Principal Consultant - Business Advisory (Procurement & Supply Chain)

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.

As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 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 continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

We are looking for a Principal Consultant to join our growing Capital Programmes Advisory team. In a world of increasing infrastructure investment, programme complexity, and delivery challenges, we help clients successfully plan, mobilise, optimise, and deliver major capital programmes.

You will play a leading role in shaping client strategies, delivering complex programmes, building trusted client relationships, and supporting the growth of our Capital Programmes capability. You will have expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Capital Portfolio & Programme Strategy
• Capital Programme Mobilisation & Optimisation
• Programme Operating Model Design
• Programme Delivery Models
• Supply Chain Strategy
• Procurement Design & Delivery
• Sustainable & Resilient Supply Chains
• Digital Programme and Procurement Delivery
• Business Cases and Benefits Realisation

Role accountabilities:

• Lead the delivery of complex capital programme and transformation engagements.
• Develop programme strategies, operating models, business cases, and delivery frameworks.
• Conduct organisational and programme assessments to identify improvement opportunities.
• Design and implement solutions that improve programme performance, governance, and delivery outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and influence strategic decision-making.
• Lead workshops, presentations, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Drive benefits realisation and support clients in achieving measurable outcomes.
• Lead project teams and contribute to the development and mentoring of colleagues.
• Support business development activities, including propositions, pursuits, bids, and sales opportunities.
• Contribute to the continuous development of Capital Programmes methodologies, tools, and thought leadership.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 7-10 years' experience delivering capital programmes, programme management, transformation, or business advisory services.
• Experience leading complex projects, programmes, or workstreams from strategy through to implementation.
• Strong consulting, stakeholder management, and client relationship skills.
• Experience working with senior client stakeholders and influencing decision-making.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience developing business cases, programme strategies, operating models, and transformation roadmaps.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and mentor junior colleagues.
• Experience supporting business development, proposals, bids, and sales activities.
• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline.
• Professional accreditation or chartership is desirable.

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 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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