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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**:

- Take responsibility for your own safety and understand Arcadis Health and Safety Principles
- Perform role in accordance with the Arcadis behavioural framework
- Collaborate with other team members and other disciplines to deliver project requirements
- Develop an understanding of the contribution that GEC teams make to the overall delivery of tasks and the projects within Arcadis
- Work as a project resource, completing allocated activities to meet budget, timeframe and quality objectives and meeting or exceeding client expectations
- Deliver work that meets Arcadis quality requirements
- Operate as a competent professional within a single area of work with little supervision
- Require direction from supervisor on new or unusual areas of work
- Independently perform routine and some non-routine tasks
- Contribute to the resolution of technical issues on projects
- Liaise with Task Managers/Team Leaders to ensure effective communication on project matters
- Undertake production checking of work in progress to ensure that it meets project intent
- Follow training plan for professional development, attend appropriate training events
- Commit to receiving on the job technical training by performing tasks, which are under the direct supervision of more experienced staff within well-defined limits
- Participate in Arcadis knowledge sharing activities
- Work with a Mentor to develop technical excellence within a structured training program
- Contribute to a range of professional planning assignments by undertaking practical tasks, monitoring and reviewing work undertaken by more junior colleagues and working with senior colleagues to ensure programs of work are undertaken and project milestones are met such as:, preparing and maintaining project programmes; preparing Project Earned Value Management Systems; preparing schedule, resource, quantity progress, and performance reports and other reports as required; analysing contractors' schedules and compare them with Project Master Programme; and notifying more senior colleagues of any discrepancies to ensure management has access to up-to-date and accurate information to aid their decision making
- Understand and comply with all risk and compliance principles, taking standard corrective action or reporting any unsafe or inappropriate situations or wider project risks, to ensure the delivery of the project is not adversely impacted
- Interpret data and prepare supporting documentation such as schedules, feasibility studies and cost reports, making straightforward recommendations to support senior colleagues in their decision making process
- Take a proactive role in assessing and evaluating planning processes, sharing knowledge, identifying opportunities and providing advice to help improve processes and systems
- Assist senior staff to resolve stakeholder issues by flagging issues as soon as they are encountered and suggesting appropriate solutions in order to contribute to client care and ensure ongoing client satisfaction

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- BSc Eng, or equivalent in a relevant discipline
- At least 2-4 years of professional experience in consultancy or contracting.
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 t