Resilience Water National Practice Lead - Funding and Implementation

Resilience Water National Practice Lead - Funding and Implementation

Arcadis is seeking a capital project and infrastructure Funding and Implementation - National Practice Leader to join the Resilience Water Business Area (BA) in the United States. This full‑time, hybrid position reports directly to the Resilience Water Management Practice Director and can be based anywhere in the United States where Arcadis has an active office.

As the National Practice Leader, you will collaborate with the Practice Director and leaders across every Arcadis division to develop innovative strategies, partnerships, and value propositions. You will work to understand clients’ funding, finance, and implementation blockers and needs, examine emerging issues and market trends, evaluate partners and competitors, mentor others, and provide technical support to team leads and practitioners.

The role will explore and implement emerging funding models, such as blended finance, outcome‑based contracts, and incentives, while also driving success through more traditional approaches (e.g., grants and bonds). You will help clients, partners, and Arcadis develop and implement plans to maximize success.

Partner with cross‑functional teams to develop successful proposals, integrate funding and implementation mechanisms with technical solutions, and support strategies that advance capital projects, infrastructure programs, and resilience initiatives for clients and partners.

Collaborate closely with practitioners and technical experts to ensure strong coordination across the National Funding Team, while serving as a trusted advisor to clients and a thought leader within the industry.

• Identify and resolve obstacles to project advancement, including funding gaps, permitting challenges, and partnership issues.
• Build technical expertise in both traditional and emerging mechanisms to accelerate critical client projects and community improvements.
• Serve as Pursuit Lead for major and strategic initiatives, including those reviewed by the Pursuit Committee.
• Lead thought‑leadership efforts in collaboration with Communities of Practice, practitioners, the Practice Director, and the Growth team, while representing Arcadis at national forums.
• Provide mentoring, technical support, and participate in recruitment and staffing strategies to strengthen team capabilities and maintain national practice excellence.

This role also includes oversight of quality control, escalation of issues to senior leadership as needed, and approximately 40 % in‑person engagement for client meetings and project coordination activities.

• Comprehensive knowledge of funding pursuits, program development, and/or grants and program management, including the tools, techniques, and methodologies needed to achieve successful outcomes.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate client perspectives and convey thought‑leadership effectively.
• Proven ability to implement innovative funding and implementation initiatives that drive client success.
• Ability to lead and motivate teams by influence, fostering collaboration and engagement across diverse stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• 10 years of experience leading funding and implementation‑related efforts, such as grants, revenue, finance, or supporting policy and initiative implementation.
• 3 years of experience advancing innovative or experimental funding, financing, and implementation means to drive project progress.

• Master’s Degree in a related field.
• Applicable certifications, e.g., PMP, PE, AICP, CP3P, Six Sigma/Lean, PgMP, GPC, CMA.
• Demonstrated knowledge of alternative delivery and procurement methods that support project implementation.
• Capital stack fluency: ability to compare pros/cons of grants, bonds, incentives, blended finance, P3s and defend the selection.

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