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:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Design Manager preferably with experience of working in Europe as well as the UK to join us in working on the design delivery of Large Data Centre Projects.

You will be part of a growing Design Management team working on behalf of a leading Tech Giant client. You will provide Design Management expertise across the EMEA region assisting in the delivery of design milestones liaising across a wide range of both internal and external stakeholders. You will be client focused and confident as you act as the day-to-day client interface, ensuring that key objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and to the appropriate quality standards that have been set in place.

A key function of the role is to facilitate meetings, workshops and design/risk reviews throughout the project lifecycle, coordinating design activities with procurement, planners, environmental and construction / operations teams including design team onboarding.

The Client uses standardised and modularised design solutions to deliver efficient projects and the role will also require support of future development of those designs on behalf of the Client.

Role accountabilities:

• Client side role, embracing remote working
• Represent the Client at design development and project progress meetings with a variety of key stakeholders
• Design Management Experience with a solid grip on PM Concepts, Tools & Techniques.
• Be pro-active in both challenging and finding solutions with both internal and external stakeholders
• Work collaboratively across all disciplines to ensure compliant designs are delivered
• Potential for future periodic travel required within EMEA (i.e. 3 day period every 2 months)

Qualifications & Experience:

• BA/BSc/BEng or MA/MSc/MEng or equivalent in a relevant discipline
• Chartered or equivalent professional accreditation
• Ideally previous Design/Design Management experience within a Client/Consultancy environment
• Knowledge and experience of BIM led design and Autodesk suite of products.
• Strong Focus on Integration, Stakeholder & Communication Management Skills
• Awareness of using both Microsoft and gSuite software applications

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 global 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 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 believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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