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Arcadis

Global design, engineering, consultancy for assets

Advisor in Urban Area Development

Strategy & Management ConsultingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • WO-level work and thinking ability.
  • At least 7 years of experience in urban area development.
  • Substantial financial or area-economics knowledge and experience to interpret and direct development assignments realistically.
  • Ability to translate a vision into shared goals and build support for them.
  • Ability to weigh conflicting interests strategically, bring parties together in politically sensitive situations, and build alliances.
  • Ability to independently identify market or network opportunities and acquire assignments for Arcadis.
  • Experience developing integrated business cases.
  • Excellent command of Dutch and English.
  • Ability to work accurately and independently.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic advice to government bodies and market parties, guide processes, involve relevant stakeholders, and provide governance advice.
  • Act as an adviser, process accelerator, or financial expert as project needs require.
  • Develop urban-area investment agendas and business cases for area visions, connect funding streams for sustainability concepts, develop strategies, and negotiate with stakeholders.
  • Prepare integrated area visions and development strategies for projects such as city-center redevelopment, new residential neighborhoods, and business parks.
  • Analyze development scenarios and conduct option studies to identify sustainable, feasible, and future-proof choices.
  • Advise municipalities and project developers through clear analyses, substantiated advice, and practical recommendations.
  • Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams with designers, energy and climate experts, mobility specialists, planners, and financial experts.
  • Contribute to projects addressing societal challenges, including greening urban areas, improving real-estate sustainability, and improving water management and mobility.
  • Contribute to tenders and proposals, develop new offerings and tools, support knowledge development and sharing, and contribute to team development.
  • Contribute to ongoing innovation and development of Arcadis advisory services.

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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