Design Manager - Federal Government Sector

Arcadis; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

401K plan

STD/LTD/AD&D insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Wellbeing benefits

Tuition reimbursement

9 paid holidays

15 days PTO

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Design Project Manager for the Government and Civic market sector in the North America Places group. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, enforce QA/QC, manage budgets, and interface with federal clients to meet standards and funding requirements.

You will develop execution plans, schedules, and design workflows using digital platforms, driving on-time delivery while coordinating across architects, engineers, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of federal market experience
• 5+ years leading large multi-discipline design-engineered solutions and construction projects
• Strong financial management for projects and client relationships
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Autodesk ACC or BIM platforms
• CPM certification within 30 days of hire
• BA in Architecture or Engineering-related field

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams to deliver high-quality, compliant projects
• Enforce QA/QC processes across design development
• Manage budgets, forecasts, scope, and costs to meet targets
• Act as primary client interface and lead design reviews
• Develop detailed execution plans, schedules, and workflows
• Drive on-time delivery and manage change, risk, and scope
• Coordinate across architects, engineers, consultants, stakeholders
• Prepare reports and presentations on federal standards and funding
• Contribute to pursuit strategies and proposals
• Provide leadership in seller-doer activities
• Travel up to 20%

Skills

Financial management

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Written and verbal communication

Project leadership

Client interfacing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture or engineering-related field

CPM certification within 30 days of hire

Tools

Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)

BIM (Building Information Modelling)

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:

Arcadis is seeking a Design Project Manager for our 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.

Role accountabilities:

• 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
• 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. 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

Continue your career journey as an Arcadian.

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. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. 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.