Associate Director – Planning & Project Controls

Description

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients and senior stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of progress, issues, and remaining work. Build strong relationships across disciplines and functions to facilitate collaboration, resolve issues, and support team success.
• Project –Lead Project Controls / PMO activities across major projects or portfolios, ensuring delivery of high-quality outputs
• Contribute to the growth and maturity of the Planning & Project Controls function through active participation in communities of practice, innovation initiatives, and knowledge sharing. Champion best practices and align delivery with Arcadis’ strategic objectives.
• Client – Lead client relationships and project teams across multiple engagements
• Oversee the implementation and continuous improvement of project controls systems, processes, and tools across the full project lifecycle. Ensure integration across planning, cost, risk, change, and information management functions to support successful project delivery.
• Establish and maintain detailed schedules, ensuring robust schedule performance monitoring, reporting, and change control. Provide strategic insight and interpretation of schedule data to inform decision-making, highlight risks and opportunities, and drive proactive project management.
• Lead and manage a team of project controls professionals, with a strong focus on planning and scheduling. Foster a high-performance culture through mentoring, coaching, and capability development across the Planning & Project Controls community.
• People – Provide leadership, coaching, and line management for colleagues across various levels
• Establish and maintain approved baseline schedules, ensuring robust schedule performance monitoring, reporting, and change control. Provide strategic insight and interpretation of schedule data to inform decision-making, highlight risks and opportunities, and drive proactive project management.

Requirements

• Experience in implementing and improving project controls systems and processes
• Professional qualification in project controls, planning, or related discipline (e.g., APM, PMI, ICE, RICS)
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Extensive experience in planning and scheduling, with strong capability across the broader project controls disciplines
• Track record of managing and developing high-performing teams
• Extensive experience in playing a key role in the delivery of large-scale infrastructure programmes; sector expertise in transmission & distribution is preferred but not essential.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance