Director of Urban Infrastructure & Development

Director Of Urban Infrastructure & Development 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. Arcadis is seeking an entrepreneurial and highly collaborative Director of Urban Infrastructure & Development to strengthen and expand its architectural practice in the New York region, connecting architecture, urban design, master planning, transportation, resilience, and infrastructure into a cohesive, place-led approach to city building. The successful candidate will be responsible for bringing these capabilities together into a cohesive client offering that positions Arcadis as a strategic partner in shaping complex urban environments. The Director will play a critical role in positioning Arcadis early in the project lifecycle by leading visioning, master planning, placemaking, and concept design efforts that help clients define priorities, build stakeholder support, and create pathways to future infrastructure and development programs. Working across sectors and disciplines, this leader will help expand Arcadis' market presence and unlock new opportunities throughout the New York metropolitan region and broader Northeast market. Role accountabilities include: Build strategic client and stakeholder relationships. Lead pursuits, business development, and market growth initiatives. Expand Arcadis' presence in urban projects, master planning, and place-based development. Align growth strategies across practices, sectors, and regions. Represent Arcadis through industry engagement and thought leadership. Lead and grow a multidisciplinary Urban Projects practice. Provide strategic leadership for visioning, master planning, urban design, and city-building initiatives. Champion design excellence, innovation, and place-based thinking. Provide design oversight and quality leadership on priority projects. Connect expertise across architecture, transportation, resilience, environmental, planning, and engineering teams. Foster multidisciplinary collaboration to deliver integrated client solutions. Strengthen innovation, knowledge sharing, and delivery excellence across teams. Qualifications and experience include: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture or Urban Design 15+ years of experience leading urban design, planning, architecture, transportation, or related initiatives. Demonstrated success developing client relationships and winning complex multidisciplinary projects. Strong understanding of urban infrastructure, transportation, resilience, and city-building initiatives. Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders across multiple disciplines. Exceptional communication, presentation, and storytelling skills. Existing relationships within the New York metropolitan market 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. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $147,000 - $220,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.