Arcadis

Associate Project Manager (Universities)

Arcadis  •  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 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 continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.



We are seeking an Associate Project Manager to join our established Education sector, focusing on Higher Education clients across the UK. You will have strong project management skills and experience in higher education projects.


The role involves managing diverse tasks simultaneously, with a focus on service delivery, account leadership, and bid writing. Confidence in direct client engagement and effective time management to meet deadlines and maintain profitability is essential.

Role Accountabilities
  • Lead operational teams by setting objectives, managing performance, and ensuring staff have the necessary skills.
  • Translate business goals into financial targets, business cases, and project plans while managing budgets and profitability.
  • Manage complex, multi-disciplinary projects with mid- to long-term timelines to meet delivery standards.
  • Monitor team performance and enforce organisational policies and codes of conduct.
  • Ensure contract compliance with delivery parameters and scope.
  • Analyse data and advise clients and stakeholders on project impacts.
  • Develop and improve project management processes aligned with business objectives.
  • Foster relationships with internal stakeholders to enhance efficiency and collaboration.
  • Provide technical expertise and strategic advice to senior managers.
  • Build and maintain client relationships, ensuring alignment and clear communication.
  • Account leadership and Bid writing
Qualifications & Experience
  • Experience in Higher Education
  • Laboratory experience preferred
  • Proven ability managing complex projects and leading teams
  • Recognised project management expert in your field
  • Experience managing executive-level business relationships
  • Account leadership and bid writing experience

Continue your career journey as an Arcadian.

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 do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, 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.

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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About Arcadis

Arcadis is a leading global partner, delivering transformative projects with businesses, cities and industries. With 36,000 people active in more than 30 countries, we bring together the best minds from around the world to deliver intelligent products and solutions that address the challenges of climate, energy security and diversification, and livable cities.

We take design, engineering, architecture and consultancy to the next level, advising clients at every step of every project. From strategy and planning through to implementation and delivery, we combine our human and digital intelligence to co-create environments that reflect our clients’ business and stakeholder needs.

From creating a citywide sustainable legacy during and after the Paris Olympics to revolutionizing urban transit worldwide with metro systems from Sydney to Toronto, or securing clean drinking water for communities across more than 30 U.S. states, our world-changing solutions leave a positive and lasting impact.

Our work has helped more than a third of the world's communities become more resilient, and hundreds of clients to advance their decarbonization and net-zero goals. Together, we are committed to solving today's greatest problems; creating a blueprint for a better future, designed to thrive.

Arcadis. Improving quality of life.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Amsterdam, NL
Year Founded
Unknown
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