GLOBAL engineering design and consulting firm Arcadis has made senior executive appointments to its Brisbane and Melbourne offices and as it seeks to step up involvement in large-scale urban infrastructure consulting engagements.
Arcadis’ Brisbane-based client development leader Paul Allan will assume the role of cities director – Brisbane, heading Arcadis’ participation in major urban projects commissioned in south-east Queensland ahead of Brisbane hosting the 2032 Olympic Games.
Allan has served in his current Arcadis role since 2017 after almost 20 years working in accounting, private equity and venture capital, management consulting and legal services in Australia and overseas. His previous roles have included Ericsson, PwC, KPMG and King & Wood Mallesons.
Melissa Bellis joins Arcadis as business area sales director – places, responsible for leading Arcadis’ pursuit of built environment and urban infrastructure design and consulting projects nationally.
Bellis joins Arcadis from US-based engineering group Jacobs where she held senior APAC building and infrastructure sales and business development roles over 12 years. She previously worked with Transfield Services in Australia.
The appointments follow the realignment earlier this year of the Amsterdam-based Arcadis business. It is now oriented around three business areas – places (buildings and urban development), mobility (transport) and resilience (energy, water and environmental consulting).
Allan’s appointment follows Brisbane’s recent addition to Arcadis’ Global Cities Network, a network of Arcadis consultants in 15 cities around the world dedicated to sharing best practice and capabilities in urban infrastructure design and delivery. It includes upcoming Olympic host cities Paris (2024) and Los Angeles (2028).
“These are important appointments for Arcadis as we step up our involvement in the market for large-scale urban project consulting in Australia,” Arcadis’ country director and resilience business area director for Australia, David Raftery said.
