Associate Technical Director

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is 'people first', and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You'll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people's lives. You're encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

**Role description**:
Due to consistent growth in our Environment and Sustainability group, we are seeking an Associate Technical Director to join our national team of specialists. This role aims to support the development of the business and ensure ongoing technical excellence is at the forefront of everything we do.

You will play a key role in the management and coordination of the delivery of a number of projects from major transport and renewables projects through to smaller environment and sustainability projects. You will also play a key role in supporting the growth and diversity of our business in terms of our people, our clients and our projects.

**Role accountabilities**:

- Providing environmental and sustainability related technical expertise and advice to clients and stakeholders, assisting clients through technical decision-making and provide innovation, alternatives, options and solutions.
- Mentoring and developing the skill base of specialised environment and sustainability technical teams.
- Providing reassurance, confidence, and a sense of direction to both client and project team members.
- Managing and developing on-going relationships with clients and influencing decisions in both client organisations and the industry whilst promoting Arcadis.
- Using knowledge of client business and competition to provide input and competitive focus during tendering processes.
- Championing the implementation of our national strategy and developing the branding of Arcadis Environment and Sustainability in the market.
- Working with clients and stakeholders to ensure clear understanding of project objectives and to set protocols for working together.
- Implementing a high level of innovation in technical issues, problem solving and the culture of the team, leading by example.
- Integrating with design teams to achieve programme and delivery targets on key projects.

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- 15+ years environmental consulting experience on projects of significant scale and/or complexity
- Relevant degree or equivalent professional accreditation
- Post-graduate qualifications an advantage
- Demonstrated technical, commercial and delivery acumen
- Recognised leader in specialist discipline with well-established industry networks
- Proven ability to network and influence at peer levels
- Demonstrated ability to lead, with good influencing, motivating and delegation skills
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills, both internally and externally

**Why Become an Arcadian?**

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people's lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients' most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a lobal business, we have committed to support five of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it's not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

**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 a