Associate Engineer/Design Manager

Arcadis

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ref: MP180-401

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Objectives
- To be the lead member of the delivery team placed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- To manage the requirements of the client and ensure their satisfaction at all times
- To take on a key role within the sector/discipline, winning work, providing leadership, technical advice and leading by example where appropriate
- To manage projects (or components of projects) meeting budgetary, quality, safety and timeframe targets, while exceeding client expectations
- To promote and market all facets of Arcadis’ services during interfaces with clients, other sectors/disciplines and externally at seminars and conferences
- To build and consolidate networks within the industry
- To assist in the technical development of staff, coaching and mentoring on technical issues

Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:
- Providing Design Management and Liaison with the Dubai Based Design team and when required the Global Excellence Outsourcing Centre
- Liaising with the Project Manager or Director and the client to keep informed of all developments, changes/modifications associated with the project
- Communicating with team members to ensure that they understand, and become engaged with, sector/discipline business plans
- Proactively managing selected projects (or components of projects), taking responsibility for resource allocation, managing subcontractors, managing the production of analysis and design (including drawings and reports), ensuring the integrity of the overall design (in collaboration with other design disciplines), quality assurance and client feedback
- Identifying opportunities and driving implementation of re-engineering strategies to maximise the profitability of design components
- Gaining a good 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 leadership, direction and technical advice to project team members, taking a proactive role in developing team members to their full potential, leading by example to achieve sector/divisional goals and championing a quality, innovative and entrepreneurial culture
- Being familiar with, and compliant with, relevant H & S regulations and to promote a culture of awareness within the team
- Providing reassurance, confidence and a sense of direction to both client and project team members
- Performing other duties and responsibilities as required from time to time by your manager or the business

Requirements

- Degree Qualified
- Post-graduate qualifications an advantage
- At least 10 year’s post-graduate experience, including supervising aspects of a project of significant scale, application of standards
- Experience working closely with Contractors would be beneficial
- Good motivation, influencing, people management and delegation skills
- Ability to think in an innovative and entrepreneurial manner with good understanding of commercial aspects of a project
- Middle East experience essential

About the Company

ARCADIS is the leading global natural and built asset design & consultancy firm working in partnership with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes through the application of design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services. ARCADIS differentiates through its talented and passionate people and its unique combination of capabilities covering the whole asset life cycle, its deep market sector insights and its ability to integrate health & safety and sustainability into the design and delivery of solutions across the globe. We are 28,000 people that generate more than 3 billion in revenues. We support UN-Habitat with knowledge and expertise to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities around the world.

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