As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 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 continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

To support our Victorian Civil Infrastructure Business, we are seeking a talented Senior Project Manager/Project Director to lead our Project Management Team as well as to undertake the role of either Senior Project Manager or Project Director on a variety of infrastructure projects in Melbourne. 

The ideal candidate will have experience of managing civil infrastructure projects for government and contractor clients and a variety of contract forms, ranging from Design Only to Design & Construct (D&C) and Alliances. Possessing a wide range of experience, we are looking for someone with a genuine desire to develop and mentor our current and aspiring project managers and also, develop and grow our project management capability locally. 

As a Project Leader you will possess a balance between a strong commercial acumen, and the need to establish long-term relationship with clients by ensuring we deliver to their needs and expectations.

Role accountabilities:Provide sound and effective leadership to the team, provide direction and advice, lead by example to achieve company goals and champion a quality culture.Maintain an overview of the commercial aspects of the team’s portfolio of projects and drive project performance, service delivery and commercial outcomes. Ensure that effective financial and project management controls are in place and deployed to enable monitoring, modification and forecasting as appropriate.Undertake project reviews and ensure that client delivery is above expectation. Work to ensure maximum client satisfaction, champion client care and proactively work with clients to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.Ensure risks are proactively identified, assessed and managed to avoid adverse impacts on projects.Cultivate and maintain strategic relationships, resolve high-level issues, and ensure project success.Mentor, grow and develop the team to ensure that team members reach their full potential.Support the development of new business pursuits and bids. Lead the compilation of tender documents for clients and critically review tender returns, contract negotiations, award of contracts and client reporting.Qualifications & Experience: 

We are seeking somebody with a strong fit to our leadership success profile, to build and drive our culture of inclusion, accountability, human centricity and sustainability. You will possess strong learning agility, combined with a balanced mix of being curious, driving success and igniting passion.

You are a seasoned project management professional thriving in a high pressured, fast paced environment with strong industry ties and have demonstrated credibility in a consulting environment. 

Your career to date will include:

Extensive experience of managing projects in a consultancy environment for both government and Contractor clients, with a broad exposure to different forms of contract with at least 5 years of major project experience. A sound commercial background, including familiarity with contractual conditions and procedures and a demonstratable ability to take commercial responsibility for projects.Hold a recognised degree or equivalent qualification relating to a technical field: Engineering or Project Management, Engineering, Architecture or relatable trade experienceStrong leadership skills with the ability to lead, mentor and develop a teamHighly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your clientMust be eligible to work in Australia.

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.

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.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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