Federal Program/Project Manager (Design/Engineering)

Arcadis; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our engineering team in Northern California. This role will lead federal accounts and project teams of engineers, architects, and consultants in planning and designing civil and infrastructure projects, including levees, dams, and climate adaptation initiatives.

The position emphasizes risk management, budget control, and schedule adherence, with mentoring duties for junior staff.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Functioning as a project manager as part of a delivery team on select federal, state, and/or municipal contracts.
• Ensuring technical leadership and quality control for multidisciplinary delivery teams throughout all phases of a project including planning, design, and construction.
• Functioning as the primary interface between the client staff and the consultant team; regular engagement with client staff.
• Establishing and meeting project schedules, budgets, and quality objectives; assigning and monitoring tasks; ensuring adequate resources.
• Mentoring junior-level technical staff.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural/Geotechnical/Coastal Engineering, or related field

Professional Engineer (PE) License in California

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 Senior Project Manager to join our engineering team in Northern California. This role is critical to successful delivery of a high-profile civil engineering program and to strengthening Arcadis’ long-term partnership with our federal clients in California.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead and support select federal accounts and project teams of engineers, architects, and specialist consultants in planning and designing a wide range civil and infrastructure projects including levees, dams, engineering with nature, climate adaptation, etc. projects.

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 to stakeholders, in alignment with federal program requirements. Primary objectives include risk reduction, cost effectiveness, adaptability, historic resources, and environmental resources.

Role accountabilities

• Functioning as a project manager as part of a delivery team on select federal, state, and / or municipal contracts
• Ensuring technical leadership and quality control is in place for diverse, multidisciplinary delivery teams throughout all phases of a project including planning, design, and construction.
• Functioning as the primary interface between the 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.
• Functioning as the project manager in establishing and then meeting project schedules, budgets, and quality objectives; assigning and monitoring of tasks; and ensuring adequate resources to deliver the work.
• Working on a variety of projects simultaneously, as well as providing technical expertise and experience on other related projects.
• Managing existing and an expanding base of clients by meeting or exceeding their expectations, by delivering quality work, and through active communication.
• Mentoring junior-level technical staff.

Required Qualifications

• 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

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

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