Strategic Program Manager & Owner's Rep

Arcadis; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of large-scale capital programs across multiple concurrent projects.

The successful candidate will act as an extension of the client’s project team, providing leadership, coordination, governance, and oversight throughout the program lifecycle, from initiation and planning through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Project Management, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 7+ years of project or program management experience supporting complex capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects through planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout phases.
• Experience overseeing project schedules, budgets, reporting, risk management, and stakeholder comunicaciones.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, procurement processes, contract administration and governance frameworks.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency with project management and reporting tools including Microsoft Office Suite and common scheduling platforms.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Exceptional organizational and coordination skills.
• Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• Highly collaborative and adaptable in dynamic environments.
• Strong attention to detail while maintaining strategic program focus.
• Comfortable interacting with executive-level stakeholders and project teams alike.
• Effective communicator capable of translating complex issues into actionable information.
• Ability to travel as required to support project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multiple programs simultaneously, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business objectives.
• Establish and maintain program governance, documentation, reporting, communication plans, and stakeholder engagement processes.
• Develop, monitor, and track program schedules, critical milestones, risks, dependencies, and overall project performance.
• Facilitate procurement activities, vendor engagement, proposal evaluations, and contractor onboarding processes.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including design, engineering, construction, commissioning, and operational stakeholders.
• Identify, assess, and manage risks, issues, and change requests while implementing effective mitigation strategies.
• Maintain program-level budget oversight and support financial tracking, forecasting, and reporting activities.
• Prepare executive-level presentations, decision support materials, status reports, and management updates.
• Support construction execution through schedule reviews, progress monitoring, issue resolution, stakeholder coordination, and project controls oversight.
• Lead project closeout activities, including punch list tracking, commissioning coordination, lessons learned, and financial closeout reporting.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Project Management, Business, or a related field

Job description

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of large-scale capital programs across multiple concurrent projects.

The successful candidate will act as an extension of the client’s project team, providing leadership, coordination, governance, and oversight throughout the program lifecycle, from initiation and planning through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.