Senior Federal Program Manager: US West

Arcadis; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401K

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

15 days PTO that accrue per year

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Federal Program Manager in San Francisco to lead high-level projects and cultivate relationships across US DoD/Federal Portfolio. The role requires expertise in managing multi-million dollar programs and coordinating internal design teams.

The ideal candidate will have significant Federal experience, excellent client-facing skills, and a Bachelor's degree in a STEM field. Arcadis offers a competitive salary range of $120,000 - $185,000 as well as comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision, plus PTO and holiday pay.

Qualifications

• 15 years of professional experience.
• 10+ years of Federal experience with success in US DoD programs.
• 5+ years working with state/local governments.
• Expertise in managing multi-million dollar programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead programs and high-level projects.
• Build and sustain trusted relationships with clients.
• Develop tailored client growth plans.
• Lead task order response development.

Skills

Program Management

Federal Government Experience

Client Engagement

AutoCAD

Revit

Education

Bachelor's degree, preferably STEM

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 Federal Program Manager with demonstrated relationships across US DoD/Federal Portfolio to lead programs and high‑level projects, to mine/capture task orders under existing IDIQ vehicles, engage directly with clients to understand programmatic and operational needs, and coordinate cross‑disciplinary internal design/PM teams and external partners to deliver winning task order and IDC responses.

Role accountabilities

Program Management & Delivery Interface

• Partner and participate in program execution teams to ensure seamless transition from award to execution, maintaining quality, schedule, and client satisfaction.
• Support contract administration activities for awarded task orders (resource planning, invoicing support, performance reporting).
• Design coordination and inter‑disciplinary reviews.
• Provide executive‑level briefings on pursuit pipeline, awarded task orders, program risks, and growth opportunities.
• Billability goal of 70%.

Client Engagement & Relationship Management

• Work as part of the USACE, NavFac, AFCEC, and DoD Account leadership team; build and sustain trusted relationships through regular in‑person and virtual engagements.
• Conduct client meetings, site visits, and discovery sessions to clarify requirements and align Arcadis offerings with USACE/NavFac and AFCEC objectives.
• Represent Arcadis at USACE, AFCEC, and DoD events relevant to US West and Arcadis Federal priorities.
• Mentor and develop internal staff and partners to strengthen capability alignment with Federal client needs, in coordination with the US West Government‑Civic Practice Director.

IDIQ Mining, Task Order Capture, Teaming

• Lead opportunity identification and pursuit efforts under USACE Districts in US West and AFCEC IDIQ contracts.
• Develop and implement tailored client growth plans and pursuit strategies to position Arcadis for task order awards.
• Translate client programming and end‑user needs into differentiated technical and commercial responses.
• Lead development of competitive task order responses, coordinating technical authors, pricing, capture managers, and subconsultants/partners.
• Identify, negotiate, and manage teaming arrangements and subcontract relationships to enhance proposal strength.
• Ensure proposals are compliant, responsive.

Qualifications & Experience

• 15 years of professional experience.
• 10+ years of Federal experience, with demonstrable success supporting US DoD programs (experience with USACE Districts in the US West and/or NavFac/AFCEC strongly preferred).
• 5+ years working with state/local governments and community stakeholders.
• Revit and/or AutoCAD experience.
• Network of contacts within DoD, other Federal Gov't agencies.
• Understanding of the Federal procurement process (FAR, DFAR, etc.)
• Proven track record mining and winning task orders under IDIQ or similar indefinite delivery vehicles.
• Knows DoD master planning process and resilience principles.
• Expertise in managing multi‑million dollar programs, projects, design, and construction.
• Strong client‑facing skills with experience eliciting and translating end‑user programming requirements into technical and commercial solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage teaming/subcontractor relationships.
• Preferred Professional Certification (e.g., PE/RA/REM/PMP/PG/LEED AP).
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.
• Bachelor's degree, preferably STEM.
• US Citizen.

Benefits & Salary

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 $120,000 - $185,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.