Associate Director - Local Government at Arcadis

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

24 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

26 Jun, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Client Relationship Management, Business Development, Programme Delivery, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Commercial Management, Leadership, Coaching, Bid Development, Account Planning, Sector Insight, Thought Leadership

Industry

Professional Services

Description

As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 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 continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role description: As an Associate Director – Local Government, you will play a key leadership role in growing Arcadis’ presence across the local government sector. You will lead client relationships, shape and win new opportunities, and oversee the successful delivery of complex programmes and projects that help local authorities respond to financial, social, environmental, and operational challenges. Working across multidisciplinary teams, you will bring together the best of Arcadis to deliver integrated solutions in areas such as transformation, regeneration, infrastructure, asset management, and sustainability. Role accountabilities: * Lead and develop senior client relationships within local government, acting as a trusted advisor. * Identify, shape, and win new business opportunities aligned to Arcadis’ growth strategy. * Oversee project and programme delivery, ensuring strong client outcomes, commercial performance, and quality. * Collaborate across teams and service lines to deliver integrated, value-led solutions. * Support bid development, account planning, forecasting, and pipeline growth. * Lead, coach, and develop teams, promoting a high-performance and inclusive culture. * Contribute to Arcadis’ market profile through sector insight, thought leadership, and external engagement. Qualifications & Experience: * Significant experience working with local government clients, ideally within consultancy, advisory, or programme delivery. * Proven ability to build senior stakeholder relationships and win new work. * Strong understanding of local government priorities, governance, and funding pressures. * Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex client environments. * Strong commercial, communication, and leadership skills. * Degree-qualified or equivalent experience; relevant professional membership desirable. Continue your career journey as an Arcadian. 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 do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, 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. 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. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

Responsibilities

Lead and grow Arcadis' presence in the local government sector by managing senior client relationships and winning new business opportunities. Oversee the delivery of complex multidisciplinary programmes focusing on transformation, infrastructure, and sustainability.