Technical Director - Business Advisory

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description & Role accountabilities:  

• Provide techno-managerial leadership support to the Advisory (Business and Sustainability) team in the Global Excellence Centres (GECs) 
• Support multiteam project delivery from the GEC including Investment Advisory (IA), Asset Strategy & Transformation Change, Sustainability, Supply Chain & Procurement (SC&P) Capital Programme Transformation (CPT) 
• Support the GEC Discipline Director to achieve Discipline targets, team growth, and objectives.  
• Establishing and consolidating relationships with senior staff in Business Area offices, taking ownership of the delivery and GEC’s technical capabilities.  
• Support on bid proposals and new pursuits  
• Drive creativity and independent thinking within your team, including around new digital technologies.  
• Mentor team leads and team champion(s) to ensure high-quality standards and continuous improvement in safe design practices.  
• Take a leadership role within the team, providing direction and lead by example.  
• Manage the delivery of tasks in accordance with Arcadis Management Systems to meet time, quality, budgetary, and health and safety targets.  
• Working to ensure that best practices of delivery are adopted, and it is shared with relevant teams.  
• Promote both the regional and global culture of the business.  
• Early assessment of project and team risks and arriving with appropriate Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA).  

Qualifications & Experience:  

• Have a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) in Finance, Strategy, Sustainability or Supply Chain 
• Have 10+ years of client experience in top tier management including leadership in management consulting. 
• Experience working in GCC model preferred 
• Strong understanding of Environment, and Sustainability business 
• Experience in managing staff/stakeholders across a wide range of disciplines.  
• Interact with clients, understanding their needs, and conversing with regulators 
• Confident in building strong and lasting relationships at a regional and global level 
• A strong, self-motivated, and assertive person capable of working under pressure.  
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels. 
• Flexible to adopt changes and challenges as per business requirements. 
• Proficient in global digital and technology trends related to the environmental sector 

Directing: You are a senior leader in the business, you bring your wealth of experience and leadership acumen to define the vision, strategy, culture, and growth across the Arcadis GECs. You would typically take responsibility of teams over 40 colleagues. You must be highly respected in the regions and be actively defining the growth of the business. 

 PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS | WE ALWAYS BRING OUR BEST AND DELIVER ON OUR PROMISES 

 Client Outcomes 

• You operate largely outside the project environment, or manage direct external client relationships. 
• You are recognized by the regions and their clients as the co-managerial leader for your discipline. 
• You drive best practice and innovations, and you make others responsible in achieving safety by design requirements. 
• You are accountable for billable hours and billability in your discipline 

 Accountability/Responsibility  

• You manage the overall business relationship in regional offces and service lines to identify and resolve issues, to identify business opportunities to improve the 

cost management offering and to influence their decision making and deliver client satisfaction. 

• You have in-depth understanding of the business benefits derived from Global Design and Arcadis’ key financial metrics and champion the involvement of the GECs as an integral part of Arcadis’ Global resources ensuring that local colleagues understand the benefits of being part of the team. 
• You take ultimate responsibility for finances and quality delivery for multiple disciplines and regions, creating a culture of ownership and accountability. 

 Core Skills 

•  You work with your team leaders to create actions plans to drive the strategy, and monitor implementation. 
• You take decisions on organizational structure within your area, ensuring the right individuals are placed at relevant levels. 
• You carry out SWOT analysis of the business discipline on a regular basis while engaging team members at the right levels. 
• You are responsible for recruitment targets, salary decisions and GEC headcount and capital budgets. 
• You manage discipline budget and provide guidance to the team in taking financial decisions while being fully accountable for the spend 

 PEOPLE & INTERACTIONS | WE VALUE EACH OTHER AND WORK AS ONE TEAM 

 Your Values  

• You champion the HS&W culture of the business within your sector. 
• You champion the culture of the business and manage diversity issues. You promote both the regional and global culture of the business’ respected countries. 
• You foster an open culture, mentor, and create the next generation of leaders. 

 Collaboration & Client Interaction  

• You engage with leadership within GBA and Arcadis organization to drive growth for the team. 
• You build extensive networks at a leadership level, involving the team, creating opportunities to expand the business 

 ARCADIS STRATEGY | WE DARE TO SHAPE OUR FUTURE 

Sustainability & Digitalization  

• You oversee training across your sector, making sure all teams consider not only today’s needs, but those of the future. 
• You mentor your team leaders to develop the people, teams, and skills that Arcadis will need in the future. 
• You collaboratively engaging with your teams and team leaders to develop the strategy for your sector. 
• You play a key role in formulating GEC strategy in all areas of operation. 
• You mentor other leaders to prepare their teams for the technologies of tomorrow 

 Standardization & Automation  

• You ensure that knowledge of standardization and automation is further developed in your team  

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s 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.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll 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 equality and inclusion is at the forefront of all our activities. 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 employer; women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, caste, creed, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

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