Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 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 world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Arcadis is seeking a senior lead designer to join its government civic studio located in Washington DC. This position collaborates with a diverse and creative team, dedicated to excellence in design and innovative problem solving. This position requires someone who initiates design concepts and leads the development of design.

We are looking for experienced, technically proficient, and personable candidates passionate about continued expansion of Arcadis service offerings within the Federal sector and specifically focused on military construction design and engineering. Working with Market Sector and Account Leads, you will drive the strategic expansion of our Government & Civic A/E Design work based on your experience and relationships, develop winning client and pursuit strategies, provide technical input into successful project and program scopes, interact directly with clients regarding both existing and potential future projects, and engage both our internal client development organization and engineering team.

Role Responsibilities:

• Partner with the studio manager to establish a planning and design vision.
• Lead the design for government projects.
• Present and sell design solutions at client meetings and public hearings.
• Communicate openly, embrace mentorship and nurture the next generation of designers.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture
• Professional registration required
• Must be U.S. Citizen
• Minimum 15 years of experience
• 10 years as a "project lead designer" in an Architect's office
• Portfolio of built work as a lead designer
• Advanced master-planning and building planning skills.
• Ability to advance a design through all project phases – from concept to detail development
• Experience designing large scale federal projects with a focus of expertise on DoD specifications and guidelines. Understanding of market trends of these sectors and ability to tailor designs to client’s business objectives. California project experience preferred.
• Advanced visual communication skills
• Advanced freehand drawings skills (pencil or digital) comfortable sketching in front of clients during meetings.
• Extensive experience presenting plans and architecture during in person and virtually to clients and city design commissions.
• Advanced skills in Rhino, SketchUp, Photoshop & Illustrator
• Capabilities in parametric and advanced computational design is valued.
• Basic proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, Miro
• Understanding and passion for sustainable design principles and building systems.
• Desire to drive a culture of design excellence at the office level as well as regionally and globally within the practice.

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.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are proud to support the growth and equality of our people through initiatives like our Mentorship Program, Global Women’s Network, and Diversity & Inclusion Council. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, race, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. 

We request applicants submit a RESUME highlighting relevant work experience; please limit PDF files to 10MB. For design related roles, we also require a portfolio to review. We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted .

As part of Arcadis selection process, candidates may be requested to consent to background checks relevant to the role under consideration for, prior to receiving a job offer (as applicable under state law). These could include: work references, education and credential confirmation, employment verification, identity check, credit report, criminal offence, drug testing and driver’s license record. 

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