Electric Vehicle Account Leader - United States

Location

Arlington, TX | United States

Job description

Arcadis seeks a dynamic and results-oriented Electric Vehicle Account Leader to join our team and lead the North American Electric Vehicle community of practice within Arcadis.  If you are passionate about electric vehicles, have a business development and technical background, and thrive in a client-facing role, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity to contribute to the future of sustainable transportation.

This position could be located in ANY Arcadis office in the United States.

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.

Role description:

In this role, you will be responsible for managing and nurturing relationships with key and emerging clients who need  electric vehicle (EV) related solutions. Your primary focus will be on understanding client needs, promoting our solutions, and ensuring client satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have a strong sales background in transport technology and electric vehicles and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Role Accountabilities :

• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and potential clients in need of electric vehicle solutions and support the ongoing development of our EV Value Propositions including Fleet Electrification, EV Strategy, and EVCI (EV charging infrastructure) design & engineering amongst others. Will be able to create new VPs to respond to the NA EV market growth areas.
• Understand clients' business objectives and technical requirements to provide tailored solutions and to create a pipeline of EV opportunities through to Pursuit to Win.
• Act as a technical liaison between clients and our technical advisory and engineering teams, offering insights and guidance on electric vehicle technologies.
• Provide technical consultations and presentations to clients regarding our technical advisory and engineering capabilities and services.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure the successful execution of projects, meeting, or exceeding client expectations.
• Advise and support with project timelines, budgets, and deliverables to ensure successful pursuit outcomes.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities for existing and new clients needing electric vehicle technical advisory and engineering solutions and identify M&A opportunities and partnership opportunities in North America.
• Work closely with the sales and marketing teams to develop strategies for expanding our client base along with providing feedback to internal teams on market developments and client needs.
• Stay informed about industry trends, advancements, and competitive landscape within the electric vehicle engineering domain.
• Prepare and present comprehensive proposals for EV related solutions, addressing client requirements and project specifications, and negotiate contracts and agreements with clients, ensuring mutually beneficial terms and conditions.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, addressing any concerns or issues promptly and effectively while ensuring a high level of client satisfaction through regular communication and relationship-building efforts.

Required Qualifications :

• 5+ years of experience in the electrical vehicle industry.
• 10+ years of experience in a transport, engineering or sustainability consulting role.
• Candidate will be widely recognized in the US Electric Vehicle industry as being a thought leader with a wide network of connections and a history of delivering EV initiatives. 

Key Skills and Abilities :

• Recognized leader in US EV field.
• Excels at speaking at EV events and ability to participate in EV-related forums.
• Proven experience in account management, business development, or sales within the electric vehicle or automotive engineering sector.
• Strong technical understanding of electric vehicle technologies and engineering principles.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and run a community of practice.
• Results-driven with a focus on exceeding client expectations.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies is a plus.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering or Planning, preferably with a focus on electric vehicles or transport related technology or related fields.
• Globally recognized leader in the EV field.

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 are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP,  401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.  We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $126,000 - $242,000.

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