Senior Construction Leader for Complex Infrastructure

Arcadis; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 315,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Paid parental leave

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Principal Construction Manager to provide senior-level leadership for complex infrastructure and capital projects in the United States. This role acts as a liaison among clients, contractors, design teams, and project leadership to drive delivery from design through active construction.

The Principal Construction Manager will oversee construction execution, safety, quality, schedule, risk, and stakeholder engagement, resolving issues and ensuring alignment with

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant construction, construction management, design, or project delivery experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex construction or infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of construction practices, contract documents, RFIs, submittals, change management, scheduling, quality, and field coordination.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior construction management leadership throughout design and construction.
• Serve as a primary point of coordination among the client, contractors, subcontractors, design teams, consultants, and project leadership.
• Lead and support construction-phase activities, including RFIs, submittals, design clarifications, change orders, field changes, and technical issue resolution.
• Monitor construction progress, schedule performance, quality, safety, labor resources, sequencing, and potential project risks.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to help ensure construction activities remain aligned with design intent, specifications, contract documents, and project requirements.
• Participate in and lead project meetings, construction coordination meetings, site walks, constructability reviews, and progress discussions.
• Identify potential delays, conflicts, material constraints, and construction risks and work with project stakeholders to develop practical mitigation strategies.
• Provide oversight of QA/QC activities and promote a strong culture of safety and accountability throughout project delivery.
• Review construction documentation and maintain appropriate tracking and follow-up of open project items.
• Support project turnover, closeout, as-built documentation, and resolution of outstanding construction items.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and project stakeholders while providing clear, timely communication on project performance, risks, and key decisions.

Skills

Construction leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Field & office work

Education

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

Professional certification or licensure such as PE, CCM, PMP, or equivalent

Job description

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Principal Construction Manager to provide senior-level leadership for complex infrastructure and capital projects in the United States. This role acts as a liaison among clients, contractors, design teams, and project leadership to drive delivery from design through active construction.

The Principal Construction Manager will oversee construction execution, safety, quality, schedule, risk, and stakeholder engagement, resolving issues and ensuring alignment with