North America Data Centre Programme Leader

Arcadis; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a senior leader to drive a portfolio of data centre projects across North America from the UK. You will mobilize teams, mentor staff, and ensure delivery excellence while aligning with client expectations and Arcadis standards.

The role requires seasoned governance, strong stakeholder leadership, and a commitment to health, safety, and sustainability across large-scale technology infrastructure programs. Travel to US sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Proven experience in Senior leadership of programmes, portfolios or multi-project delivery.
• 5 years of Data centre, mission-critical or comparable capital-sector experience preferred.
• Chartership or accreditation such as MRICS, MCIOB, PMP, PgMP or APM desirable.
• Complex capital portfolio experience across dispersed teams.
• Credible executive client and stakeholder leadership.
• Proven governance, assurance and performance improvement.
• Strong project controls, risk, quality, commercial and resource expertise.
• Matrix leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
• Effective intervention in challenging delivery environments.
• Ability and willingness to travel across the United States to support delivery teams.
• Proven commitment to health, safety, sustainability, and the efficient delivery of large-scale technology infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead North American portfolio delivery and provide visible executive oversight.
• Assure delivery against client commitments, governance and Arcadis standards.
• Set regional priorities, accountabilities and consistent ways of working.
• Coach delivery leaders and build a high-performing, accountable culture.
• Own senior delivery engagement with Client stakeholders.
• Lead resolution of material client concerns and delivery escalations.
• Direct portfolio reviews, health checks and corrective actions.
• Champion quality, right-first-time delivery and continuous learning.
• Sponsor portfolio improvement and the North American programmatic delivery model.
• Maintain executive oversight of risks, issues and dependencies.
• Use insight to anticipate risk, target intervention and lead recovery.
• Establish clear reporting across delivery, quality, commercial and resource performance.
• Drive integrated resource, capacity and capability planning.
• Connect projects, locations and global expertise to improve consistency.
• Align talent deployment, mobilisation and succession with portfolio priorities.

Skills

Senior leadership

Governance

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Project controls

Cross-functional leadership

Multi-project delivery

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field

MRICS/MCIOB/PMP/PgMP/APM desirable

Job description

Arcadis is seeking a senior leader to drive a portfolio of data centre projects across North America from the UK. You will mobilize teams, mentor staff, and ensure delivery excellence while aligning with client expectations and Arcadis standards.

The role requires seasoned governance, strong stakeholder leadership, and a commitment to health, safety, and sustainability across large-scale technology infrastructure programs. Travel to US sites is expected.