Bring your technical eminence to a collaborative and engaged team Join a company that truly values its people, offering professional memberships and global project exposure Genuine flex working opportunities including hybrid working and part time hours 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. Role description: Due to ongoing and exciting growth across our business, we are looking for a Principal Communications / ICT Engineer to join our team in either Sydney or Melbourne. If you would love to develop ICT strategies and lead the design approach for some of the most significant city shaping projects in Australia, this could be the role for you. We are looking for a self-starter who can build a loyal customer base by delivering innovative design solutions and leading our electrical design teams in the design and implementation process. You will enjoy identifying and building relationships with new clients and building the capacity of our eastern seaboard electrical team to deliver outstanding ICT/ Comms Design solutions. Role accountabilities: Providing leadership around ICT/ Communications opportunities and strategies for both internal Arcadis projects across all sectors as well as undertaking standalone ICT projects for external clients; Generate and grow a client base with a view to developing a dedicated ICT team while initially working with existing Arcadis electrical engineers to document and develop ICT strategies, designs and implementation; Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing direction and technical advice, leading by example to achieve company goals and championing a quality culture; Developing and managing the Project Programme and obtaining the buy-in of all stakeholders; Manage all aspects of the client relationship so that delivery meets or exceeds client expectations; and Ensuring risks are proactively identified, assessed, and managed to avoid adverse impacts on the project. Qualifications & Experience: First and foremost, you share our passion for improving the quality of life. You pride yourself for the part you play in transforming the world around you and understand the importance of teamwork. You are a degree-qualified engineering professional with a passion for sharing your knowledge and experience within a team striving for high performance outcomes. You will come to us with: Relevant engineering degree with Chartered status or equivalent professional accreditation; Experience in developing communication system design solutions ideally within either transport, health or education projects Strong knowledge of Operational Control Systems, CC TV, network security systems and digital infrastructure design Excellent communication and relationship building skills, both internally and externally with the ability to present ideas and convey information in a client friendly way; Experience in leading clients, strategy development and design in a consultant organisation and working in a tendered design services environment as well as D&C projects; Sound commercial background, including familiarity with contractual conditions and procedures, including international conditions and ability to take commercial responsibility for a project; and Experienced in leading, and working with, people from varied backgrounds and cultures. 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. As an equal opportunity employer, we value and promote diversity at Arcadis and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Arcadis Australia is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK 180 LI-ML1