Technology Data Centre Programme Director - USA

Arcadis; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a senior leader to drive a portfolio of data centre projects across North America from its Edinburgh operations base. You will mobilize and mentor delivery teams, ensure governance and quality, and align with client expectations to deliver successful outcomes.

The role requires deep data centre market knowledge, credible executive engagement, and the ability to travel to support delivery teams across the United States. MRICS/MCIOB/PMP PgMP or similar accreditation is desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in a construction/engineering-related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven senior-leadership experience in programmes, portfolios or multi-project delivery.
• 5 years of data centre, mission-critical or comparable capital-sector experience preferred.
• Chartership/accreditation such as MRICS, MCIOB, PMP, PgMP or APM desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead North American portfolio delivery and provide visible executive oversight.
• Assure delivery against client commitments, governance and Arcadis standards.
• Set regional priorities and consistent ways of working across projects.
• Coach delivery leaders and foster a high-performing, accountable culture.
• Own senior delivery engagement with client stakeholders and resolve delivery escalations.
• Direct portfolio reviews, health checks and corrective actions and drive continuous learning.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Program governance

Risk management

Education

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

Tools

Portfolio management tools

Project controls

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.

Role description:

Lead and assure delivery of a portfolio of Data Centre projects across North America, strengthening performance, consistency and client confidence. This senior leadership role is critical to mobilizing project teams, training, mentoring and developing cost, schedule and program management professionals, and driving consistent high-quality outputs from delivery teams. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the data centre market, coupled with the ability to engage with client stakeholders to provide confidence in delivery outcomes and demonstrate effective leadership of our delivery teams.

Role accountabilities:

• 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.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 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.

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.