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EMP Lead - Defence & Security

Job in City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH1, Scotland, UK
Listing for: Arcadis
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-27
Job specializations:
  • Management
    Program / Project Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: City of Edinburgh

EMP Lead - Defence & Security

Arcadis is seeking a strategic minded Establishment Management Plan (EMP) Project Lead with a strong background in asset management consulting and facilities management, preferably with expertise in strategic master planning. The ideal candidate will be an asset management consultant, with experience leading large projects of work and managing diverse multi‑disciplinary teams in Defence or the Public Sector.

Role accountabilities
  • Lead and execute the Establishment Management Plan (EMP) projects as the designated EMP Lead for Arcadis, producing asset management optimisation strategies for Defence Estate sites.
  • Utilise excellent oral and written communication skills to convey complex master planning and asset management concepts clearly to clients and external stakeholders.
  • Employ strong analytical and problem‑solving skills to navigate project challenges, identifying optimal solutions for effective asset management strategies.
  • Act as a strategic consultant, identifying opportunities for improvement and driving initiatives to enhance asset management processes and outcomes, including master planning components.
  • Act as a technical expert within own projects, providing advice to other team members, in order to support successful delivery in line with project objectives and strategies.
  • Build and manage relationships with senior client project sponsors/stakeholders in order to ensure all parties are informed and aware of project progress and are aligned to meet objectives.
  • Accountable for project budget and forecast.
  • Have the ability to travel to the project site for stakeholder presentations and ad‑hoc team site visits.
Qualifications & Experience
  • Experienced project lead in managing complex high‑profile projects in the Defence and/or the Public Sectors.
  • Asset Optimisation and Estates Management strategy experience.
  • Excellent verbal and report writing skills.
  • Design, Building Surveying and Master planning skills.
  • Proven ability to manage and motivate multi‑disciplinary teams.
  • Project management expert within area of specialism.
  • Experience of managing business relationships at executive level.
  • Due to the nature of the projects you'll be working on, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) followed by Security Check (SC Clearance) is the minimum requirement. Must have an active or transferable SC already.
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 believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Work streams:
Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Other

Industries

Professional Services

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