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:

Arcadis is seeking a Business Unit Director (BUD) to lead our Canada Mobility – Mobility Advisory (Transportation Planning) Division. This role can be based in any of our Canadian offices and reports to the Business Area Director.

As the BUD, you will lead the development of Arcadis Canada's Mobility Advisory business and support the global Mobility Advisory Strategy. You will drive business development, brand growth, and enhance advisory capabilities while managing P&L to achieve revenue growth and EBITA levels above 15%. This role involves active leadership, technical guidance, and promoting both local and global business cultures. You will collaborate with global Mobility Advisory leads and contribute to Service Expert Groups.

Role Accountabilities:

Strategy Implementation: Lead the business unit with full P&L accountability. Develop and implement strategies to ensure service excellence, growth, and profitability. Business Development: Build relationships with clients (e.g., Transportation Authorities, Private Operators, Developers), ensuring satisfaction and driving organic revenue growth. Market Proposition: Lead development of key services, such as Project Assessments, Multimodal Studies, and New Mobility Advisory. Drive market presence through insight-led marketing. Team Leadership: Manage a diverse team, set objectives, and develop talent. Foster collaboration across Arcadis teams, locally and globally, to maximize opportunities and eliminate silos. Resource Management: Ensure optimal resource utilization and maintain team structure integrity. Risk Management & Compliance: Identify and manage project risks, ensuring governance and client satisfaction. Development:  Leading the development of the most relevant market propositions around the focus services for Mobility Advisory including Project Assessments, Master Planning Services, Multimodal Corridor Studies, Efficiency and Improvement services, Transportation Planning and New Mobility Advisory Collaboration:  Working with the Business Area Director for Mobility Canada, as well as other business leads to develop and implement the long-term strategy for the development of the Arcadis Canda Mobility Business

Required Qualifications:

20+ years of experience leading and growing a business unit within a professional services firm, including team leadership and revenue growth. Bachelor’s degree in Mobility Advisory or Professional Engineering license in Canada. Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Technical expertise to manage design-led business risks and sound commercial acumen.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience leading client-side consultancy commissions in Technical Advisory/Management Consultancy. Strong commercial skills, including contractual knowledge and responsibility for major projects. Experience leading diverse, large teams across different cultures.

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 are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

 

The salary range for this position is $200,000 - $280,000. The base salary represents Arcadis’ hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualification for the role.