Senior Project Planner

Company: Arcadis International
Location: Nashville
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future. One of our core values is 'people first', and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You'll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people's lives. You're encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you. Successful applicants for this position must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and be fully vaccinated, or have a valid waiver, by date of hire. Proof of vaccination is required. Role description: Arcadis Gen is looking for a Senior Project Planner. We are committed to flexibility and will continue to offer you, and everybody, the choice to work remotely and in ways that suit your lifestyle moving forward. Arcadis Gen is the new SaaS business from Arcadis, backed by a 3bn+ revenue, 27,000-person, 70-country, 130-year-old company. We are bold, dynamic, and disruptive, revolutionizing the future of digital asset management through our 250+ colleagues in over 10 countries worldwide. If you are interested in matching the freedom and opportunity of start-up life, with the stability and benefits of a market leading corporation, Arcadis Gen may well be the perfect place for you. We deliver both commercial off the shelf product capability, and enterprise level solutions. For this latter category we require significant project planning expertise, and this opportunity is targeted at individuals who have a demonstrable track in developing, maintaining and evolving complex and interdependent project plans. Our project planners undertake an influential role in our delivery teams, engaging pro-actively with project stakeholders, including customers, project leaders, project team members, and suppliers Role accountabilities: * Apply a systematic approach to project plan configuration, supporting project team members to apply a consistent approach to task scaling, scheduling and pricing. * Support business winning activities for major opportunities, by helping sales and delivery teams plan and scale an engagement. * Progress Reporting - Develop and create clear metrics which detail progress on a project to enable the project manager and wider team to have insight into execution issues and how to resolve them. * Support the development and maintenance of project resourcing plans, highlighting resource capacity constraints, contingency plans and availability risks. * Work closely with the project manager and scrum master(s) to ensure accurate and timely alignment of project plans with our agile delivery system (Atlassian Suite). * Advise on and maintain the schedule of deliverables, milestones, and invoicing events. * Support the management of change and the impacts of scope creep. * Support the analysis of project risks and issues, and their associated mitigation options. * Experience working in physical asset intensive industries, including rail, utilities or highways * Experience of project planning tools and approaches Qualifications & Experience: Required Qualifications: * Minimum 6 years of related experience * A strong planning background and understanding of the delivery of enterprise technology solutions Preferred Qualifications: * Degree in related field * Experience in systems implementation * Knowledge of, or interest Applied Analytics, Asset Management, the built environment, and technology * Analytical skills and insight to understand and making decisions based on the data Why Become an Arcadian? Our work with clients has a direct impact on people's lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet. We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients' most pressing challenges and work together to solve them. As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it's not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate. To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030. 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. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. 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. In accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Rules: Arcadis offers benefits for full time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage along with a 401K plan, STD and LTD, and Life Insurance as well as some additional optional benefits. Full time positions also come with annual PTO days and at certain levels a bonus program may apply. The Salary range for this role is $77,792 - $120,640 for Colorado based positions only. Other locations will vary in salary range. Transform Your World #LI-VS1

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