Senior Project Manager

Arcadis; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Project Manager with water and wastewater engineering experience to join our Resilience Water Team in Buffalo, New York. You will lead conveyance, treatment, and master planning projects, manage delivery teams, and build strong client relationships to deliver sustainable outcomes.

Role involves mentoring teams, supporting pursuits, and shaping project success from concept through completion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, mechanical, or chemical engineering.
• At least 10 years of relevant engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater facilities, distribution systems, and pump/lift stations.
• Serve as Project or Design Manager from concept through completion.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships by understanding needs and delivering high-quality solutions.
• Mentor and lead project teams, fostering professional growth and technical excellence.
• Contribute to business growth through proposals and strategic partnerships; travel as needed.

Skills

10 years of experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil/Environmental/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering

Master’s Degree in related engineering discipline

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 looking for a Senior Project Manager with water/wastewater engineering experience to join our Resilience Water Team in Buffalo, New York!

As a Senior Project Manager, you will utilize your expertise and technical knowledge in conveyance, treatment, and master planning projects to successfully lead and execute projects and support project pursuits. In this role, you will have opportunities for advancement as you deliver projects, manage delivery teams, and build strong client relationships.

Role accountabilities:

As a client-facing Project Manager and Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering innovative water and wastewater solutions. You’ll partner with clients to understand their goals and provide forward-thinking designs that address today’s challenges while shaping sustainable outcomes for the future. In this role, you’ll also guide project teams, ensuring technical excellence, collaboration, and successful delivery. Additional responsibilities include:

• Leading the planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities, distribution and collection systems, and pump/lift stations.
• Serving as the Project or Design Manager, directing projects from concept through completion.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships by understanding needs, managing expectations, and delivering high-quality solutions.
• Mentoring and leading project teams, fostering professional growth and ensuring technical excellence.
• Contributing to business growth through proposal development, strategic partnerships, and positioning for future opportunities; travel as needed to support project delivery.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering (or a related field)
• 10 years of relevant engineering experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in a related engineering discipline
• Professional Engineering (PE) license
• Experience in municipal water/wastewater design and construction management

Qualifications & Experience:

Continue your career journey as an Arcadian.

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 do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, 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.

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 $180,000 - $210,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.