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Job description / Role
Arcadis is the leading global design & consultancy firm for natural and built assets. Applying our deep market sector insights and collective design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services we work in partnership with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes throughout the lifecycle of their natural and built assets. We are 28,000 people active in over 70 countries that generate more than €3 billion in revenue. We support UN-Habitat with knowledge and expertise to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities around the world.
We are looking for a Principal Utilities Engineer to work on one of our Mega Reservoir project in Qatar.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performing required activities associated with projects (investigation, analysis and design) in line with client and Arcadis specifications, national standards and codes of practice
- Preparing and registering all relevant documentation and design reports and ensuring that all documentation is current, accurate and in compliance with Hyder requirements
- Maintaining ongoing communication with relevant Project Leaders/Team Leaders, and clients when required, to ensure effective communications on matters relevant to the project
- Contributing to the resolution of technical issues on projects and providing technical guidance to other team members
- Working in collaboration with other design disciplines to ensure the integrity of the overall design
- Reviewing completed engineering work to ensure accuracy
- Gaining awareness of ,and familiarity with, the commercial aspects of projects to develop commercial skills
- Developing innovative and entrepreneurial thinking and behaviour
- Building a profile in the industry and keeping up-to-date with innovations and developments
- To be familiar with, and compliant with, relevant Health & Safety regulations and to promote a culture of awareness within the team
- Performing other duties and responsibilities as required from time to time by your manager or Hyder
Specific Responsibilities:
- Responsible for leading the surface water team as directed by the Project director.
- Direct and be responsible engineers and technician working under your supervision
- Meet the design programme targets
- Attend internal and client meetings and provide advice and solutions to technical problems
- Taking a proactive approach to resolving technical issues
- Comply with the project’s specific Design and Quality Plans
- Refer any issues having commercial impact promptly to the PM and the Commercial Manager
Requirements
- Relevant engineering degree with Chartership
- Professional services background
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to think in an innovative and entrepreneurial manner
- Over 10 years experience working on similar projects.
Key Competencies / Values:
- Client focus – differentiating through tailored skills and depth of client understanding
- Excellence – striving for excellence, recognising that excellence is defined by our clients
- Trust – building and retaining relationships of trust with our clients, colleagues and business partners
- Teamwork – working together as a team for the Group, not just the individual
- Responsibility – taking responsibility for our performance and our safety
What do we offer?
We offer a dynamic and challenging role with international focus and we provide competitive remuneration package reflecting the seniority of the role. You will have a great deal of responsibility with endless opportunity for impact. Given the international remit of this role and our business, a certain level of flexibility in working hours is important. International travel will also be required.
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.