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 core Design & Engineering capability.
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 Us
As designers, engineers, project managers, consultants and advisors on projects across Australia, we play an important role in shaping future projects. Arcadis is committed to continuing our journey of creating positive impact and improving quality of life, through influencing the outcomes of projects and ensuring a positive contribution to the communities where we operate. As Arcadians, we create smart, sustainable and safe Places for owners, users, communities and visitors. Our ambition is to bring innovative future facing solutions and products which consider the whole life of the asset of the Places we live, work, play, learn and create a positive impact on the Places that help us move and thrive.
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 jessica.rizzo@arcadis.com if you have any questions.
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