Arcadis

Global design, engineering, consultancy for assets

Design Manager - Renewables

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A strong project and design management background, ideally with 10 or more years of experience, working on major or large-scale renewable projects, with a proven track record of successfully delivering these projects.
A background in technical design delivery.
Experience working with renewable energy developers, owners, contractors, and delivery partners across a range of contractual arrangements.
Ability to negotiate, influence, and communicate technical knowledge to stakeholders including renewable energy developers, design-and-construction or engineering, procurement, and construction contractors, utilities, government agencies, and regulators to deliver best-for-project outcomes.
A sound commercial background, including familiarity with contractual conditions and procedures and the ability to assess risk as part of the overall project leadership team.
Experience managing and working with large multidisciplinary teams.
Proven knowledge and understanding of interdisciplinary design dependencies and their impacts on project delivery.

Responsibilities

Lead integrated, multidisciplinary teams through complex project phases from feasibility and concept design through detailed design and construction support.
Transform project brief requirements into a delivery strategy and design schedule.
Manage the design scope and progress to ensure deadlines are met.
Liaise day to day with the client, external stakeholders, and key discipline leads from project teams.
Lead multidisciplinary design and coordination of the project team and ensure coordination between disciplines interfacing with external design consultants or stakeholders.
Oversee adherence to quality and documentation processes to manage risks, change, and tracking of key design decisions.
Monitor and coordinate project resources to meet program requirements and align with the design scope.
Manage design compliance with project requirements and applicable standards.
Provide project teams with design leadership and technical guidance.
Manage and lead key discipline leads to ensure consistent design output, and liaise with the Project Director to ensure the design meets overall project and client expectations.
Liaise with the client’s Project Manager to ensure works are delivered to their expectations.

Desired Qualifications

Experience delivering projects involving high-voltage transmission, substations, or grid connection infrastructure.

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:

We are seeking an experienced Design Manager to join our Renewables team to meet the demands of our strong and growing pipeline of work. As the Design Manager you will lead and manage the multi-disciplinary design delivery process across complex renewables projects and be accountable for delivering high quality design outcomes that meet the scope, budget, program and safety requirements of the project.

You will have a proactive client focused mindset, with a best-for-project approach to delivery. You will contribute to our team’s success in delivering projects across utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage (BESS), hybrid renewable energy and associated transmission infrastructure projects.

Role accountabilities:

Lead integrated, multi-disciplinary teams through complex project phases from feasibility and concept design through detailed design and construction support.
Transform project brief requirements into a delivery strategy and design schedule
Manage the design scope and progress of designs ensuring deadlines are met
Day to day liaison with client, external stakeholders and key discipline leads from project team(s)
Lead the multi-disciplinary design and coordination of Arcadis project team and ensure a high degree of coordination between disciplines for interfacing with external design consultants or stakeholders
Provide oversight and adherence to Arcadis’ quality and documentation processes to manage risks, change and tracking of key design decisions
Monitor and coordinate project resources to meet program requirements and alignment with design scope
Manage compliance of design to project requirements and applicable standards
Providing project teams with design leadership and technical guidance
Manage and lead key discipline leads to ensure consistent design output, and liaising with the Project Director to ensure design meets overall project and client expectations
Liaising with the client’s Project Manager to ensure works are delivered to their expectation.

Qualifications & Experience:

A strong project and design management background (ideally 10+ years’) working on major/large-scale renewable projects and proven track record of successfully delivering these projects
A background in technical design delivery
Experience working with renewable energy developers, owners, contractors and delivery partners across a range of contractual arrangements.
Ability to negotiate, influence and communicate technical knowledge to a range of stakeholders, including renewable energy developers, D&C/EPC contractors, utilities, government agencies and regulators to deliver best-for-project outcomes.
Sound commercial background, including familiarity with contractual conditions and procedures, including ability to assess risk to complement overall project leadership team.
Experience in managing and working large multi-disciplinary teams
Proven knowledge and understanding of inter-disciplinary design dependencies and impacts for project delivery.
Experience delivering projects involving high-voltage transmission, substations or grid connection infrastructure would be highly regarded.

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.

As an equal opportunity employer, we value and promote diversity at Arcadis and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Veterans and spouses are invited to apply.

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About the Company

Arcadis

Global design, engineering, consultancy for assets

Arcadis is a global design, engineering, and consultancy firm that creates and manages natural and built assets. It operates across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific, serving governments, public agencies, and private companies. Its four business areas—Places, Mobility, Resilience, and Intelligence—cover sustainable buildings and urban development, transportation infrastructure, climate adaptation, and data-driven digital solutions to optimize asset performance. The company earns fees for its integrated services that combine planning, design, engineering, and advisory work. Arcadis differentiates itself through its global reach and its integrated, multi-disciplinary approach that links physical design with data analytics and digital insights to deliver high-value solutions. Its goal is to help clients create and maintain sustainable, resilient, and efficient assets while improving decision-making and performance across complex projects.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium
Founded: 1888

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