Digital Standards & Automation Manager

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. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

At Arcadis, our Mobility Design professionals thrive on solving problems by putting their logic and creativity together. They are able to invent, explore, and question to enhance the areas around us. As a member of our Team, you will have the opportunity to work on unique and leading-edge projects with a local focus to make a global difference.

Arcadis Canada Mobility's Business Advisory and Shared Services discipline is searching for an Digital Automation Manager to join its growing team. The Manager will have direct reports and will be facilitating the BIM production team liaising with various discipline groups that represent the Mobility group. In addition, the Manager will be part of a national network of office-focused BIM & Digital leaders governed by Canada Mobility BIM Lead. This Manager would be part of an overall mission focusing on cross-sector synergy empowering global work-sharing, standardization and optimization, as well as shepherding cross-sector collaboration and data harnessing throughout a project's lifecycle.

Are you looking for a challenging opportunity with unlimited growth potential? Are you looking for the chance to work for a firm with a strong reputation in their field and be part of a dynamic and creative team!

Role accountabilities:

This person will lead and provide direction and technical advice to team members, to support them in their delivery on the project and in their professional development. You will liaise with the project team, BIM Manager and Project Manager to review all models/drawings for the project and make any necessary amendments. You will review detailed work plans to ensure work is successfully completed within budget and deadlines. The successful candidate with apply BIM processes and able to establish and implement a BIM Execution Plan (objectives, requirements and conditions) and a delivery strategy in conjunction with a client and delivery team.

You will manage the performance of a small team of employees to ensure timely delivery and effective utilization of resources and guide project teams through the Information Management and BIM process and provide ad hoc assistance to the wider practice when required. Additionally you will oversee an agreed scope of work and the operational workload of a project team including sub-contractors, ensuring work is allocated appropriately and resources are fully utilized.

• Lead the delivery of projects ensuring client satisfaction, effective project management and good communication and collaboration between Arcadis colleagues,
• Engage with the client and all key stakeholders to develop a shared understanding of project objectives and to establish protocols for working together,
• Select, lead and develop a project team with the necessary skills to deliver the project, ensure they understand and are engaged with the project strategy, brief and client requirements, and manage the delivery of project objectives,
• Develop and propose potential solutions, including solutions that fall outside the standard codes where appropriate, to meet or exceed client expectations,
• Guide clients through the technical decision making process and provide alternative solutions if there are changes to project parameters,
• Develop strong, partnering relationships with senior client personnel in order to identify and resolve issues, to identify business opportunities and to influence their decision making,
• Build strong working relationships with other teams and technical disciplines, Arcadis offices and external organizations to foster cooperation and to identify cross-sell and trade-up opportunities,
• Provide input into specific technical aspects of individual bids to support the production of high quality winning bids,
• Keep up to date with developments in the industry sector and with technical and legislative developments and seek out opportunities to develop a strong professional profile at an Area level (e.g. conference presentations, publications and participation in technical committees)
• Create and/or comment upon BIM Strategies, BIM Execution Plans, Employer Information Requirements and Implementation Plans to deliver outputs,
• Establish and manage a Common Data Environment,
• Develop and implement the Project and Asset Information Plans,
• Foster an environment of Collaborative Working within project teams; monitor and audit Information Exchanges throughout project,
• Develop and document information strategies with client to deliver the requisite asset information at project completion,
• Capture key project metrics for knowledge management and benchmarking purposes

Qualifications & Experience:

• 15 or more years' relevant experience including leadership of the development and implementation of engineering solutions
• Experience in ISO 19650 protocols and their application on large projects
• Effective project management, client relationship management, commercial skills and management of technical aspects of BIM production for major projects
• Advanced capability in CDE setup and management
• Experience in managing people and also virtual teams
• Have expertise to define Information Management outcomes
• Recognized expert in the Digital discipline with well-established internal network,
• Experience in managing business relationships at senior management level

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 are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. 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, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

The salary range for this position is $95,000 - $178,000. The base salary represents Arcadis' hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualification for the role.