Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 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:
As part of a growing and agile business, our Environmental Planning team is looking for a Regional Leader for the South East Planning and Environmental, Assessment and Management Team. You will be an Associate Technical Director or above with a broad range of Planning and, or, EIA/SEA experience. This role suits someone who is passionate about the integration of EIA/SEA/Environmental input within the Planning process – a Chartered Town Planner or Environmentalist.
As part of our Environmental team, you’ll help improve quality of life. With your specialism in environmental management, or your technical or sustainability expertise, your work could involve protected species, pollution, surface water and materials management, air quality or noise. And in some of the world’s busiest and most beautiful locations.
We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.
Role accountabilities:
The role forms part of the matrix roles within the leadership team for the Planning and Environmental Assessment and Management Team and is responsible for providing a strategic oversight and coordination of their region – liaising closely with the other Regional Leads across the UK. A confident and unflappable approach is required, and you will work collaboratively with a range of technical specialists on a broad range of projects, lead and coordinate planning work, including planning applications and consents advice, EIA/SEAs and related deliverables, working closely with clients, develop new areas of business and mentor others in the team.
- Leading the team in the South East, responsible for recruitment, growth, actively overseeing bidding and project delivery and leading on some key Clients in the region
- Leading on the coordination and delivery of planning / environmental work being undertaken by multi-disciplinary teams, influencing project development and delivering optimal environmental and planning outcomes
- Support business development activities through participation in external market profile raising activities and functions, and through involvement with key clients.
- Raise awareness of our services in the region, winning new opportunities and building new contacts. Support staff in all offices within the region to also develop in this role.
- Actively engage in key client relationships, lead by example creating cross selling opportunities for the wider business.
- Obtain regular feedback from clients on our performance and look to cross-sell the wider business.
- Working in partnership with other members of the Environmental Planning team and provide planning / environmental advice and support to clients, project managers and colleagues
- Engaging with consultees and stakeholders
- Managing projects, overseeing our performance on technical, quality, commercial, and health and safety
Qualifications & Experience:
- Excellent working knowledge of the UK Planning system and consenting process, including EIA practices and procedures, including case law, and a solid understanding of environmental and sustainability principles and environmental technical specialisms
- Experience across a range of project types
- Strong report writing, verbal and presentation skills with experience in reviewing the work of others to ensure quality
- Experience in multi-disciplinary co-ordination and leadership of projects, with good project management and technical skills
- Experience in consulting and negotiating with planning authorities, regulators and stakeholders
- Commercial expertise, including forecasting, project management and quality assurance
- Relevant degree or equivalent qualification, preferably with chartered status or working towards
- A flexible, pragmatic, and collaborative approach to work
- Experience in the delivery of DCO/TWAO / SEA and/ or Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) projects would be welcomed
- Desired: Full Member of IEMA/IES/CEnv/RTPI.
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. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.
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