Associate Technical Director – Site Evaluation and Restoration & Sustainable Operations

Job Description

Industry: Professional Services
Seniority for this role: Director
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: Reports to Director of Sustainability, Remediation, Data Management, and Advisory in the GEC Provide technical and operational leadership to the SER and SO team in Romania Supervises a team of multidisciplinary staff comprising peers and subordinates. Support multi team project delivery from the GEC including SER, SO, CAD, GIS, and Data Management Responsible for billability and workload management in GEC for their team Works closely with the SER and SO Leads in the EU Business Areas Collaborates closely with wider SER and SO teams in India and the Philippines to provide the best technical services to the EU Business Areas Foster innovation by contributing to knowledge-based programs to help improve project outcomes. Provide technical expertise to the project team and anticipate and solve key technical blockers for the smooth functioning of the project Support the Discipline Director to achieve Discipline targets, team growth, and objectives for EU BAs Establishing and consolidating relationships with senior staff in EU Business Area offices, taking ownership of the delivery and GEC’s technical capabilities. Support on bid proposals and new pursuits Drive creativity and independent thinking within your team, including around new digital technologies. Mentor team leads and team champion(s) to ensure high-quality standards and continuous improvement in safe design practices. Take a technical leadership role within the team, providing direction and lead by example. Working to ensure that best practices of delivery are adopted, and it is shared with relevant teams. Promote both the regional and global culture of the business. Early assessment of project and team risks and arriving with appropriate Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA). Role accountabilities: You are recognized as an authority in the Environmental Consulting space. You provide technical expertise to the project team and can anticipate and solve key technical blockers for the smooth functioning of the project. You provide technical expertise and solutions on multiple projects. Client success / We always bring our best You foster innovation by contributing to knowledge-based programs to help improve project outcomes. You help mentor technical leads to constantly update yourself with current changes in the industry. You give suitable solutions to be applied in the project, without compromising quality or service while optimizing cost. You contribute to a range of assignments by identifying, reviewing, and selecting techniques, procedures, and methods to undertake tasks, ensuring the program of work is completed and project milestones are met. You use your knowledge and experience of best practices to support the development of systems and processes. You exercise sound holistic independent judgment and take responsibility and accountability for your own performance and that of junior and senior team members, driving engagement of project teams. You maintain strong working relationships with senior colleagues in the GECs and regional offices and understand the wider company perspective Integrity / We deliver on our promises You set high standards in terms of professional office conduct and advise others in your team of the requirements. You are performing at a senior level with significant accountability for project success, including accountability for the technical delivery of others. You are expected to have in-depth knowledge of ER and Contaminated Land Management project delivery and are beginning to display thought leadership. You are driving the development of process improvement and best practice in your discipline and drawing on global expertise and best practice. You find opportunities to showcase best practice outputs/capabilities to the wider GEC community and/or external stakeholders, as well as seek out best practices from other teams. Drive inputs to improve standard operating procedures, create manuals of good practices following safe design principles, and organize and conduct training sessions. People first / We value each other You provide leadership and motivation to your team through frequent and transparent communication. You role model Arcadis’ HS&W principles with a robust understanding of safe design processes. You actively involved in discipline and organizational initiatives that are aimed for betterment of organization and people. You are a role model for effective delegation in order to achieve to the best team and organizational outcome Collaboration / We work as one team. You develop strong, partnering relationships with GBA to identify and resolve issues, identify business opportunities, and establish protocols to improve the services being offered. You have a broad understanding of the business and financial metrics prompting you to drive innovation to increase team contribution needed for the successful operation of the business Sustainability / We dare to shape our future Stay current and up to date on any technology changes that may affect engineering design and development and advise of any impact. Research the latest technologies, processes, devices, materials, and techniques and play an instrumental role in finding innovative ways of developing products. You are expected to work with colleagues in OpCo’s or Business Area to identify opportunities for digital innovation and implement best practice You play a major role in forming the strategic growth areas for your business line. You act as a champion of best practice and standardization, including the scaling of new tools and technologies. You create opportunities for others to contribute to service innovation, lessons learned and best practice. Qualifications & Experience: Have a master’s in environment engineering, environment science, civil engineering, or similar. Minimum 10 years of experience in Environmental Engineering, Consulting and similar Multi-lingual in French, German, and/or Dutch preferred PhD in Environment domain preferred. 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. Show more Show less