Associate Technical Director - Rail HS2 - Birmingham

Arcadis ,
Birmingham, West Midlands
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Associate Technical Director - Rail HS2 - Birmingham We currently have a great opportunity for an Associate Technical Director to join our team based in Birmingham to lead and deliver our flagship HS2 main work civils contract - sections C2 and C3 and also progress a programme of Network Rail based projects. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and successful team that is growing rapidly. You'll be required to assist in driving the strategy of Technical Excellence, you'll ensure technical quality of project outputs, support pursuit to win strategy, business development and marketing our innovation. At Arcadis, we never lose sight of what's most important. Because look beyond our projects and programmes and you'll see it's about human stories. From remaking public spaces that bring people together, to making cities easier to navigate, we're focused on making an impact where it matters most - and improving quality of life. It's a big challenge. And why we need people committed to bringing their best, who deliver on their promises. People who value different perspectives, build sustainable relationships and dare to shape the future. People who seize the experiences available to transform their world - and the world around them. It's a shared goal amongst 27,000 Arcadians. And one we can only achieve by working together and applying our skills and expertise across design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services. It's how we'll find solutions to our clients' most complex challenges. And how we'll deliver exceptional results, today and tomorrow. Key Responsibilities / Duties: Take a leadership role with the project team, providing direction and leading by example where appropriate. Manage the delivery of projects in accordance with Management Systems to meet time, quality, budgetary and health and safety targets. Manage all aspects of the client relationship so that delivery meets or exceeds client expectations. Working to ensure maximum client satisfaction, championing client care and proactively working with the client. Promote both the regional and global culture of the business. Encourage SHE feedback and take a lead in solving SHE issues. Build strong working relationships with other teams and technical disciplines, Arcadis offices and external organisations to foster cooperation and to identify cross-sell and trade-up opportunities. Engage with and champions the involvement and inclusion of Arcadis Global resources ensuring that local staff understand the benefits of their utilisation as team resources. Support technical direction at a subject level. Manage discipline department staff. Lead the delivery of projects ensuring client satisfaction, effective project management and good communication and collaboration between Arcadis colleagues. Select, lead and develop the project team, to ensure they have the necessary skills to deliver the project, they understand and are engaged with the project strategy, brief and client requirements, and to manage their delivery of project objectives. Coordinate and manage project teams and large size projects of single (own) discipline engineers or mid - large size multi-disciplinary project teams, ensuring client satisfaction, effective project management and good communication and collaboration between Arcadis colleagues. Coach and mentor engineering professionals to support the development of Arcadis' talent pool. Provide specialised technical input to major/complex studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise Develop and propose potential solutions, including solutions that fall outside the standard codes where appropriate, to meet or exceed client expectations. Guide clients through the technical decision-making process and provide alternative solutions if there are changes to project parameters. Resolves differences of opinion between designers and checkers. Lead interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables. Perform independent technical review for projects of moderate complexity. Build strong working relationships with other teams and technical disciplines, Arcadis offices and external organisations to foster cooperation and to identify cross-sell and trade-up opportunities. Manage the performance of team members and sub-contractors, identifying and ensuring the resolution of any issues. Develop strong, partnering relationships with senior client personnel in order to identify and resolve issues, to identify business opportunities and to influence their decision making. Engage with the client and all key stakeholders to develop a shared understanding of project objectives and to establish protocols for working together. Manage technical client relationships and plays a major role in pursuits. Lead technical business development work. Provide input into specific technical aspects of individual bids to support the production of high-quality winning bids. Keep up to date with developments in the industry sector and with

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