ROLE
– Supervises a team of 5-10 multidisciplinary staff comprising geologist, scientists, and engineers
– Provides techno-managerial guidance to the multidisciplinary SER team based in GEC
– Assists GEC and US leadership in achieving business targets, project management, quality control, and team development
– Responsible for billability and workload management in GEC for his team, liaising with US leadership
– Identifies and pursues growth opportunities in new technical areas and teams within the US
– Establishes and strengthens relationships with senior staff in US offices
– Takes ownership of project delivery and technological capabilities of GEC
– Supports bid proposals and new business pursuits
– Fosters creativity and independent thinking within the team, particularly concerning digital technologies
– Guides team leads and champions for high-quality standards and continuous improvement in safe design practices
– Leads the team by setting direction and serving as an example
– Manages task delivery in line with Arcadis Management Systems to achieve time, quality, budget, and safety goals
– Ensures the adoption and sharing of delivery best practices with relevant teams and implementation of procedures and work plans
– Promotes and upholds both regional and global business culture
– Contributes to projects and is partially billable at least 30 to 40%
– Continuously improves safety in projects, making sure risk management and reduction is a primary consideration
– Takes ultimate responsibility for the financial and quality performance of projects at a discipline level
– Creates clear roles and responsibilities, and makes the team take ownership of achieving 100% quality
– Transparently selects project teams which ensure both quality delivery and professional development
– Plays a role in assessing the performance and health of the business line, identifying gaps / issues in performance and behavior and associated improvement initiatives
– Coordinates the wider workload with the region; and proactively identifies future training and recruitment needs
– Provides unbiased and fair input for salary decisions when requested by the line manager
– Leads the promotion of the Arcadis HS&W culture of the business within the discipline
– Leads teams and provides guidance to the team members to meet the changing technical needs toward innovation and growth
– Demonstrates appropriate professional standards, recognizing obligations to society, the profession, and the environment and exercises responsibilities in an ethical manner
– Develops, coaches, and motivates team members with different forms of training to enhance skills, knowledge, and capabilities within the areas of responsibility
– Engages with GBA to create the right visibility for the team and explores appropriate opportunities to utilize their skills
– Builds relationships with colleagues regionally and in other GBAs to identify and realize business opportunities and ensure that Arcadis’ commercial objectives are met or exceeded
– Develops training plans to meet current and future needs
– Understands future trends and technologies, structuring the team to meet future change accordingly
– Drives colleagues’ engagement with the Arcadis mission, values, and strategy; and collaboratively creates action plans to implement these in the discipline
– Plays a major role to support the formulation of strategy for the business line
– Encourages exploration and implementation of digital technologies
– Maintains and develops knowledge of standardization and automation within the team

REQUIREMENTS
– Bachelors or master’s in environmental/Mech/Civil Engineering/Geochemistry/Geology/Hydrogeology or equivalent
– PhD preferred
– Ideally 15+ years of professional experience
– Strong technical background and experience in Site Evaluation and Restoration, Contaminated Land, and Remediation
– Experience in managing staff and stakeholders across a wide range of disciplines
– Confident in building strong and lasting relationships with senior stakeholders in the GEC, the US, and the global level
– Awareness of global digital and technology trends related to the environmental sector
– A strong, self-motivated, and assertive person capable of working under pressure
– Well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
– Experience with PFAS will also be great
– Flexible to adopt changes and challenges as per business requirements