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:Arcadis is currently looking for a Senior Strategy & Transformation Management Consultant to join our growing and dynamic Business Advisory team. In a world of disruption and unprecedent change, our Water Resilience Practice is enabling clients to successfully implement bold solutions, solving their most pressing problems. We are dedicated to enhancing clients' performance through strategy, process, system, structural and behavioral change as we help our clients create a Fit-for-Future utility. As the leading design and consultancy firm, Arcadis recognizes that the future water workforce will be digitally skilled, diverse and more mobile in their careers. We believe that harnessing unique backgrounds and ways of working will lead to more creative ideas, sustainable solutions and healthier relationships with the communities we serve. Within the Fit-for-Future utility, and our Resilience Water BA, people bring a diversity of experiences, ideas, and voices which combine to solve our communities and clients' challenges and create a more sustainable world. In this role, you will strengthen people's connections to the Water sector within the Water Resilience Practice. You will manage projects and teams to advise water utilities how to strategically plan for the future, develop their workforce, effectively manage people through change, and optimize their business processes.In this position you will need a strong intellect, the ability to articulate complex ideas persuasively and a talent for establishing and solidifying relationships with external stakeholders. You will work with stakeholders to address some of their biggest challenges including attracting and retaining talent within the Water sector, succession planning and increasing diversity, equity, & inclusion, digital transformation, and effective, engaging, and dynamic planning. You will build trusted relationships with senior utility leaders that enable effective coaching and influencing of people and culture related outcomes.Role accountabilities:In this role, you will build on our firm's commitment to helping our clients by managing projects and providing visionary and strategic expertise for our strategic planning, change management, organizational assessments, innovation management, and workforce development engagements. Other responsibilities include:
- Manage projects and teams through client engagement, junior staff mentorship and delegation, and excellence service.
- Lead projects and teams to develop and execute strategies for public sector organizations to improve their performance, transform their cultures and people, and ready them for the future.
- Lead the design, implementation and evolution of change strategies and plans to engage, inspire and motivate people to embrace the significant changes that are required to transform our clients' organizations.
- Lead the analysis of metrics, performance measures, reports, and data to develop recommendations for the management, structure, policies and procedures, and business systems of clients.
- Lead the review and optimization of clients' processes to enhance operational efficiencies and increase value.
- Lead responsible for the development and implementation of a workforce planning for client as it relates to strategy development, resource planning and program development/ implementation.
- Collaborate with national leadership on developing creative approaches and thought leadership related to strategy and transformation in the public sector.
- Assist in developing identifying, pursuing, and leading potential client opportunities or pursuits.
- Deliver an exceptional experience for external stakeholders focusing on understanding their needs and capabilities, building lasting relationships and providing appropriate guidance to maximize growth and career opportunity.
- Manage workstream resources by supporting people, developing capacity, and actively contributing to a high performing, inclusive culture.
- Oversee assessments, conducting surveys and interviews, developing and facilitating workshops, as well as independently hosting outreach events.
- Communicate (written and oral) exceptionally with experience of managing and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Work effectively in a team with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills, exemplifying best practice in building both internal and client relationships.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (such as Engineering, Business Administration, Public Administration).
- 10 years of professional experience with a demonstrated track record of strategic leadership, operations, and project management.
- 5 years of people management experience.
- 5 years of experience working with senior executives, in a consulting role, and driving strategic outcomes.
Key Skills and Attributes:
- Broad understanding of the Water Industry.
- Experience creating and delivering strategic recommendations to senior leaders, based on system-level thinking, technical acumen, and sound, data-driven conclusions.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams to structure and execute programs and build operational capabilities at scale and with demonstrable results.
- Ability to influence a broad group of stakeholders without direct authority.
- Excellent business judgment, problem framing and solving, project management and strong understanding of people analytics.
- Exhibit innovative thinking, collaboration, and comfort in solving ambiguous problems.
- Effective communicator with the ability to clearly and concisely articulate ideas, concepts, and proposals to different stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree or other advanced degree.
- Advanced Certifications (PMP, Prosci, etc.)
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 & BelongingWe 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 are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $105,000 - $157,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.#LI-RT4#Resilience#Water-NA#Water-NA-BA