Project Manager Design

Arcadis; Oost-Vlaanderen; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis, the world-leading design, engineering and consultancy company, seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead large, complex multidisciplinary projects in Belgium. You will own the Project Management Plan, ensure delivery within quality, scope, schedule and budget, and drive cash flow through timely invoicing.

You will coordinate with the Pursuit Leader, Resource Manager and client stakeholders, manage risks and changes, and ensure value delivery from design through implementation.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multidisciplinary projects from design to implementation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to monitor quality, scope, schedule and budget.

Responsibilities

• Complete handover with Pursuit Leader.
• Create and maintain Project Management Plan proportional to project risk.
• Ensure PM Plan followed by team members.
• Deliver or improve the project commercial plan and margins.
• Maintain positive cash flow through invoicing and debt collection.
• Coordinate with Resource Manager/Planner for resource allocation.
• Ensure client requirements and quality expectations are understood.
• Monitor scopes, schedules and budgets; update as needed.
• Manage client variations affecting scope, budget, schedule, content, quality.
• Communicate change processes internally and externally as appropriate.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Leadership

Education

Industrial Engineer in Electromechanical Engineering or equivalent (MEP/HVAC)

Job description

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.

What challenge will you take on?

As Project Manager you are accountable for the large and complex projects, watching over quality, scope, schedule and budgetary performance according to the Project Management Plan set during the plan project phase.

Your tasks

• You are responsible for the completion of the handover with the Pursuit Leader.
• You establish a Project Management Plan as defined in the Initiate and Plan Project phase of the Delivery to Results Quality Procedures. This should consider the fit to size principal stating that the plan should be commensurate with the project risk.
• You ensure the Project Management Plan is followed by team members.
• You deliver or exceed on the commercial plan for the project and identify margin improvement opportunities.
• You aim to maintain a positive cash balance through prompt invoicing and chasing of aged receivables/debt.
• You work with the Resource Manager/Planner to identify the best person for the project and ensure resources are correctly allocated to project and tasks.
• You assure that client’s quality expectations and needs as defined by the PM are properly understood and reflected.
• You monitor and update scopes of work, with appropriate schedules and budgets.
• You communicate with the client variations that may impact planned scope, budget, schedule, content, and quality during execution.
• You communicate the change process (internal and external) with team, where appropriate, i.e., not addressed by PM.

Does your profile match?

• You are an Industrial Engineer in Electromechanical Engineering or equivalent through your experience in MEP or HVAC.
• Your solid experience as a project manager enables you to manage multidisciplinary projects, from design to implementation phase. You are also familiar with resource planning, quality monitoring and budget control.
• You are communicatively strong, persuasive, results-oriented and above all customer-oriented.
• You are fluent in Dutch and you have a good proficiency in English.

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 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.