Senior Associate, Technical Architect (Transit)

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 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 looking for an experienced technical Architect to take a role in our transit team supporting the delivery of major projects and the management and running of a range of smaller projects.

This challenge will give you the opportunity to focus on a range of projects for a growing and diverse client base. In this position, you will join a highly creative, collaborative and inclusive team dedicated to innovative problem solving and design excellence.

You’ll be coordinating the design & construction phases of projects of varying size, delivering high quality architectural solutions, leading elements of large and small projects independently, managing junior and technician team members while supporting the Studio management team with input to programming and resourcing reviews. You will be expected to run significant transit projects, build relationships, work as part of a team, and provide support and mentorship. 

We work with our clients around the world to create, support, and enhance smart, safe and sustainable places where people live, work, learn and thrive. Places impact on the quality of people’s lives. Whether new homes, shops, workplaces, schools and hospitals, manufacturing, research and development facilities, or data and distribution centres. People and communities thrive when the spaces in which they live, work, move and play are designed and managed in a way that best meets their needs. 

Role accountabilities:

• Supporting and leading on projects with responsibility for internal program and budget management, effective time and resources management for your team
• Work in all aspects of projects: design development, working drawings, contract administration and on site services, providing support to transit operator and contractor clients and thriving in a construction environment 
• Manage multiple aspects of client, team and project coordination, including full documentation coordination with other disciplines
• Lead elements of large / complex projects or small projects independently, working with / without a team
• Maintain the project documentation, drawings and specifications, and review of submittals; capturing and promoting best practice and design knowledge within the Studio.
• Process change control requests during construction and address RFI and support in the preparation of proposals, submissions and presentations
• Interface with statutory authorities during the design and construction phases of the project
• Understand and adhere to procedures including quality management and environmental management systems and health & safety
• Resolve complex technical and design issues and contribute to technical design reviews across projects in the studio.

Qualifications & Experience:

• RIBA Part 3 qualified and ARB registered, min 10 years qualification
• A background across complex UK projects, working with contractors at detailed design and construction stages 
• Experience of working on larger projects as part of a team and day to day leadership for smaller projects
• A working knowledge of Revit, Bentley Microstation and Aecosim/BIM experience as industry standard
• Naturally you’ll have a strong knowledge of building regulations, design standards and best practice including Network Rail and London Underground/TfL standards and guidance
• Working knowledge of CDM and Building Regulations Principal Designer responsibilities.
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication and relationship-management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

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 & Belonging

We 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 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.