Senior Project Manager (Infrastructure Projects)

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:

Operationally manage core projects or programmes of work to deliver defined objectives
They are responsible for delivering their scope of work in line with budgetary, compliance, regulatory and planning controls, and will deep technical knowledge and broad business experience.

Role accountabilities:

Oversee an agreed scope of work and/or the operational workload of a team or contractors; ensuring allocated work is completed/resources are fully utilised in order to deliver against an agreed programme of work
Work within established financial systems to independently produce plans and schedules and track and manage budgets, highlighting variances in order to manage and control project delivery targets
Deliver a number of small to medium scale projects or programmes of work, ensuring appropriate use of resources and budgets to deliver the required scope of work within set deadlines
Present any project risks or issues to senior managers to ensure the project is not adversely impacted, and ensure the delivery of projects to compliant standards
Provide advice to colleagues surrounding behaviours, to ensure adherence to internal and external compliance processes
Analyse and review a range of data to identify key existing and emerging themes and trends. Use own and others’ analysis to provide recommendations that support project decision-making
Use own knowledge and experience of industry best practice to review and analyse project processes and policies, providing insightful recommendations that support senior management to improve processes and systems
Interact effectively and proactively across the organisation, seeking to develop ways to support collaboration and ensure projects/programmes can be delivered to meet internal customer expectations
Advise senior management on issues relating to own project, providing subject matter advice in order to support successful delivery in line with project objectives and strategies
Liaise and collaborate with clients and stakeholders, in order to ensure all parties are informed and aware of project progress and expectations

Qualifications & Experience:

Relevant experience including management of small to medium sized project (AKA ‘core’ sized projects)
Proven Project Management background aligned to Rail/ Highway related projects in Mid size/ major schemes projects in UK/Europe, experience in Consultancy
Commercial acumen and the ability to manage relationships with external stakeholders
‘Expert’ level expertise in project management
Knowledge of own area managed and an understanding of wider programme and business
Experience in managing business relationships at senior-management level
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Candidate must be APM or equivalent and should have knowledge and proven experience of working with NEC form of contract.

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.