Software Platform Partner

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.

Role purpose:

Provide strategic and tactical leadership to ensure Arcadis' Design & Engineering business derives maximum value from its portfolio of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI (GenAI), engineering intelligence, and digital design platforms. The role acts as a trusted partner between Design & Engineering business leaders, project teams, technology functions, and AI software vendors to accelerate the adoption of AI-enabled solutions that improve engineering productivity, project delivery, knowledge reuse, technical excellence, and innovation. This role is responsible for helping shape how AI becomes embedded within engineering and design workflows across Arcadis, enabling teams to work smarter, make better decisions, and deliver greater value to clients. 

Role description:

• Build strong relationships with Engineering Directors, Technical Directors, BIM & Digital Engineering leaders, Discipline Leads, and project delivery teams.

• Identify opportunities where AI can improve engineering workflows, project delivery, quality assurance, knowledge discovery, and technical decision-making.

• Partner with engineering communities to understand challenges and develop AI-enabled solutions that address real-world project needs.

• Provide consultancy and best-practice guidance on selecting AI solutions most appropriate to engineering and project delivery challenges.

• Lead evaluation, implementation, and optimisation of AI platforms and services.

  Develop and manage relationships with key AI platform providers.

  Lead AI adoption initiatives across Design & Engineering teams. 

  • Develop engagement strategies that increase awareness and effective use of AI capabilities.
  • Ensure AI solutions are implemented in line with Arcadis AI Principles and governance frameworks. 
  • Ensure appropriate controls exist around project data, client information, and intellectual property. 
  • Oversee AI platform administration, upgrades, integrations, and roadmap planning. 

Qualifications & Experience:

 

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Digital Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline. 

• Strong understanding of Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and knowledge intelligence platforms. 

• Experience working within Design & Engineering, Digital Engineering, BIM, or Engineering Technology environments. 

• Ability to translate business challenges into technology-enabled solutions. 

• Strong stakeholder management, consulting, and relationship-building skills. 

• Excellent communication and influencing capabilities. 

• Experience managing strategic vendor relationships. 

• Experience deploying, administering, or governing enterprise-grade Generative AI, Large Language Model (LLM), and Agentic AI platforms within a business environment. 

• Experience applying AI technologies to design workflows, engineering analysis, BIM processes, digital delivery, technical documentation, and project execution. 

 

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.