About Arcadis
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 seek an ambitious and respected
Associate Director
for our Project & Program Controls team: To be a key member within the Digital PMO pillar of our Programme Leadership & Management (PL&M) team With strong experience in project and programme controls execution Who is passionate about working across Arcadis' Resilience UK business including the water, energy and environment sectors To develop and embed best practice for the delivery of project and programme controls This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join the PL&M team, a growing and pivotal function within Arcadis and comprising 3 pillars of excellence: Programme leadership and execution Programme Controls Digital PMO Major projects You will support the Global Project and Program Management Service Director for Resilience who leads the PL&M Team and support the pillar leads in realising the vision. You will work as part of a team of consultants aligned to your area of expertise. Within this role, you will aim to achieve the highest quality outcomes for our clients, liaising with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. You will be responsible for delivering Client programmes and projects in line with budgetary, compliance, regulatory and planning controls, and have deep technical knowledge and broad business experience. Role Accountabilities
Support PL&M Digital PMO leader in strategic decisions and project controls Lead, mentor, and ensure compliance for project controls professionals Manage commissions for quality and commercial standards Implement Project Controls strategies and ensure team adherence Collaborate with project managers, provide insights and advice Analyse project performance, communicate progress, issues, and opportunities Coordinate project controls activities, meet deadlines, and report insights Resolve complex project issues and ensure reflections in controls products Required Skills
Proven Project Controls experience within the construction industry Creative and complex problem solving, and the ability to identify drivers to problems, join dots and spot gaps to develop solutions Ability to work at pace amidst ambiguity, turning complex, unclear requests into tangible actions that can be delivered Proven ability to manage, motivate and lead teams Ability to work independently on specific commissions to shape their direction and delivery Excellent communication and the ability to communicate complex scenarios in a clear, succinct, and evidenced way Ability to adopt new challenges rapidly and apply experience to develop a plan or solution Qualifications & Experience
Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent Relevant professional qualification or chartered status A solid understanding of cost, planning, change and contract management in a project environment Excellent understanding of the NEC suite of contracts 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. 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. #LI-TW1
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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 seek an ambitious and respected
Associate Director
for our Project & Program Controls team: To be a key member within the Digital PMO pillar of our Programme Leadership & Management (PL&M) team With strong experience in project and programme controls execution Who is passionate about working across Arcadis' Resilience UK business including the water, energy and environment sectors To develop and embed best practice for the delivery of project and programme controls This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join the PL&M team, a growing and pivotal function within Arcadis and comprising 3 pillars of excellence: Programme leadership and execution Programme Controls Digital PMO Major projects You will support the Global Project and Program Management Service Director for Resilience who leads the PL&M Team and support the pillar leads in realising the vision. You will work as part of a team of consultants aligned to your area of expertise. Within this role, you will aim to achieve the highest quality outcomes for our clients, liaising with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. You will be responsible for delivering Client programmes and projects in line with budgetary, compliance, regulatory and planning controls, and have deep technical knowledge and broad business experience. Role Accountabilities
Support PL&M Digital PMO leader in strategic decisions and project controls Lead, mentor, and ensure compliance for project controls professionals Manage commissions for quality and commercial standards Implement Project Controls strategies and ensure team adherence Collaborate with project managers, provide insights and advice Analyse project performance, communicate progress, issues, and opportunities Coordinate project controls activities, meet deadlines, and report insights Resolve complex project issues and ensure reflections in controls products Required Skills
Proven Project Controls experience within the construction industry Creative and complex problem solving, and the ability to identify drivers to problems, join dots and spot gaps to develop solutions Ability to work at pace amidst ambiguity, turning complex, unclear requests into tangible actions that can be delivered Proven ability to manage, motivate and lead teams Ability to work independently on specific commissions to shape their direction and delivery Excellent communication and the ability to communicate complex scenarios in a clear, succinct, and evidenced way Ability to adopt new challenges rapidly and apply experience to develop a plan or solution Qualifications & Experience
Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent Relevant professional qualification or chartered status A solid understanding of cost, planning, change and contract management in a project environment Excellent understanding of the NEC suite of contracts 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. 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. #LI-TW1
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