Associate Director – Regional Local Authority Account Lead

Overview

In this role you lead a key Local Authority account within Arcadis’ Transportation team, guiding highways, regeneration and infrastructure delivery. You’ll manage senior client relationships and steer strategy across governance, procurement and frameworks to grow the account. As a trusted advisor, you’ll deliver integrated solutions with cross‑discipline teams while upholding governance and quality. This is a visible, leadership role that shapes major public‑sector projects and mentors others. You will help drive sustainable, high‑impact outcomes for clients and communities.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior day‑to‑day lead for the Local Authority account and manage key client relationships
• Build and sustain trusted relationships with senior officers, procurement teams and stakeholders
• Demonstrate understanding of Local Authority governance, procurement procedures, frameworks and routes to market
• Represent the consultancy professionally at client meetings, workshops and reviews
• Develop and deliver the account management strategy and identify growth opportunities
• Contribute to bids, tenders and fee proposals ensuring governance compliance
• Collaborate with other disciplines to deliver integrated client solutions
• Monitor workload, pipeline and performance against account objectives
• Provide project or commercial management leadership across a portfolio of commissions
• Ensure projects are delivered within scope, quality, cost and programme requirements
• Maintain personal delivery records and oversee project team performance
• Promote best practice in project, commercial and risk management
• Line‑manage and mentor junior/mid‑level staff and contribute to team development

Key requirements

• Experience with Local Authority highways, regeneration and public‑sector clients
• Proven track record delivering complex infrastructure or transportation programmes
• Understanding of public‑sector procurement, governance and frameworks
• Experience growing client relationships and managing strategic accounts
• Chartered status with RICS, CIOB, APM or ICE, or working towards chartership
• Degree in a relevant construction, engineering, commercial or built environment discipline

• stakeholder management
• relationship building
• leadership
• public-sector procurement
• governance and framework delivery
• project management

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