Ports & Marine Delivery Leader - Mid-Atlantic/Northeast

About the role

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets, with more than 34,000 people in over 30 countries dedicated to improving quality of life.

Arcadis is seeking a Ports & Marine Delivery Leader to lead design capabilities for port infrastructure, enabling the delivery of complex structural, civil, and marine scopes nationally with emphasis on the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. As technical experts in transportation, climate resilience, and built assets, Arcadis provides holistic, tailored solutions to address port clients' main challenges — helping port authorities, terminal operators, contractors, and governments meet objectives through state-of-the-art technical, commercial, and sustainable solutions throughout the asset life cycle. The role leverages Arcadis' expert core team, global footprint, and relationships to support port and terminal expansions and modernization.

Responsibilities

Technical Discipline Leadership

• 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 US clients.

Growth & Market Leadership

• 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 the 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 a senior leader with significant presence and experience with major (global) terminal operators and port authorities.

Benefits

Arcadis offers a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize impact. You'll do meaningful work delivering sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K plan
• Short-term disability (STD), long-term disability (LTD), and AD&D insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Reward & recognition program
• Optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement
• Nine paid holidays
• 20 days PTO accrued per year

Pay

The salary range for this position is $160,000 – $210,000. Actual salaries vary based on experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.