Technical Director (Structures) - UK Water

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.We are more than 36, 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 worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.Role description:We are now recruiting a seasoned leader to fill our current vacancy of a Technical Director (Structures) to work on various kinds of Water projects in the UK region from our Design Centers in India.Job Purpose: Provide structures discipline leadership within the Water team, establishing and consolidating relationships across Arcadis and our client base, taking ownership for the delivery of structural engineering, and associated quality, supporting the delivery of projects, or specialised components of projects. Lead and shape the GEC water structures team capability, ensuring optimal resource recruitment, deployment and management for projects and frameworks. Engaging with structural engineering focused peers in the UK, providing leadership that connects UK and GEC teams at all levels. Undertake (as required) senior project roles to lead the delivery of major projects. Support the management of risk on major projects by leading independent technical reviews and following up review findings. Roles at this level should continuously seek to enhance the business at a strategic and individual level, executing strategy to deliver tangible results for the Arcadis business. Roles at this level provide inspiring leadership to our people and support them to realise their potential. Role accountabilities: Lead by example to promote continual improvement in SHE performance across the business, including safe by design initiatives and any specific personal targets. Build internal relationships to identify and realise service line delivery efficiency opportunities, ensuring that client expectations and Arcadis commercial objectives are met or exceeded. Provide professional leadership at a structures discipline level and be the guardian of technical quality for the GEC structures team. Evaluate technical competence of structures staff proposed for projects, supporting our people to realise their potential, identifying and providing specific training and mentoring needs. Working closely with the GEC BA Manager and UK discipline lead, supporting the recruitment and development of the GEC structures team, setting objectives and managing performance, to ensure that the team has the resources and capability to achieve desired outcomes. Ensure that complex technical projects are effectively led with good communication and collaboration between GEC, UK and its partner organisations, proactively leading the resolution of technical issues. Keep up to date with developments in the structural engineering sector. In conjunction with UK colleagues, establish and agree key performance targets and financial budgets for the structures team in order to optimise business performance in line with set objectives. Perform independent technical reviews for complex and major projects that are classified as high risk to the Arcadis business. Encourage innovative and entrepreneurial thinking amongst team members. Qualifications & Experience: Have a BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Desirable: Have achieved Member and Chartered professional status with the ICE or IStructE. 25+ years of experience Required Competencies:Candidates must: Be able to demonstrate the successful technical/design leadership of a large (>20FTE) team. Have experience of delivering structural engineering in complex multi-discipinary projects. Be experienced in the design and design management of a broad selection of structures which should include those in: Heavy civil engineering (ideally in the water and energy sectors) Soil Structure interaction and foundations Below ground applications Industrial buildings Have experience of working with Precast and DfMA structures and industry D&B contractors. Lead continuous improvement in Safety by Design and CDM compliance. Have an awareness of key UK legislation, hazards and safe systems of work. Possess strong stakeholder management skills, e.g. awareness of other discipline inputs and the flexibility that will drive into structural solutions Be able to think strategically. Possess strong verbal and written communication skills. Cultural awareness and experience of working as part of international project teams Possess a sound understanding of the principles of sustainable design. Have a strong understanding of the principles of commercial management. Be focussed on health, safety and all dimensions of people welfare. Have a strong focus on designing and deploying effective project delivery processes. Be capable of building credible peer-to-peer relationships with other senior stakeholders.