Business Leader - Design And Engineering

As part of our Global Accelerating a Positive Planet Future strategy and our Places Australia Strategic Business Plan, we are evolving our Places Australia structure seeking a Business Leader that will lead our national Design and Engineering business across Australia. This is one of our core business lines and houses our Building and Precincts and Urban Development and Regeneration.

Core to the success of this future, are our Business Leaders who will enable our team’s success by providing executive leadership, management and supervision of the Places Australia, Business Unit operations and performance to meet the Places Australia’s business areas performance targets and strategic objectives.

Joining a global consultancy, you and your team will collaborate with colleagues in Europe and Asia as well as North & South America. This will allow us to bolster our offering in Australia and bring the best in class to our clients.

About You

Reporting directly to the Australian Business Area Director and working in partnership with the leadership team, our Business Leader, Design and Engineering will drive a safe and respectful culture of inclusion, accountability, human-centricity, and sustainability, and personally role model a commitment to improving quality of life. You will also bring with you:

• A demonstrated ability to lead, with good influencing, motivating and delegation skills
• Well-developed commercial skills, with a sound knowledge of the buildings and engineering design industry and demonstrated entrepreneurial behaviours
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills (both internally and externally)
• Strong market reputation and personal brand through thought leadership, market-facing activities relevant to the identified Places markets and engineering disciplines.
• A recognised bachelor or master’s tertiary degree in a design engineering discipline. Qualifications in financial and business management and leadership in a multi-disciplinary design firm is highly desirable
• Registered Practitioner and professional membership of relevant business/industry institutions
• At least 10+ years demonstrated experience in operational or Business leadership role ideally leading a national business unit of which 20+ years is in design consultancy
• Well established client management and sales skills
• Demonstrated experience successfully managing a P&L of similar scale
• Strong delivery, commercial and contractual experience in relevant design and engineering procurement and project delivery

About UsAt Arcadis, we know places, spaces and communities. We create livable cities and make a positive impact on quality of life. We work on the greenfield master planned communities you live in, the mixed-use developments you shop at and the infrastructure you travel on. We’ve been integral to shaping Australia and are continuing our journey to improve quality of life. We are making waves in the Energy Transition space globally, with a strong emphasis in renewables, new energy, and future fuels.

You’ll get to enjoy great employee benefits program that is competitive, flexible, and responsive to the changing needs of todays’ employees while gaining culture and career advancement. We offer career development opportunities, extended and flexible leave policies, excellent rewards and remuneration program (including bonus) along with an inclusive and collaborative environment.

As an equal opportunity employer, we value and promote diversity at Arcadis and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

• 2022 WGEA Equal Opportunity Employer of Choice for Gender Equality
• 2020 Flex Able certified employer
• 2018 Great Place to Work certified employer

What now?

If you’re interested, please apply or reach out to Jessica Rizzo on *************@arcadis.com if you have any questions.

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