Regional Lead – Planning, Environmental Assessment and Management.

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

12/22/2024

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role description:

As part of a growing and agile business, our Environmental Planning team is looking for a Regional Leader for the South West and Wales Planning and Environmental, Assessment and Management Team, which includes the Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter and Truro offices. You will be an Associate Technical Director or above with a broad range of Planning and, or, EIA/SEA experience. This role suits someone who is passionate about the integration of EIA/SEA/Environmental input within the Planning process – a Chartered Town Planner or Environmentalist.

The role forms part of the matrix roles within the leadership team for the Planning and Environmental Assessment and Management Team and is responsible for providing a strategic oversight and coordination of their region – liaising closely with the other Regional Leads across the UK. A confident and unflappable approach is required, and you will work collaboratively with a range of technical specialists on a broad range of projects, lead and coordinate planning work, including planning applications and consents advice, EIA/SEAs and related deliverables, working closely with clients, develop new areas of business and mentor others in the team.

You will be working on a diverse range of projects including large scale energy and infrastructure, rail, highways, water and defence projects, mixed-use development schemes for both private and public clients, public realm and masterplanning projects as well as more small scale projects that require a nimble and agile approach. We drive technical excellence in everything we do and promote a flexible and collaborative environment supported by digital innovation. You will play a key role in the successful delivery of multidisciplinary projects across the UK / worldwide.

Role accountabilities:

• Leading the team in the South West and Wales, responsible for recruitment, growth, actively overseeing bidding and project delivery and leading on some key Clients in the region
• Leading on the coordination and delivery of planning / environmental work being undertaken by multi-disciplinary teams, influencing project development and delivering optimal environmental and planning outcomes
• Support business development activities through participation in external market profile raising activities and functions, and through involvement with key clients.
• Raise awareness of our services in the region, winning new opportunities and building new contacts. Support staff in all offices within the region to also develop in this role.
• Actively engage in key client relationships, lead by example creating cross selling opportunities for the wider business.
• Obtain regular feedback from clients on our performance and look to cross-sell the wider business.
• Working in partnership with other members of the Environmental Planning team and provide planning / environmental advice and support to clients, project managers and colleagues
• Engaging with consultees and stakeholders
• Managing projects, overseeing our performance on technical, quality, commercial, and health and safety
  
  

Qualifications & Experience:

• Excellent working knowledge of the UK Planning system and consenting process, including EIA practices and procedures, including case law, and a solid understanding of environmental and sustainability principles and environmental technical specialisms
• Experience across a range of project types
• Strong report writing, verbal and presentation skills with experience in reviewing the work of others to ensure quality
• Experience in multi-disciplinary co-ordination and leadership of projects, with good project management and technical skills
• Experience in consulting and negotiating with planning authorities, regulators and stakeholders
• Commercial expertise, including forecasting, project management and quality assurance
• Relevant degree or equivalent qualification, preferably with chartered status or working towards
• A flexible, pragmatic, and collaborative approach to work
• Experience in the delivery of DCO/TWAO / SEA and/ or Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) projects would be welcomed
• Desired: Full Member of IEMA/IES/CEnv/RTPI.
  
  

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

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.

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