EMP Lead – Defence & Security

Company: ARCADIS Group
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Location: London
Job Description:

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 masterplanning. The ideal candidate will be an asset management consultant with experience leading large projects and managing diverse multidisciplinary teams in Defence or the Public Sector.

  • 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 masterplanning and asset management concepts clearly to clients and external stakeholders.
  • Employ strong analytical and problem‑solving skills to navigate project challenges and identify 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 masterplanning components.
  • Act as a technical expert within own projects, providing advice to other team members to support successful delivery in line with project objectives and strategies.
  • Build and manage relationships with senior client project sponsors/stakeholders to keep all parties informed and 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 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 masterplanning skills.
  • Proven ability to manage and motivate multidisciplinary teams.
  • Project management expertise within area of specialism.
  • Experience of managing business relationships at executive level.
  • Must hold an active or transferable Security Check (SC) clearance. A Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) followed by an SC clearance is the minimum requirement.

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 workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

Job Info

  • Job Identification 41295
  • Job Category Project & program management
  • Posting Date 05/28/2026, 02:45 PM
  • Job Schedule Full time
  • Locations 16th Floor, Birmingham, B3 2BJ, GB

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Posted: July 7th, 2026