Program Controls Specialist

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

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 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 a Project Controls Specialist to join our dynamic and rapidly expanding project management team within our Water business line based in our Chicago, IL office

This position will support our clients and our project teams with project controls from the design phase through construction phase on various design, construction and/or reconstruction projects for municipal water, stormwater and wastewater projects. This position will provide cost control, perform scheduling analysis and reports, and other assistance to our project teams as needed.


Role accountabilities:

CPM Scheduling services:

• Develop Master, Design and Construction CPM schedules from project documents.
• Utilize Oracle Primavera P6 and/or MS Project scheduling software.
• Track and report on planned v. actual cost and schedule performance
• Conduct impact analysis of potential delays and changes
• Analyze schedules to identify duration and logic issues

Cost Control services:

• Develop cost estimate excel based templates or utilize provided cost control software.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts (EAC/ETC), cost reports and cash flow projections for team and clients
• Prepare and analyze project cost, labor utilization, and profitability across internal teams
• Prepare corrective action recommendations to address actual or forecasted cost overruns

Document and Contract Management:

• Support project team in document control and communication
• Become proficient in the use of Project Management Information System (PMIS) software
• Provide project related reports and tracking logs from PMIS.
• Support management of documents in the PMIS by clients, designers, and contractors for each project

Funding

• Support funding team in all areas of State Revolving Fund planning, applications, and compliance reporting
• Support Grant/Loan applications
• Assist with compliance reporting and funding disbursements
• Work with various clients to coordinate funding initiatives

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant project controls experience. Preferred civil/utility project type experience.
• Proficient Cost and Scheduling knowledge. Advanced Excel and P6/Project user. Strong oral and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to organize, analyze and communicate vast amounts of data.

Additional Skills and Attributes:

• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to problems, along with a high level of math aptitude.
• Ability to multi-task several priorities and possess solid time management skills.
• Power BI (or Tableau) for financial modeling and dashboard reporting.

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. 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 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $98,000 - $145,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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