Senior Project And Program Management Consultant

Arcadis; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Project & Program Management SME to provide technical leadership and delivery assurance for complex Data Center programs. You will oversee governance, risk, and stakeholder alignment while driving KPIs and executive reporting across multiple projects.

With 10+ years of experience in hyperscale or global technology delivery, you will mentor teams and contribute to business growth, methodologies, and standards within Arcadis' Data Center PPM practice.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in project and/or program management within construction, engineering, real estate, or related industries.
• Delivery of complex Data Center, Hyperscale, or mission-critical projects.
• Full lifecycle knowledge from design to handover, with strong governance and controls.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise and technical leadership for Data Center and mission-critical projects.
• Ensure governance, controls, and delivery assurance across programs.
• Advise clients on data center delivery including resiliency and operational readiness.
• Develop execution strategies, governance frameworks, and delivery plans.
• Manage dependencies, risks, milestones, and stakeholder alignment across projects.
• Oversee planning, scheduling, risk management, change control, and cost reporting.
• Establish KPIs, dashboards, and executive reporting for decision support.
• Build relationships with clients and senior stakeholders; act as trusted advisor.
• Facilitate governance reviews, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.
• Support proposals and mentor team to strengthen Data Center PPM capabilities.

Skills

Data Center expertise

Project Management

Governance

Stakeholder management

Project controls

Scheduling

Risk management

Cost reporting

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in PM/Engineering/Construction

PMP/PRINCE2/APM/CIOB or similar

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Power BI

Smartsheet

ACC/BIM 360

Job description

Job Description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 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

Senior Project & Program Management SME providing technical leadership, strategic direction, and delivery assurance across complex Data Center and mission-critical programs. Combines deep data center delivery knowledge with strong expertise in project and program management, governance, stakeholder management, project controls oversight, and operational readiness to drive predictable outcomes across scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and performance.

Role accountabilities

• Provide subject matter expertise and technical leadership for Data Center and mission-critical projects throughout the project lifecycle.


• Support the successful delivery of complex projects and programs by ensuring effective governance, controls, and delivery assurance.


• Advise clients and project teams on data center delivery, including resiliency, redundancy, commissioning, operational readiness, and constructability.


• Develop and implement project execution strategies, governance frameworks, and integrated delivery plans.


• Manage program-level dependencies, risks, interfaces, milestones, and stakeholder alignment across multiple projects.


• Oversee project controls functions, including planning, scheduling, risk management, change control, cost performance, and reporting.


• Establish meaningful KPIs, dashboards, and executive reporting to support informed decision-making.


• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, project teams, and senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor.


• Facilitate governance reviews, workshops, lessons learned sessions, and continuous improvement initiatives.


• Contribute to business growth by supporting proposals, developing methodologies and standards, mentoring team members, and strengthening Data Center PPM capabilities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Significant experience in project and/or program management within construction, engineering, infrastructure, real estate, or related industries.


• Demonstrated experience delivering complex Data Center, Hyperscale, Mission-Critical, or similar technical projects.


• Strong understanding of the full project lifecycle, including design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.


• Expertise in project controls, including scheduling, risk management, change control, performance monitoring, forecasting, and reporting.


• Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder environments and multidisciplinary teams.


• Experience working across multiple projects, programs, regions, and geographically distributed teams.


• Strong commercial acumen with a clear understanding of scope, schedule, cost, risk, and delivery performance.


• Excellent communication, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.


• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related discipline, preferably with PMP, PRINCE2, APM, RICS, CIOB, or equivalent certification.


• Minimum 10+ years of experience supporting hyperscale or global technology clients, with knowledge of data center commissioning, operational readiness, and digital project delivery tools such as Primavera P6, MS Project, Power BI, Smartsheet, or ACC/BIM 360.

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. At Arcadis, you will have the opportunity to build the career that is right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations, their own career goals. And, as a ‘people first’ business, it is why we will take the time to listen, to understand what you want from your time here, and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions.