Senior Design Manager / Project Manager
Arcadis
Global design, engineering and consultancy firm delivering intelligence‑driven sustainable solutions for natural & built assets.
Lead multi-disciplinary design delivery for large-scale building projects.
10 days ago ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Hybrid
Company Size
36,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Consulting
Engineering
Architecture
Project Management
Design
Technical Services
Construction Services
Urban Planning
Sector Specialisms
Infrastructure
Water
Environment
Buildings
Transport
Utilities
Role
Description
design leadership
design management
design coordination
design compliance
quality assurance
client liaison
- Providing project teams with design leadership and technical guidance
- Day to day liaison with client, external stakeholders and key discipline leads from project team(s)
- Manage the design scope and progress of designs ensuring deadlines are met
- Manage compliance of design to project requirements and applicable standards
- Liaising with the client’s Project Manager to ensure works are delivered to their expectation.
- Transform project brief requirements into a delivery strategy and design schedule
- Monitor and coordinate project resources to meet program requirements and alignment with design scope
- Lead the multi-disciplinary design and coordination of Arcadis project team and ensure a high degree of coordination between disciplines for interfacing with external design consultants or stakeholders
- Provide oversight and adherence to Arcadis’ quality and documentation processes to manage risks, change and tracking of key design decisions
- Manage and lead key discipline leads to ensure consistent design output, and liaising with the Project Director to ensure design meets overall project and client expectations
Requirements
negotiation
technical design
team management
commercial
risk assessment
project management
- Ability to negotiate, influence and communicate technical knowledge to a range of stakeholders across public and private sectors, in particular government agencies and D&C contractors to deliver “best for project” outcomes
- A background in technical design delivery (building engineering or architecture)
- Experience in managing and working large multi-disciplinary teams
- Sound commercial background, including familiarity with contractual conditions and procedures, including ability to assess risk to complement overall project leadership team.
- Experience working with partners and contractors different contractual arrangements.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of inter-disciplinary design dependencies and impacts for project delivery.
- A strong project and design management background (ideally 10+ years’) working on major/large-scale buildings projects with a capital value of greater than $300 million and proven track record of successfully delivering these projects
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Company
Overview
1888
Year Founded
The company was established in the Netherlands with a focus on reclaiming wetlands.
30+ Countries
Global Presence
Operates in over 30 countries worldwide, showcasing its extensive international reach.
€5B
2023 Revenue
Achieved €5 billion in gross revenues, reflecting strong financial performance and strategic growth.
- Evolved into a global design, engineering and consultancy powerhouse.
- Excels in major infrastructure, water management, urban building, transport and industrial manufacturing projects worldwide.
- Recent standout assignments include flood defences in New York, the Sydney Metro, and sustainable legacy planning for the Paris Olympics.
- Structured around core business areas—Places, Mobility, Resilience and Intelligence—backed by digital centres of excellence.
- Notable for blending data-driven tools with traditional consulting to optimise asset lifecycles and smart infrastructure.
Culture + Values
- People First
- Collaboration
- Client Success
- Integrity
- Sustainability
Environment + Sustainability
Net-Zero by 2035
GHG Emissions Target
Commitment to achieving net-zero across the entire value chain.
70% Reduction
GHG Emissions Target
Aiming for a 70% reduction in absolute scope 1 and market-based scope 2 GHG emissions by 2026, measured from a 2019 baseline.
58% GHG Reduction
Emissions Progress
Achieved a 58% reduction in scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by end-2023 compared to 2019 levels.
100% Renewable Energy
Energy Consumption
Purchases renewable electricity certificates to cover all office and work-from-home energy use.
- Transition of company fleet to EVs by 2030 (currently 26–35% by late 2024)
- 50% reduction in air travel emissions by 2025 (currently ~29%)
- 35% reduction in business travel emissions by 2025 (already at ~37%)
- Joined supply-chain emissions platform in 2023 to capture supplier scope 3 data
Inclusion & Diversity
>40% Female Workforce
Gender Diversity Goal
Targets over 40% of workforce to be female by the end of 2026, reflecting a strong commitment to gender balance.
Top 25% eNPS
Employee Satisfaction Ranking
Aims to remain in the top 25% of the professional services sector for employee satisfaction, as measured by eNPS scores.
- Continues to develop people through Skills Powered Organisation and Energy Transition Academy
- GEC recruitment drive and increased focus on global roles to support diverse career paths
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