Role Description

This role is part of Arcadis’ Global Excellence Centre (GEC) and will join our 3,000+ talented individuals working in India, Romania, and Philippines, in partnership with Arcadis’ offices globally. The GEC brings key capabilities and capacity to support our clients seamlessly around the world.  For those in GEC there are options to be dedicated to one country; developing deep knowledge and strong relationships, as well as opportunities to be part of teams working truly globally as a centre of excellence, offering diversity and variety.  Arcadians are by nature, globally minded and culturally aware, and Arcadis strongly believes in flexibility which enables change over time as your career progresses. The GEC model is well embedded in Arcadis, and the strong relationships that exist between our global offices are truly unique. 

Role Accountabilities:

The role will be predominantly technical, and the individual will be expected to have a good foundation in the following:

• Able to lead and oversee a team of engineers and BIM technicians working on complex projects and should be able to coordinate with other disciplines. 
• Proactive to engage with the lead regions to help them to define task scope and drive the team to deliver the scope. 
• Understand the codes and standards and develop solutions from first principles.
• Strong command of design techniques / concepts, BIM / data visualization and presentation.
• Evaluate the options, develop preliminary design, detailed design for permanent and temporary work and provide site support.
• Proactive to engage with the region to help them to define task scope and drive the team to deliver the scope.
• Appreciate the safe design requirements, and proactive to flag risks.
• You should be able to follow and implement the GEC Management System and take responsibility for QA &QC
• To establish and consolidate relationships with clients and other business leads.
• To use technical and domain knowledge to identify and realize new client opportunities.
• Adoring to upskill and encourage others team to seek out new technologies, implement innovation, and implement these in projects.
• Able to appreciate/suggest and propose the safe design requirements, and proactive to flag risks and provide sustainable solutions / alternatives within the design development.
• Seeking and documenting regular feedback from clients on the quality of Arcadis performance, technical solutions and delivery and advise on the appropriate mitigation as required.

Competencies of the Role:

• Specific expertise with RFEM/RSTAB, INFOGRAPH, Sofistik, GGU, Rib software would be an added advantage.
• Experience with structural analysis/ design software like STAAD, MIDAS, LUSAS, ROBOT
• Experience working with German Standards, Eurocodes,  (German Railway) Standards and other German rules and regulations.
• Excellent communication skills both written, verbal. In addition to English, German skills are required. 
• Design of steel, concrete, PSC and Composite structures.
• Design and Assessment of rail bridge and calculating load rating of rail bridges.
• Can work independently or with group of people
• Preparation of General arrangement and Reinforcement drawings
• Computation of quantities.
• Preparation of design reports; and,
• Experience in MS Office software including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Providing technical expertise and overview to client and stakeholders and assisting clients through technical decision-making and provide alternatives options/solutions if there are changes to project objectives.
• Building effective and enduring relationships with other Arcadis offices to foster co-operation and maximize cross-sell and trade-up opportunities in relevant specialist field
• Ability to manage and implement BIM/Digital aspects through all project phases
• Have a deep understanding of future trends and technologies.
• Drive creative and independent thinking within team, including around new digital technologies.
• Providing reassurance, confidence, and a sense of direction to both client and project team members
• Assisting in the development of Arcadis’s talent through coaching and mentoring
• Understand and implement best practice regarding sustainable development.
• Commitment and sense of responsibility.
• Open and constructive handling of mistakes and misunderstandings.
• Independence and motivated to take the initiative.

Qualifications & Experience:

• BE (Civil) , M Tech (Structures) degree with 10+ years of Bridge Design consulting experience
• Excellent communication skills both written, verbal. In addition to English, German skills are required. 
• Chartered Engineer with ICE or IStructE would be desirable