Project Director - D&B

Arcadis; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior Project Director in Birmingham to provide strategic leadership on high-value infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing complex projects and leading multidisciplinary teams, ensuring client satisfaction and project success. Join a company dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions and improving quality of life.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and inspire teams across multiple projects.
• Significant experience managing complex infrastructure projects.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams with remote partners.
• Strong ability to build trust with clients and navigate stakeholder environments.
• Deep understanding of project governance, risk management, and financial performance.
• Relevant degree, such as Civil Engineering, and professional accreditation.
• Experience on international highway/infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across a portfolio of projects.
• Direct and deliver a portfolio of infrastructure projects.
• Manage and motivate multidisciplinary teams.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients.
• Oversee teams to deliver integrated and commercially viable solutions.
• Ensure robust governance and accountability for project outcomes.
• Contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities.

Job description

Overview

Arcadis 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.

Role: We are seeking a high-calibre Senior Project Director to join our UK Highways and Transportation business unit, a global engineering consultancy renowned for delivering transformative infrastructure projects. This technical leadership role is pivotal in delivering some of the most complex and high-value projects (£500m+ multi-disciplinary highways projects) in the UK and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Provide clear and decisive leadership across a portfolio of projects, setting vision, direction, and standards for technical delivery, commercial success, and client satisfaction. Inspire teams to achieve excellence and deliver results.
• Portfolio Management: Direct and deliver a portfolio of infrastructure projects, ensuring consistency in execution, financial performance, and alignment with client expectations.
• Team Leadership: Manage and motivate multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaboration, accountability, and a culture of high performance.
• Client Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and ensuring needs are met or exceeded.
• Solution Delivery: Oversee teams locally and internationally to deliver integrated, commercially viable solutions that meet project goals.
• Governance and Oversight: Work with Project Managers to ensure robust governance, including scope, budgets, schedules, risks, and quality management, with accountability for project outcomes.
• Business Growth: Contribute to growth by identifying opportunities, expanding client relationships, and mentoring emerging leaders.

Requirements

• Leadership Expertise: Proven ability to lead and inspire teams across multiple projects, with clear communication, collaboration, and accountability. Demonstrated success in high-performance environments.
• Portfolio Management: Significant experience managing and delivering a portfolio of large and complex infrastructure or highway projects, ideally in a design and build context.
• Team Management: Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, including remote or offshore delivery partners, fostering a cohesive and motivated environment.
• Client-Focused Leadership: Strong ability to build trust with clients, navigate stakeholder environments, and lead client engagements with a commercial mindset.
• Technical and Commercial Expertise: Deep understanding of project governance, risk management, contracts (NEC/JCT), and financial performance.
• Education and Accreditation: Relevant degree (e.g., Civil Engineering) and professional accreditation (e.g., MIHT, ICE, or similar).
• Global Experience: Experience on international highway/infrastructure projects and within global consultancy or contractor environments, with ability to lead teams across cultures and geographies.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone’s contribution matters and we are pioneering a skills-based approach to help you shape your career path and maximize impact.

You’ll do meaningful work and contribute to delivering sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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Our commitment is to equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. We aim to be an employer of choice and welcome diverse perspectives. Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to how we improve quality of life, and we work across six ED&I workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.