Sector Portfolio Leader - Water

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: The Sector Portfolio Leader Water will support the Commercial Operations Sector Director Water by building awareness and visibility of Arcadis, acting as a business leader in the market for the Sector Portfolio of clients and projects in Northern Ohio and Michigan. This role will support Account Managers within the Portfolio to strengthen their client relationships and increase Net Order Intake (NOI) and Net Revenue (NR). This role will also coordinate with Client Portfolio Managers, to help them to execute the Sector/Portfolio Strategy. Role accountabilities: In this role, you will support the Commercial Operations Sector Director Water in building and driving the overall Portfolio strategy, ensuring that our approach remains innovative and aligned with organizational objectives. You will also work closely with Client Portfolio Managers to execute sector strategies. Your responsibilities will include assisting both Client Portfolio Managers and Account Managers in the preparation and submission of annual client business plans, ensuring that our strategic goals are consistently met. Furthermore, you will play a key part in strengthening Arcadis’ brand presence in the market by attending industry events and conferences and actively helping to position Arcadis as a thought leader within client portfolios. Supporting Account Managers with stakeholder management for our most strategically important clients will also be a critical aspect of your role, as you help reinforce and grow these vital relationships. In addition, you will ensure that the Portfolio’s financial performance aligns with established targets, working collaboratively to pursue new commercial models with clients where appropriate. You’ll support Client Portfolio Managers and Account Leaders in achieving financial objectives such as NOI, NR, cash, and margin, making sure these are in line with sector goals and that the business pipeline is managed accurately and efficiently. Finally, you will act as a mentor and guide for Client Portfolio Managers and Account Leaders, providing direction on portfolio strategy and people management. You will also support their professional development by helping to build account management capabilities and identifying potential career pathway opportunities within Arcadis. Qualifications & Experience: Extensive leadership experience in the Water Sector with clear accountability for sales growth, client portfolio performance and pricing strategy across strategic client portfolios. Strong financial acumen for pricing services, margin optimization and risk management, including experience shaping commercial models that balance competitiveness and profitability. Excellent communication and negotiation skills for high-level client engagement, with the ability to represent Arcadis credibly with senior client and partner stakeholders. Exceptional relationship building, combining sector expertise with strong client engagement and stakeholder management, inspiring high performing teams and fostering collaboration to achieve client goals. Required Qualifications: Minimum of 15 years’ experience in water / wastewater / stormwater project management, design management, business operations, or related. Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering in Civil, Environmental, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering. P.E. License or ability to obtain in 6 months. Key Attributes: Strong client relationship skills with a successful track record of delivering engineering projects that meet or exceed client expectations. Strong leadership capabilities with an emphasis on inspiring and influencing diverse teams of people. Strong project management experience on municipal water, wastewater, or stormwater projects of various sizes. Excellent technical engineering skills with clear and concise written and oral communication skills. 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. 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 employer. 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. Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $220,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location. #LI-RT4 #Resilience-NA #Water-NA