Design Manager - Federal (USA) Government Sector

About the role

Arcadis is seeking a Design Project Manager for its Government and Civic market sector, with a strong emphasis on managing multidisciplinary design teams and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, compliant, and cost-controlled project outcomes for Federal clients, including USACE, NAVFAC, and AFCEC. This role resides within the Design Management Department of the North America Places group.

Responsibilities

• Managing multidisciplinary design teams to ensure coordinated, high-quality technical deliverables across all project stages
• Implementing and enforcing quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) processes throughout design development
• Maintaining fiduciary responsibility for project budgets, including monitoring expenditures, managing scope, forecasting costs, and ensuring delivery meets financial targets
• Acting as the primary client interface, leading reviews, presenting design decisions, and ensuring client objectives and federal requirements are consistently met
• Developing and managing detailed project execution plans, schedules, and design delivery workflows using digital platforms and best-practice methodologies
• Driving on-time delivery of all design milestones and managing change, risk, and scope within established project controls
• Cooking and managing detailed project execution plans, schedules, and design delivery workflows using digital platforms and best-practice methodologies
• Coordinating work across architects, engineers, consultants, and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of all design components
• Preparing and delivering clear written reports, technical documentation, and presentations, with a strong focus on federal standards, compliance, and funding considerations
• Contributing to pursuit strategies, fee proposals, and the development of winning approaches for federal design projects
• Providing leadership as a “seller-doer,” supporting both project delivery and business development activities
• Travel up to 20%, including occasional overnight stays

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ or more years’ relevant experience in the federal market sector
• Min. 5+ years’ experience leading large multi-discipline design-engineered solutions and construction projects
• Strong financial background related to projects and client management
• Strong written and verbal communication skills that are clear and concise
• Experience reviewing drawings and multi-discipline designs on digital platforms
• Experience working with projects that utilize Fundamental knowledge of Autodesk Platforms: Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) or Building Information Modelling (BIM) engineered solutions
• Obtain Certified Project Management (CPM) certification status within 30 days of hire

Benefits

• The company provides training with employment
• BA in Architecture or Engineering-related fields focused on the built environment
• Candidates need to be a citizen of the United States of America

Pay

The salary range for this position is $130,000 - $150,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

Schedule

Actual schedule may vary based on project needs and client requirements.