Technology Data Centre Programme Director - USA

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design,

engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving

quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many

curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and

deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Lead and assure delivery of a portfolio of Data Centre projects across North

America, strengthening performance, consistency and client confidence. This

senior leadership role is critical to mobilizing project teams, training,

mentoring and developing cost, schedule and program management professionals,

and driving consistent high-quality outputs from delivery teams. The ideal

candidate will have a deep understanding of the data centre market, coupled with

the ability to engage with client stakeholders to provide confidence in delivery

outcomes and demonstrate effective leadership of our delivery teams.

Role accountabilities:

•    Lead North American portfolio delivery and provide visible executive

oversight.

•    Assure delivery against client commitments, governance and Arcadis

standards.

•    Set regional priorities, accountabilities and consistent ways of working.

•    Coach delivery leaders and build a high-performing, accountable culture.

•    Own senior delivery engagement with Client stakeholders.

•    Lead resolution of material client concerns and delivery escalations.

•    Direct portfolio reviews, health checks and corrective actions.

•    Champion quality, right-first-time delivery and continuous learning.

•    Sponsor portfolio improvement and the North American programmatic delivery

model.

•    Maintain executive oversight of risks, issues and dependencies.

•    Use insight to anticipate risk, target intervention and lead recovery.

•    Establish clear reporting across delivery, quality, commercial and resource

performance.

•    Drive integrated resource, capacity and capability planning.

•    Connect projects, locations and global expertise to improve consistency.

•    Align talent deployment, mobilisation and succession with portfolio

priorities.

Qualifications & Experience:

•    Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity

Surveying, or a related field (or        equivalent professional experience).

•    Proven experience in Senior leadership of programmes, portfolios or

multi-project delivery.

•    5 years of Data centre, mission-critical or comparable capital-sector

experience preferred.

•    Chartership or accreditation such as MRICS, MCIOB, PMP, PgMP or APM

desirable.

•    Complex capital portfolio experience across dispersed teams.

•    Credible executive client and stakeholder leadership.

•    Proven governance, assurance and performance improvement.

•    Strong project controls, risk, quality, commercial and resource expertise.

•    Matrix leadership across multidisciplinary teams.

•    Effective intervention in challenging delivery environments.

•    Ability and willingness to travel across the United States to support

delivery teams. 

•    Proven commitment to health, safety, sustainability, and the efficient

delivery of large-scale technology infrastructure projects.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We

believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a

skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and

expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make

together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver

sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your

career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why

we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our

actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place

to work for all our people.

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