Regional WaterWastewater Construction Director

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Role Description:

Arcadis Resilience Water team is seeking a dynamic Construction Director to help shape and accelerate the growth of our Water/Wastewater Construction practice in California. Based out of our San Francisco office this role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in one of the nations most active and complex water markets.

Arcadis has experienced significant momentum in Northern California rapidly expanding our municipal water and construction management services. As we continue on this growth trajectory we are looking for a driven entrepreneurial leader who is energized by building relationships winning work and helping teams deliver transformative water infrastructure projects. Supported by a nationally recognized technical bench the Business Development Lead will leverage deep knowledge of the water and wastewater construction marketalong with a strong professional reputation across Northern Californiato drive pursuits strengthen client partnerships and help grow a high-performing practice. This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated professional to join a collaborative forward-thinking team and play a key role in shaping the future of water in California.

Role Accountabilities:

As a Construction Director for Californias Water/Wastewater Construction practice you will play a critical role in driving growth through strategic marketing efforts talent recruitment and leadership of pursuit teams to deliver compelling proposals. This position blends business development project leadership and client engagement requiring a hands-on leader who can connect strategy with execution across complex construction programs.

• Lead construction delivery and client engagement by providing hands-on oversight throughout all phases of construction projects managing daily activities contracts quality assurance and control and delivering regular client updates and progress reports while monitoring contractor performance site safety and subcontractor and supplier activities.
• Manage scope budget and schedule performance by overseeing scopes of work and construction budgets collaborating closely with project and program managers to ensure projects are delivered on time within budget and in alignment with client expectations while proactively addressing changes risks and deviations.
• Develop and mentor high-performing teams through direct supervision and coaching of junior technical staff fostering professional growth accountability and consistent delivery of high-quality work across project teams.
• Drive communication coordination and continuous improvement by leading meetings with clients agencies and community stakeholders on project progress safety scheduling and contract administration; recommending cost budget and schedule improvements using tools such as Primavera or MS Project; and serving as a liaison to design teams to support RFIs correspondence field data collection and shop drawing reviews.

Key Attributes:

You will bring a proven record of excellence in client management and project delivery supported by strong leadership capability and clear effective communication skills. The role requires proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Word Excel and PowerPoint) which will be used regularly to support project documentation data analysis and client-facing presentations. You will actively participate in regional or national professional associations and demonstrate experience leading complex project pursuits including proposal development and delivering presentations to major clients and public agencies. This position also requires experience managing construction budgets and schedules with demonstrated capability in cost estimating and negotiating change orders.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering or construction
• 20 years total experience with a minimum of 10 years of construction experience on water wastewater plants & facilities projects as a Resident Engineer or Construction Manager.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering Construction or a related field
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) certification
• 20 years of construction experience specifically related to water or wastewater facilities with a minimum of 10 years experience on projects as a Resident Engineer or Construction Manager on a $50 million water/wastewater project.
• California PE license

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 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.

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. 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 of PTO that accrue per salary range for this position is $227866 - $299074. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.

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