeholder relationships and negotiations with local authorities and partners
• Ensure compliance with public sector procurement processes and drive innovation in project delivery

Qualifications & Experience:

• Consultancy background is essential with substantial experience on Local Government or public sector projects
• Relevant professional qualification (e.g. RICS APM CIOB or equivalent)
• Experience leading housing regeneration or mixed-use projects
• Strong knowledge of public sector procurement contract administration and multi-disciplinary team leadership
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills
• A digital mindset and passion for delivering outstanding client 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. 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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