Umar Khan
Partner (Senior Director) - Global Key Account Director @Arcadis
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Partner (Senior Director) - Global Key Account Director @Arcadis
London, GB
Partner (Senior Director) and Global Key Client & Account Director (TfL/Places for London/Greater London Authority/LA)Covering all four of our Global Business Area’s-Mobility, Places, Resilience and Digital Intelligence.Full P&L accountability (£multi-million). Umar is accountable for growth, client development and sales, service delivery and operations, including recruitment. He has achieved 53% account growth over the past three years, leading an account senior leadership team of 15, and a wider community of c300). Covering all sectors and all four of our Global Business Area’s-Mobility, Places, Resilience and Digital Intelligence & Advisory. Umar is also part of the Global Key Account Program and Global Growth Leadership Team.Recently, achieved significant, game-changing account growth by diversifying its portfolio and advancing the account digital strategy. This success includes securing a once in a generation, multi-million pound opportunity as the Delivery Partner for TfL\'s Places for the London initiative, along with a multi-million-pound Asset Management Decision Support System project, implementing the Arcadis Enterprise Decision Analytics solution within the client’s Asset Management Directorate. Other responsibilities include:Driving Health and Safety (training, shares and KPI’s)Affinity Group Diversity and Inclusion Sponsor & Global Sponsor & Women in Mobility MentorRICS Counsellor and AssessorDiversity and Inclusion SponsorGlobal Growth ELTUKLT / SLTGlobal Key Client Account Strategy, Operations and Growth. Global Key Client Development and Sales, Business Strategy, Planning and Growth, Global Operations Project Services, Recruitment/Resourcing, Business Advisory and Transformation.
EDUCATION
Aston University
Bsc (Hons), Construction Economics
Kingsbury high school
GCSE and A levels
ABOUT UMAR KHAN
Umar is a talented and ambitious Partner (Senior Director) and Chartered Quantity Surveyor (Fellowship status), with significant experience in business operations, service delivery and growth. Umar has worked on high profile and complex programmes such as the 2012 Olympic Athletes Village, Crossrail and the Battersea Power Station redevelopment programme. He is currently working for a well renowned and highly reputable global consultancy. This involves leading regional and global key client accounts, business units and high performing multi-disciplinary teams, delivering built asset and business transformation projects through all stages of the project management lifecycle.Umar provides strategic executive leadership in client and business development, driving growth as the leader of a global key client account with full P&L accountability. Previously, he led the Arcadis consultancy regional business unit (operations) and managed high-performing multi-disciplinary teams. In this role, he delivered built asset and business advisory/transformation services/solutions to clients across all stages of the project management lifecycle, ensuring meticulous attention to time, cost, and quality.Umar specialises in delivering innovative infrastructure transformation and advisory solutions throughout the project lifecycle, helping clients achieve their business objectives while driving measurable benefits and outcomes. He provides strategic support across multiple sectors, focusing on multidisciplinary services, performance improvement, and capital delivery. By fostering industry-leading management capabilities, Umar positions organisations for sustainable, future-ready growth. Specialties: Account leadership, Global & Regional Management/Leadership, Client Account Management (P&L Accounts), Programme Management, Business Transformation, Business Planning/Strategy, Commercial, Finance, Contract Management, Tendering, Dispute Resolution, Negotiation and Contract Law.Regular use of Oracle projects, ASite, MS Projects and p3e (primavera).Certified Strategic Account Manager (CSAM)Chartered Quantity Surveyor- FRICS (Fellow)MSP®(Managing Successful Programmes)- PractitionerAssociation of Project Management Associate (APMA)RICS APC Assessor (QS Pathway)Shortlisted for the 2021 Client Awards under the ‘Above and Beyond’ category.
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