Junior Programme Manager

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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-
We operate across the world on some of the biggest, most iconic projects imaginable. And as part of our Programme and Project Management team, you’ll play a major part delivering them, taking your career to the next level.

Our team works on a variety of flood defence and adaptation projects and support our clients with the protection and enhancement of environmental matters across England. In addition to Water you will have the opportunity to work on a range of Civil Engineering and Utilities related projects and will be supported to deliver exceptional outcomes.

The sheer size and complexity of projects we are involved with demand a joined-up approach. It’s why you’ll have the opportunity to work with some of the most talented people around, blending diverse skills, experience and perspectives to deliver transformational outcomes. You’ll need energy, agility and a forensic eye for detail.

Role Accountabilities-

• A strong understanding of appropriate procedures, processes and operating practices and how these can contribute to delivering successful project and programme outcomes.
• Plan and carry out assigned project work under the guidance of senior colleagues to deliver defined project outcomes
• Independently deliver high quality deliverables and polished outputs with minimal guidance.
• Experience of using and developing business analyst tools such as Visio, Power BI, Dashboarding to drive insightful MI for the project and programme
• Structure and perform analyses of data and other information to uncover insights that will inform the development of client solutions and proposals
• Confident in workshop facilitation and preparation of materials (in PowerPoint or other formats) for internal and external stakeholders
• Present the outcomes of analyses at team and client meetings to ensure that the insights gained are clearly communicated and propose ways in which these may be leveraged to add value
• Take a proactive role in monitoring and evaluating existing project and programme management processes in order to identify opportunities and provide advice for the improvement of processes and systems
• Complete complex, professional level tasks as requested by colleagues, prioritising activities and interpreting established policies in order to effectively support the wider programme
• Establish and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Provide effective leadership to health & safety matters by actively promoting health & safety awareness and ensuring the provision of safe working practices.
  

Qualifications & Experience-

• Experience of programme and project delivery environments
• Knowledge of relevant programme or project management discipline
• A logical approach and ability to think through complex issues to co-ordinate multi-faceted aspects of projects
• Knowledge of own area and a general understanding of wider programme and business
• Proficiency in using relevant software and system
• Civil Engineering, Utilities, Water or Infrastructure sector experience.
• Advanced proficiency with Office 365 and business analyst tools
• Effective consulting skills including project management and client relationship management
• Desirable- Attainment of OR near attainment of relevant professional certification or chartered status.
• Desirable- Relevant Programme Management Accreditation - MSP Foundation, P3O Foundation or equivalent
  

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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