Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. With over 36,000 people in more than 70 countries, we are dedicated to improving quality of life by solving complex challenges together.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to support ongoing Capital Programmes in the Water Industry. You will take the lead in driving multi-disciplinary projects within a dynamic and regulated environment, guiding project teams through every phase of the project life cycle to ensure optimal business solutions for our clients.

Collaboration with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders is key to delivering projects to the highest standards. Your expertise will be crucial in managing and assuring the performance of design and build contractors, ensuring project outcomes are achieved within cost, time, and quality parameters from design to commissioning.

As part of our Programme and Project Management team, you will help deliver some of the biggest, most iconic projects imaginable, working alongside some of the best talent in the industry. With your energy, agility, and keen eye for detail, you will deliver transformational outcomes for multiple clients every day.

Our Resilience team works to protect our natural environment and water resources while powering our world for future generations. In the face of climate change, rapid urbanization, and increasing large-scale unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, we are committed to delivering sustainable solutions that safeguard our planet.

Role Accountabilities
- Deliver sustainable financial out-performance against approved budgets
- Manage all contract matters commercially to achieve optimal outcomes
- Develop and deliver optimized projects to meet all regulatory, statutory, and internal outputs, deadlines, and targets
- Provide successful technical solutions that deliver optimal value for money on a capital and whole life cost basis
- Oversee performance management of service providers to ensure service levels and value for money are met
- Proactively manage project risks and issues to minimize impact and maximize opportunities
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders on project-related matters
- Ensure compliance with quality systems and processes so outcomes meet all standards
- Establish and promote a culture of health, safety, and environmental responsibility
- Embrace digital and sustainable solutions in day-to-day project delivery

Experience
- Chartered status or working towards chartership
- Proven experience delivering portfolios of programs or projects, ideally in the water sector and/or regulated industry
- Strong commercial approach with solid understanding of contract management; experience with IChemE or NEC Contract Management is a plus
- Ability to build and manage key relationships with external stakeholders
- Experience in making risk decisions and understanding implications to minimize consequences for projects
- Proven leadership of multi-disciplinary teams to deliver successful project outcomes

About You
Energetic and agile with a keen eye for detail, you are motivated to deliver transformational outcomes. You thrive in collaborative environments and are committed to sustainable and innovative project delivery. You embrace responsibility for health, safety, and environmental standards and are proactive in managing risks and opportunities.

Qualifications
- Relevant engineering degree; postgraduate qualifications are an advantage
- Project management qualifications such as PMP or Prince2 are preferred
- Experience in water and wastewater projects is desirable
- Valid driving license