Design Management Market Lead; Hybrid

LOCATION
: USA (hybrid work style)

POSITION
:
Design Team Lead

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.

The Design Management Team is seeking to add multiple Design Team Leaders for several design teams within the Design and Engineering Division. Arcadis is seeking a Design Team leader for each of our market sectors:
Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil. The ideal candidate will be an employee of Arcadis and have extensive consultancy experience with architectural and engineering projects, as well as strong team management practices. Candidates should expect travel related to project work up to 20%.

• Lead a team of 3–5 Design Managers, setting clear objectives and ensuring access to the skills, tools, and resources required to deliver innovative project outcomes. Champion the professional growth of each team member while fostering a collaborative and respectful environment, building a cohesive team culture that consistently delivers project excellence and exceeds client expectations.
• Establish and monitor team objectives, maintain high project quality standards, and regularly review team performance. Oversee financials, scheduling, staffing plans, and client satisfaction to ensure successful project delivery.
• Serve as a key point of contact for market sector opportunities, ensuring alignment with client pursuits across internal (A&U) and external stakeholders. Act as Pursuit Lead or contributor on proposal teams to develop compelling sales proposals, negotiate contracts, and achieve commercial objectives. Participate in post-bid reviews to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.
• Act as Project Director when required, providing strategic oversight and ensuring consistency across high-risk or high-value projects. Collaborate with project teams to define project parameters, scope of services, fee, and financial targets, and to address legal, commercial, and operational risks.

• Over 15 years of experience, including extensive consultancy, having worked on large-scale projects in the Architectural/Engineering fields. Ideally, experience should include overseeing multiple disciplines (Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil) on large-scale projects.
• Expertise in a Key Service Line or Market Sector.
• Experience managing small teams (3 – 5 persons) across geographies and time zones, utilizing technology.
• Advanced competency in business development and project planning tools, which may include data analysis.
• Arcadis Project Manager Certification (Arcadis to supply the training, if required).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Business, Management, or a related field.

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.

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 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $113,933 to $193,686.

Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

Arcadis offers equal opportunities and affirmative action. 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, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.