Assistant Project Manager

Company Description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 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.

Job Description

Our Athens office is seeking an Assistant Project Manager / Consulting Engineer to support the successful delivery of transportation and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) projects, including major infrastructure initiatives such as toll collection systems.

This role is ideal for a motivated professional looking to develop their project management and consulting capabilities within a dynamic, international environment. The position combines project coordination, field supervision, and technical support, working closely with senior project leadership and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities:

This role offers a fascinating variety of daily activities, from managing project execution and leading consulting assignments to excelling in business development tasks. Ample opportunities for career growth are provided, enabling advancement within the company. The successful individual in this position will work across teams and closely with Arcadis’ Senior Management, demonstrating a robust understanding of both technical and business domains.

Project Delivery & Coordination

• Support the planning and execution of projects, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and budget.
• Assist in tracking project progress and preparing internal and client-facing reports.
• Coordinate activities across project teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
• Participate in project meetings and support documentation and follow-up actions.
• Help identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.

Field Supervision & Implementation

• Contribute to on-site supervision activities related to project implementation.
• Support coordination of site works, inspections, and contractor activities.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, safety requirements, and project specifications.
• Assist in resolving on-site issues in collaboration with the project team.

Technical & Consulting Support

• Assist in transportation and ITS-related analysis and studies.
• Support the preparation of technical reports, presentations, and deliverables.
• Contribute to data collection, validation, and interpretation of results.
• Work closely with senior engineers and consultants to develop practical solutions.

Business & Team Support

• Assist in the preparation of proposals, presentations, and bid documentation.
• Support internal coordination during project pursuits and client engagements.
• Build effective working relationships with colleagues, clients, and partners.

Qualifications

 

• Degree in Civil, Electrical, Transport, or related Engineering discipline
• 3–6 years of relevant professional experience in project delivery, engineering, or consulting
• Exposure to transportation, infrastructure, or ITS projects is advantageous
• Understanding of project management principles (certification is a plus, not required)
• Experience with site-based or field supervision activities is beneficial

Skills & Competencies

• Strong organizational and coordination skills with attention to detail
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Effective communication skills in Greek and English (written and verbal)
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools; familiarity with project management software is an advantage

Additional Information

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. 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.

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