Major Projects Director

Arcadis U.S.Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 220,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Wellbeing benefits

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Major Projects Director to lead the delivery of high‑complexity, high‑risk and major projects or portfolios across the US. The role emphasizes on-time delivery, quality, budget and HSE targets, while promoting Arcadis’ One Arcadis culture from regional to global levels.

You will manage multi‑discipline teams, drive commercial and contractual strategy, and ensure governance, reporting and client satisfaction on major programmes in Houston, TX.

Qualifications

• Commercial knowledge including understanding of contractual conditions to take commercial responsibility for a high complexity project.
• Experience delivering multi-service, high complexity projects or portfolio of projects for strategic client results.
• Engages in Continuous Professional Development in project and program management.
• Significant experience managing large (10m+) high complexity projects and leading design in a consultant organisation in a tendered design services environment.
• Demonstrable expertise working with technical disciplines across multiple geographic locations.

Responsibilities

• Uphold project delivery principles and procedures across projects.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to project teams.
• Contribute to pursuit strategies and negotiate terms.
• Communicate project strategy, client requirements and goals across teams.
• Develop strategies to drive consistency across portfolios to meet client expectations.
• Ensure effective financial and project controls, monitoring, forecasting and change management.
• Drive continuous improvement to processes for efficiency and client satisfaction.
• Direct resources and manage suppliers and subcontractors for projects.
• Set health & safety targets and monitor performance.
• Aim for strong cash flow, margins, HSE, quality and schedule outcomes.
• Seek and act on client feedback to maximize repeat business.
• Ensure contracts are administered to invoicing expectations.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Contractual knowledge

Continuous professional development

Portfolio management

Education

Engineering degree with chartered status

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:

Arcadis is looking to hire a Major Projects Director to lead the delivery of high-complexity, high-risk and major projects or portfolios to meet or exceed client expectations and to ensure our projects are delivered successfully across all key areas including time, quality, budgetary and health and safety targets.

To promote both the regional and global culture of the business and lead excellence in Project Management to maximize business performance against strategic aims in major project delivery.

Role accountabilities:

• Responsible for following Project Management procedures and upholding Arcadis project delivery principles
• Providing sound and effective leadership to the team, providing direction and technical advice, leading by example to achieve company goals and championing a quality culture. Motivates and mentors more junior project managers.
• Contributes to Pursuit strategies and negotiation of acceptable contractual terms
• Communicating with team members to ensure that they understand, and become engaged with, the project strategy, brief and client requirements, leading an effective project team culture
• Develop strategy, and tools for driving consistency across portfolios of projects to meet Client expectations and deliver strategic goals, focussing on Tier 1 clients
• Ensuring that effective financial and project management controls are in place and deployed to enable monitoring, modification and forecasting and change management control to ensure Arcadis project results are maximized and client expectations are met or exceeded.
• Leads and drives continuous improvement to processes and procedures to deliver business efficiency and client satisfaction
• Managing the acquisition, deployment and management of resources for the project to ensure optimal resource allocation for the project and directs the assessment, selection and management of suppliers, sub-consultants and contractors associated with projects
• Sets effective health and safety management targets and monitors and improves their success
• Hitting project success criteria targets including Cash flow, margin, HSE, quality and schedule
• Seeking and acting on Client feedback , striving for positive client feedback and repeat business
• Contracts effectively administrated, targeting no claims or inability to invoice for services delivered
• Maximizing GEC utilization and Arcadis business performance
• Effective project close outs with a motivated project team, identifying and acting on required improvements
• Maintains strong client relationship through project delivery and identifies future opportunities with that client.
• Directs task team such that a team member is clear on their scope of delivery, budget and program whilst ensuring a healthy teamwork environment.
• Steward and manage health and safety aspects of the project
• For long assignments, the project manager should set team members goals in line with their performance goals and line manager and feedback should be provided regularly.
• Vaues the power of diversity and our global capabilities to deliver as One Arcadis
• Works to the highest professional and ethical standards and establish trust by being open, honest and responsible and bringing in subject matter experts when needed to support project goals

Qualifications & Experience:

• Commercial knowledge including expert understanding of contractual conditions and procedures, to take commercial responsibility for a high complexity project
• Able to deliver multi service, high complexity projects or portfolio of projects to ensure strategic results and ensure consistent service to a client
• Expert level of Project Management Skills (see definitions in SPO)
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, team coordination business case/benefits management capability
• Able to meet the skills proficiency requirements of a category Arcadis Accredited Project Manager
• Minimum Staff Grade 12 with relevant engineering degree with chartered status or equivalent professional accreditation
• Engages in Continuous Professional Development in the field of project and program management
• Significant experience of managing large (10m+) high complexity projects and experience in leading design in a consultant organization in a tendered design services environment
• Demonstrable expertise in working with technical disciplines across multiple geographic locations

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. 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. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• EAP
• 401K
• STD
• LTD
• AD&D
• life insurance
• paid parental leave
• reward & recognition program
• optional benefits including wellbeing benefits
• adoption assistance
• tuition reimbursement

We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year.

The salary range for this position is $220,000 - $270,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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