AddressArcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 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 solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
An exciting opportunity for a Principal Environmental Scientist specialising in Contaminated Land. You will be working alongside a national team on large-scale projects. Nothing is more important to us than being able to fit into our family friendly company culture! In saying this, you would be expected to be able to manage projects autonomously, mentor and develop staff, manage and grow clients and respond to public and private matters.
Role accountabilities:
- Project management of assigned projects to satisfy the requirements of quality, budget and program
- Carrying out assigned activities including investigation, analysis and reporting in accordance with accepted practice and principles
- Supervising the preparation of project reports and other deliverables as well as project proposals
- Working in collaboration with other design disciplines to ensure the integrity of the overall design
- Providing support and technical advice to project team members
- Reviewing and ensuring compliance in the components of the project for which responsible, including drawings, reports, specifications and studies
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with clients on projects
- Contribute to the management of commercial aspects (contract, invoicing, debt management, client management etc) relating to projects for which responsible
- Maintaining ongoing communication with discipline leaders and clients when required, to ensure effective communication on matters relevant to the project
- Developing an understanding of the background of the client's business and industry to facilitate building effective and enduring relationships and consolidating both
- company and personal credibility in the industry
- Providing support to the Team Leader to achieve Business Area goals and championing a quality, innovative, client-focussed and entrepreneurial culture
- Developing team members to their full potential
- Engaging in Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Performing other duties and responsibilities as required from time to time by your manager or Arcadis
- Ensuring you are familiar and compliant with Health and Safety regulations and guidelines
Qualifications & Experience:
- Relevant degree with Chartered status or equivalent professional accreditation
- 8+ years' experience
- Professional services background
- Relevant post-graduate experience, including supervising aspects of a project, application of standards and managing resources
- Good motivation, influencing, people management and delegation skills
- Ability to think in an innovative and entrepreneurial manner
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.
Join Arcadis. Create a 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.
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