Principal, Workplace

Description

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36000 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 worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Principal Workplace Strategy Design & Global Operations to lead strategic workplace engagements and oversee operational excellence across our global client portfolio. This role is ideal for a senior leader with deep expertise in workplace strategy design thinking change management and global programme operations who thrives in a fast-paced collaborative and innovation-driven environment.

As a Principal you will be responsible for shaping workplace strategy guiding design excellence and driving operational performance through governance risk management and stakeholder alignment. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders to deliver transformative workplace solutions that align with business goals enhance employee experience and support sustainability and performance.

Role accountabilities

• Lead strategic workplace projects from visioning through implementation across diverse sectors and geographies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients providing insights on workplace trends hybrid working space optimisation and organisational change.
• Oversee global operations delivery ensuring consistency quality assurance and alignment with client KPIs.
• Develop and deliver workplace strategies including utilisation studies scenario planning benchmarking and future workplace modelling.
• Implement governance structures risk mitigation strategies and assurance processes across programmes and projects.
• Collaborate with design architecture and engineering teams to ensure strategic alignment and design excellence.
• Drive business development through client relationships proposal development and thought leadership.
• Mentor and develop junior team members fostering a culture of innovation inclusion and continuous learning.
• Represent the firm at industry events conferences and forums.

Qualifications & Experience

• 15 years of experience in workplace strategy design consultancy or global programme operations.
• Degree in Architecture Interior Design Urban Planning advanced degree preferred.
• Proven leadership in delivering complex multi-site workplace programmes and managing global teams.
• Strong understanding of workplace analytics change management and design integration.
• Expertise in governance risk management and operational oversight.
• Experience working with multinational clients and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Familiarity with sustainability frameworks (LEED WELL BREEAM) and digital workplace tools.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its 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.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll 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 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.

Key Skills

Business Development, Classroom Experience, Dayforce, Go, Cloud Computing, AWS, Teaching, Administrative Experience, Leadership Experience, negotiation, SAS, Data Analysis Skills

Employment Type

Full-Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1