Our Athens office is seeking a skilled Project Manager and Consulting Engineer to join our team, focusing on Transportation Planning and Intelligent Transport Systems within a global project context. The ideal candidate will possess demonstrated experience and flexibility in managing a diverse range of projects, ability to perform consulting assignments and foster business growth, coupled with a proactive approach and strong industry knowledge.
Responsibilities:
This role offers a fascinating variety of daily activities, from managing project execution and leading consulting assignments to excelling in business development tasks. Ample opportunities for career growth are provided, enabling advancement within the company. The successful individual in this position will work across teams and closely with Arcadis’ Senior Management, demonstrating a robust understanding of both technical and business domains.
Project Management
- Lead project execution for public and private clients, ensuring timely, budget-compliant delivery and adherence to scope.
- Develop project scope and objectives, manage risks, and optimize resource allocation.
- Coordinate tasks and communicate with project team members.
- Monitor progress, report to the client, and manage stakeholder communication.
- Draft and review project reports and drawings.
- Proactively address project issues, coordinating with the Project Director and the admin team.
- Facilitate progress meetings, maintain documentation, and build relationships with key partners.
- Ensure compliance with quality assurance procedures and health and safety requirements.
Transportation Consulting
- Perform traffic and solution-related analysis to assess current and future conditions, identifying critical risks and potential mitigation measures.
- Develop forecasting models to predict future traffic patterns.
- Create trip assignment models to optimize the utilization of the transportation network.
- Conduct impact assessment studies for proposed private and public developments and strategic policies.
- Collaborate with various stakeholders and subcontractors to efficiently manage the expected input and quality of deliverables.
- Communicate findings and recommendations through reports and presentations to various stakeholders, including client representatives.
Business Development
- Manage commercial bid development, encompassing technical and financial aspects, and coordinate communication of requirements with internal and external experts during proposal stages.
- Conduct market and strategic analyses to provide management with actionable insights and data
- Create concise, well-crafted presentation materials.
- Participate in meetings and presentations with both existing and prospective clients.
- Lead promotional activities using suitable communication channels.
- Build and strengthen relationships with stakeholders and partners to enhance the company’s network and reputation.
- University degree in Civil, Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering.
- Required Project Management certification (PMP or equivalent).
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a corporate environment, with a proven track record in Project Management, Transportation Planning/ Engineering, and/ or related fields.
- Experience with Intelligent Solutions for Transportation and Rail is a strong advantage for this role.
- Proficient and adaptable in using Microsoft 365 (Sharepoint, OneDrive, PowerPoint, Teams) and project management tools like MS-Project and Atlassian JIRA.
- Fluent in Greek and English, with excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, able to develop and analyze solutions for complex systems with minimal guidance.
- Exceptional business acumen and technological insight, understanding customer needs and delivering high quality solutions.
- Flexible and collaborative, maintaining quality in a fast-paced environment.
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.
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