Project Director - Defence & Security at Arcadis

City of London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

19 Jan, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Project Management, Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Contract Negotiation, Performance Management, Business Relationship Management, Operational Planning, Financial Target Setting, Process Improvement, Collaboration, Risk Management, Strategic Advice, Compliance, Multi-disciplinary Project Delivery, Change Management, Quality Assurance

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: In this role, you will direct and manage the delivery of complex projects, leading project teams and maintaining strong relationships with senior client stakeholders to agree project objectives, communicate status, and resolve issues and risks. You will negotiate contracts and manage supplier performance to ensure effective project delivery, while working closely with operational department leaders to secure support for programme implementation and embed changes into business as usual. Ultimately, you are responsible for ensuring all work and outputs are executed to meet business plans and organisational goals. Role accountabilities: This role is responsible for leading an operational team to deliver complex, multi-disciplinary projects within agreed budgets, typically £100m or more. Key responsibilities include setting project objectives, managing performance, and ensuring staff have the necessary skills and support. The role involves translating business objectives into operational and financial targets, preparing business cases and delivery plans, and establishing control mechanisms to assure successful outcomes. It requires monitoring team and project performance, upholding organisational policies, ensuring contract compliance, and providing strategic advice to both clients and internal stakeholders. Additionally, the role is accountable for fostering collaboration, driving process improvements, and managing relationships with key stakeholders, including the senior leadership team and project managers, to ensure commercial viability, customer satisfaction, and alignment with organisational objectives. Qualifications & Experience: Experience managing complex projects Proven ability to manage, motivate, and lead teams Recognised as a leading project management expert within area of specialism Experience managing business relationships at executive level Bachelor’s degree or equivalent Relevant professional qualification or chartered status 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

The Project Director will direct and manage the delivery of complex projects, leading teams and maintaining relationships with senior client stakeholders. Responsibilities include setting project objectives, managing performance, and ensuring compliance with organizational goals.