Construction Project Controls Program Manager Data Center Construction (Remote)

LOCATION – UNITED STATES – REMOTE ROLE (domestic travel up to 50%)

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’ data center construction program in the United States is growing and looking to add a Construction Project Controls Program Manager to its Team.

The Project Controls Program Manager will be responsible for providing strategic oversight, leadership, and accountability for the American data center construction program ensuring its successful delivery, alignment with client expectations, and adherence to Arcadis’ Global operational and strategic goals. Our ideal candidate will possess a range of career experience focused on data center construction program management, project control leadership and have a background which can demonstrate building of strong professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

This role may require the successful candidate to travel domestically inside the USA up to 50%.

Is this position the next step in your career? If so, please apply as soon as you can!

Role accountabilities:

• Full accountability for the successful delivery of the program, ensuring alignment with client objectives, timelines, and budgets related to data center construction or capital construction programs
• Provide strategic direction and decision-making across the program, ensuring alignment with Arcadis’s organizational objectives and that the program remains on track
• Team and Program lead, providing leadership and quality controls with a focus on project management, project controls, operational model, client, and team management
• Ensure effective quality management and implement continuous improvement practices across the program to drive innovation and best practice adoption
• Oversee the set-up and management of contracting processes, ensuring the effective management of all contractual obligations, including lump sum and agile delivery models
• Work closely with the Account Leadership team to identify and capture growth opportunities within client’s data center construction program in the United States
• Ensure the Arcadis Team Members are encouraged to grow and develop to the best of their abilities

Qualifications & Experience:

• 12 + years’ relevant experience leading project control program for major data center construction or construction program (>$750M) under a lump sum contract model
• Subject matter expertise in own discipline with proactive problem-solving skills
• Experience managing business relationships with both external and internal teams at a senior level. Able to build positive relationships to encourage professional and quality growth opportunities within client and internal teams
• Cultural understanding of agile project management and time-driven delivery
• Strong change management and business partnership skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Membership in a relevant professional body (e.g., PMP, PgMP, APM, or equivalent) is preferred

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.

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 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 $200,000 to $230,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.