Senior Project Controls Specialist

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Project Controls Specialist to join our dynamic Major Projects team within the growing Arcadis Mobility organization. The ideal candidate will orchestrate sophisticated design planning control and change management strategies for expansive DesignBuild (D&B) transportation projects spanning the United States. Your responsibilities will extend to providing essential support to D&B Project Managers and the D&B leadership team both in the strategic phases of project pursuits and postaward to ensure the accuracy of project schedules and financial benchmarks. The Senior Project Controls Specialist will be a key member of the Major Projects Operations team reporting directly to the Commercial Director.

Role Accountabilities:

Project Planning and Scheduling:

• Develop and maintain detailed project baseline schedules ensuring alignment with contract milestones and objectives during the pursuit and the postaward stages.
• Collaborate with project managers engineers and contractors to establish realistic and achievable project timelines and budgets.
• Periodically update and analyze project schedules identifying potential risks and proposing mitigation strategies.
• Conduct schedule impact assessments for contractorproposed changes and provide recommendations to maintain project timelines.
• Perform earned value reporting to ensure forecasted finish dates are in line with the reality on the ground.

Cost Control:

• Assist in the development of design fees relating to tender and detailed design project stages. Ensure the scope of work is appropriately accounted for.
• Monitor project expenditures and analyze budget variances via Oracle cost system as well as other ad hoc trend analysis measures.
• Work with project teams to identify costsaving opportunities and implement cost control measures.
• Assist Project Managers with capturing potential change orders through effective change control measurement and reporting techniques limiting the erosion of project profitability.

Required Qualifications:

• 6 years of in the field of transportation / infrastructure projects.
• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering Construction Management or related field.
• Strong Primavera P6 experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Office Suite programs

Key Skills/Attributes

• Understands Critical Path Method scheduling concepts.
• Ability to work independently and participate in concurrent pursuits and projects.
• Requires a combination of salesmanship and technical empathy.
• Interest in reviewing and understanding complex contracts to identify and mitigate project risk.
• Ability to analyze program delivery data to develop actionable insights to keep projects and programs on track.
• Strong communicator with both internal and external customers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• DOT project controls and/or program management experience.
• Previous civil design industry experience.
• Professional license or accreditation in the field of engineering or management.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skillsbased approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll 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 which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. 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 and affirmative action employer. Women minorities people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination 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 salary range for this position is $86000 $150000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.

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