Sr. Project Manager - Architectural Projects

 

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 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 high-caliber Project Manager with experience in managing the delivery of professional advisory and technical services, working in conjunction with Architects and other professional design teams within the Retail practice group.

Role accountabilities:

• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, and stakeholders to ensure seamless collaboration and project success, acting as a trusted advisor to guide them through the project lifecycle with confidence and expertise.
• Administer contracts for professional services and manage budgets to deliver successful financial outcomes for projects. Coordinate with legal, finance and commercial/risk teams to lead and deliver on project success.
• Proactively drive commercial results, ensuring projects meet profitability and resource efficiency targets
• Identify and manage project risks, ensuring compliance with contracts and mitigating potential challenges.
• Translate project objectives into actionable plans, including detailed schedules and financial targets.
• Working with the finance team, implement and oversee financial controls to track, manage, and forecast project performance.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams by fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation, while mentoring and developing junior team members.
• Develop and execute comprehensive project management plans, ensuring high-quality delivery from concept to completion.
• Oversee all project phases, including design and construction documentation, while maintaining design integrity.
• Ensure clarity and consistency across projects by managing all correspondence, documentation, and reporting, while effectively communicating project challenges and collaborating with stakeholders to develop innovative solutions

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience working with Oracle as an ERP system, including demonstrated expertise in the Percentage of Completion (PoC) revenue recognition method.
• Familiarity with various project delivery methods and how they impact project management around scope, schedule, risk, communication, delivery, budgeting, etc.
• Familiarity with the process of design and construction of complex projects
• Experience in writing proposals and defining scope/project deliverables, developing bottom up and top-down fees, assessing project risk and managing contract negotiation processes
• Budgeting tools/project management software expertise. Familiar with Oracle project planning specifically is a plus. Ability to translate contract scope into discrete tasks and manage under a work breakdown schedule and project workplan.
• Ability to manage complex teams with multiple disciplines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills and client-facing experience is essential.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• 8+ years of project management experience. Specific project management experience in a design and professional services setting is preferred but not required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 Practitioner certification is an asset but not required.
• Degree in architecture considered an asset.

Why Arcadis?

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’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, 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.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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