Federal Program/Project Manager (Design/Engineering)

About the role

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. With over 34,000 people in over 30 countries, Arcadis is dedicated to improving quality of life. The Senior Project Manager will join the engineering team in Northern California to lead and support select federal accounts and project teams of engineers, architects, and specialist consultants in planning and designing a wide range of civil and infrastructure projects including levees, dams, engineering with nature, climate adaptation, etc. The role requires understanding, synthesizing, and balancing multiple problems, objectives, opportunities, constraints, and considerations present in densely developed, aged, and heavily used infrastructure, along with multi-disciplinary needs to develop solutions favorable to the client and stakeholders, in alignment with federal program requirements. Primary objectives include risk reduction, cost effectiveness, adaptability, historic resources, and environmental resources.

Responsibilities

• Function as a project manager as part of a delivery team on select federal, state, and/or municipal contracts
• Ensure technical leadership and quality control for diverse, multidisciplinary delivery teams throughout all phases of a project including planning, design, and construction
• Function as the primary interface between client staff and the consultant team
• Engage with the client regularly from a position of familiarity with the consultant team’s advances
• Actively participate in knowledge sharing, brainstorming, and work planning with client staff
• Establish and meet project schedules, budgets, and quality objectives; assign and monitor tasks; ensure adequate resources to deliver the work
• Work on a variety of projects simultaneously, providing technical expertise and experience on other related projects
• Manage existing and an expanding base of clients by meeting or exceeding expectations, delivering quality work, and through active communication
• Mentor junior-level technical staff

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural/Geotechnical/Coastal Engineering, or a related field
• 10 years of experience in infrastructure design and implementation
• Professional Engineer (PE) License in California

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) plan
• Short-term disability (STD)
• Long-term disability (LTD)
• Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Reward & recognition program
• Optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement
• Nine paid holidays per year
• 20 days PTO that accrue per year

Pay

The salary range for this position is $155,000 - $220,000 per year. Actual salaries will vary based on factors such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.