Ports & Marine Delivery Leader - Mid-Atlantic/Northeast

About the Role

Arcadis is seeking a Ports & Marine Delivery Leader to lead our design capabilities for port infrastructure, enabling the delivery of complex structural, civil, and marine scopes nationally with emphasis on Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. As technical experts in transportation, climate resilience, and built assets, Arcadis is committed to providing holistic, tailored solutions to address our port client’s main challenges.

Responsibilities

• Shape and elevate Arcadis’ design practice for port and marine infrastructure covering civil, structural, waterfront, and facility improvements.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams through planning, design, engineering, and delivery of complex capital programs.
• Set technical direction, ensure quality, and guide teams through risk, design standards, constructability, and innovation.
• Drive resilient and sustainable design solutions that address climate adaptation, decarbonization, energy transition, and long-term port modernization.
• Support project managers and teams in achieving technical excellence, schedule performance, and commercial success.
• Collaborate with Arcadis’ global and national experts to bring best of Arcadis to our US clients.
• Act as a visible leader for Arcadis’ ports and maritime market across the entire US network with focus on Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
• Build trusted relationships with port authorities, terminal operators, USACE, the U.S. Navy, transportation agencies, and private-sector partners.
• Identify emerging opportunities and position Arcadis for success by defining capture strategies, teaming arrangements, and win themes.
• Lead proposal development for major pursuits, ensuring our technical offering is clear, compelling, and differentiated.
• Collaborate with regional and national leadership to align the discipline’s capabilities with client needs and evolving market trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering; advanced degree is a plus.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 15+ years of experience delivering civil, structural, waterfront, or port infrastructure projects.

Skills

• Proven leadership managing multidisciplinary teams and complex design programs.
• Strong understanding of industry standards (ASCE, AASHTO, UFC, PIANC) and port/maritime best practices.
• Demonstrated success winning work, strong client engagement, pursuit strategy, proposal leadership, and relationship building.
• Ability to operate as a market-facing technical leader: growing market presence while providing hands-on technical direction and delivery oversight.
• Demonstrated knowledge of planning, operations, and design development of (container) terminal operations and port infrastructure improvements.
• Previous experience working for a port authority, terminal operator, engineering consultant or contractor active in ports is an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience as senior leader with significant presence and experience with major (global) terminal operators and port authorities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program).
• 401K retirement plan.
• Short-term disability (STD), long-term disability (LTD), accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D), and life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Reward & recognition program.
• Optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement.
• Nine paid holidays and 20 days of PTO (Paid Time Off) that accrue per year.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $160,000 - $210,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.