Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 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:
The Service Area Leader Design & Engineering: Structural Buildings will lead the Structural (Buildings) Service Area Group in Australia to deliver high value Services aligned with regional priorities and global standards, driving capability development, operational excellence and client satisfaction through strategic oversight and change leadership. The role will be responsible for building and sustaining strong client relationships, while supporting the generation and conversion of new business opportunities.
Role accountabilities:
Qualification & Experience:
- Proven multi-team leadership experience in Structural (Buildings) within Australia in the AEC industry, with accountability for delivery performance, utilization and client satisfaction.
- Proven ability to build, maintain and grow client relationships, with a track record of contributing to the development and winning of new business.
- Expertise in workforce planning, capability development and discipline excellence, including experience shaping and implementing capability development programs and succession plans, in collaboration with the People Team and other stakeholders.
- Proven experience leading operational, organizational, or capability-related change initiatives within a Service or discipline environment, including adoption of new ways of working.
- Awareness of digital and technology-enabled delivery approaches relevant to the Service Area, and ability to support adoption within teams.
- Expertise in structural engineering, specifically building design and infrastructure planning, with sufficient depth to provide credible leadership, oversight and guidance on complex projects and to support discipline excellence within the group.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, able to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with Service and/or Sector leadership, Client Success Teams, Global Excellence Centers, and Enabling Functions.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop Team Leaders, set clear expectations and support high performance, engagement and wellbeing.
- Strategic mindset with a focus on client delivery and business growth, able to align Service Area Group objectives with regional and global priorities.
- Ability to work closely with Client Success Team leadership to articulate clear Service value propositions and translate client needs into effective delivery models and resourcing plans.
- Strong understanding of company policies, compliance requirements and health and safety expectations, and experience applying these within project and Service delivery.
- Leadership style that empowers Arcadians, promotes accountability and continuous improvement, and supports a healthy, inclusive and high engagement culture aligned to the Arcadis Leadership profile of being curious, driving success and igniting passion.
- Degree level education in structural engineering, construction management, or equivalent practical experience.
- Leverage client relationships and work-winning activities to drive sustainable revenue.
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 skill-based approach, where you can hardness 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.
As an equal opportunity employer, we value and promote diversity at Arcadis and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Veterans and spouses are invited to apply.
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