Associate Technical Director

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 36,000 people, in over 70 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: We partner with our clients across the globe to design thriving and connected cities and communities that enable opportunity for all and keep the world moving. Climate change, urbanization and digitization trends are requiring today's mobility projects and systems to address an evolving set of demands from the world's growing population. We design connected, sustainable solutions that integrate existing infrastructure with new technologies, and optimize the mobility of people and goods. Role accountabilities: - Roles at this level will lead the delivery of cost management in commercial/retail/residential and transportation projects - An individual contributor that will be responsible to deliver projects within cost, time and quality standards, and will have significant technical knowledge and experience in their field - Create project costings and budgets from clear objectives, managing finances across a project in order to ensure the profit and budgetary targets are met and best value outcomes are achieved - Demonstrable understanding of clients key objectives with the appropriate sector - Assure compliance with contracts in terms of project delivery parameters and scope of service - Analyse and compile a range of complex data and documents, using knowledge to review and assess analysis and provide recommendations to contribute to project decision-making - Act as a key technical resource within the field of cost/commercial management, providing technical advice and solutions to internal colleagues in order to support successful project delivery across a range of projects - Manage relationships with customers in order to identify opportunities to improve the cost management offering and deliver customer satisfaction - Build valued relationships with senior clients and stakeholders, in order to ensure client satisfaction, develop the cost management service and create new business opportunities Qualifications & Experience: - Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent - 15 to 25 years of relevant experience in cost and commercial management, with a strong focus on mobility projects, especially highways/railways. - Master's Degree (advantageous) - MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) certification is mandatory. - In-depth knowledge of cost and commercial contracts (NEC and FIDIC), commercial strategy and procurement. - Utilise advanced communication skills to convey technical concepts, negotiate contracts, and effectively interact with clients, team members, and stakeholders 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. At Arcadis, you will have the opportunity to build the career that is right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations, their own career goals. And, as a people first business, it is why we will take the time to listen, to understand what you want from your time here, and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions.