Project Controls Manager

Arcadis U.S.Inc. in; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis seeks a Project Controls Manager (Finance) to lead the project controls function across pursuits and major design-build projects in the Atlanta area. You will develop pricing, schedules and performance insights to enable timely, commercially sound decisions.

The role reports to the Major Projects Commercial Director and requires strong leadership, risk management, and client-facing skills to drive disciplined delivery across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Finance, Construction Management or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in design-build projects.
• Ability to lead project controls across multiple pursuits and active projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to explain schedule, cost, risk, and performance data.
• Knowledge of state DOT and Federal Highway Administration requirements for major transportation programs.
• Professional license or accreditation in engineering, project controls, or management (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead the project controls function across pursuit and project execution.
• Develop and maintain schedule and cost baselines to support disciplined delivery.
• Drive cost estimating, forecasting, earned value, progress reporting, and performance metrics.
• Represent Arcadis in client discussions regarding schedule and pricing proposals.
• Review RFPs and support dispute resolution, risk, and change management.

Skills

Project controls leadership

Scheduling & planning

Estimating & forecasting

Client communication

Risk management

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Finance, Construction Management or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Project Controls Manager (Finance)

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:

In this role, you will lead the project controls function for major Design-Build transportation pursuits and projects. You will provide consistent oversight across planning, scheduling, estimating, forecasting, change management, and financial reporting, ensuring project teams have the information needed to make timely, commercially sound decisions. Working closely with Project Managers and Operations Managers, you will support both proposal development and project execution by developing pricing, schedules, and performance insights that enable successful delivery. This position reports to the Major Projects Commercial Director.

Role accountabilities:

• Project controls leadership: Lead the project controls function across pursuit and project execution, establishing and maintaining schedule and cost baselines that support disciplined delivery.
• Scheduling and planning: Work closely with internal teams to develop and maintain high-quality CPM schedules in Primavera P6, ensuring scope, dependencies, constraints, and key risks are accurately reflected.
• Estimating, forecasting, and reporting: Drive consistency in cost estimating, forecasting, earned value, progress reporting, and performance metrics to support timely project management and stakeholder decision-making.
• Commercial and client support: Represent Arcadis in client discussions related to schedule and pricing proposals, helping secure balanced, practical, and commercially sound outcomes.
• Risk, change, and claims support: Review complex RFPs and support Commercial teams with dispute resolution, claims assessment, and identification of scope, schedule, cost, and contractual risks.
• Team development: Mentor team members and delegate project controls tasks effectively to build redundancy, capability, and growth opportunities across the project controls team.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Finance, Construction Management or related field.
• 10 or more years of in the field of design-build projects.

Key Skills/Attributes

• Ability to independently lead the project controls function across multiple pursuits and active projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain schedule, cost, risk, and performance information to project teams and leadership.
• Demonstrated understanding of state DOT and Federal Highway Administration requirements for major transportation programs.
• Ability to analyze program delivery data and translate it into actionable insights that help keep projects and programs on track.
• Ability to recruit, manage, mentor, and develop project controls managers, project engineers, and project support staff.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated understanding of state DOT and Federal Highway Administration requirements for major transportation programs.
• Professional license or accreditation in the field of engineering, project controls, or management.

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 $112,000 - $168,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.