ECC Project Manager

At Arcadis, we never lose sight of what's most important. Because we look beyond our projects and programmes and you'll see it's about human stories. From remaking public spaces that bring people together, to making cities easier to navigate, we're focused on making an impact where it matters most – and improving quality of life.

It's a shared goal amongst 27,000 Arcadians. And one we can only achieve by working together and applying our skills and expertise across design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services. It's how we'll find solutions to our clients' most complex challenges. And how we'll deliver exceptional results, today and tomorrow.

Job Description

We operate across the world on some of the biggest, most iconic projects imaginable. And as part of our Programme and Project management team, you'll play a major part delivering them, taking your career to the next level.

Our team works on a variety of capital flood defence construction projects and support our public body client on the protection and enhancement of environmental matters across England. As a Project Manager you will work on a range of Water, Civil Engineering and Utilities related projects within Flood Risk Management with a focus on NEC/ECC contract administration during the construction phase of schemes.

The sheer size and complexity of projects we're involved with demand a joined–up approach. It's why you'll have the opportunity to work with some of the most talented people around, blending diverse skills, experience and perspectives to deliver transformational outcomes. You'll need energy, agility and a forensic eye for detail – and be able to deliver for multiple clients every day.

* Project manage a range of civil engineering, water and utility projects using the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) including contract administration in accordance with the role of the Project Manager on several NEC ECC contracts.

* Work collaboratively with all stakeholders; clients, contractors, consultants and 3rd party stakeholders on each project to ensure delivery is on time, within budget and to a high quality and in accordance with the NEC ECC contract you will be administering.

* Provide high level advice and support to resolve issues during construction, ensuring that decisions are made on sound technical grounds in line with best practice and required standards & timeframes.

* Monitor progress of work, identify risks in the delivery of priorities and implement timely resolution of issues, to ensure appropriate reallocation of time, finance and effort and enhancement of the service.

* Provide good quality management reporting on service delivery, to support the planning of operational work, inform business decisions and provide a sound basis from which to communication with and influence internal / external partners.

* Lead or support project teams to achieve well planned and managed integrated solutions that progress effective change and improvement in the organisation and support the best environmental outcomes.

* Provide effective leadership to health & safety matters by actively promoting health & safety awareness and ensuring the provision of safe working practices.

Requirements

* Experience of project management and ECC contract management to enable successful delivery of larger–scale, complex and demanding projects according to agreed outcomes.

* Civil Engineering, Utilities, Water, Aviation, Environment, Infrastructure project exp

* Track record of leading integrated and multi–disciplinary project management teams.

* Chartered Institution of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Association of Project Manager's (APM) or Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)

* Desired: Flood Risk Management experience and/or a background within Civil Engineering

Why Arcadis?

At Arcadis, you'll have the opportunity to build the career that's right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations, their own career goals. And, as a 'people ???rst' business, it's why we'll take the time to listen, to understand what you want from your time here, and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions. Wherever you join us, you can look forward to a competitive reward package that includes an attractive starting salary, opportunities for career development and being part of a sociable community. We have a performance–related bonus scheme and an employee recognition scheme. Other bene???ts include membership fees to join your relevant professional body, employer contribution pension scheme, ???exible working and a flexible holiday scheme.

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