Manager, Application Development

Manager, Application Development

Every advancement—from the products we use to the medicines and technologies we depend on—creates waste that must be handled responsibly. For more than 50 years, Arcwood Environmental has helped organizations across the United States manage the byproducts of progress safely and thoughtfully. With deep expertise and innovative waste management technology across a growing nationwide footprint, Arcwood protects people, communities, and the environment through work that often happens behind the scenes.

We've reached a unique point as a company: big enough to deliver broad capability and consistent performance, while striving to be nimbler and more responsive to our customers' evolving needs. Come join Arcwood and be part of our legacy of environmental leadership!

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

The Manager, Application Development is responsible for leading the design, development, and ongoing support of Arcwood's internally developed and operations-focused applications. This role oversees a team of developers and ensures that application solutions align to business priorities, deliver high value, and support scalable, integrated operations.

This role acts as the primary technology leader for application development – owning delivery, team performance, and the evolution of the operations systems. The Manager will also help evolve Arcwood's application development capability by maintaining and enhancing Arcwood's ERP as a core operational platform while enabling integration with Arcwood's broader application roadmap and expanding SaaS application landscape.

Location: This position is based in our Indianapolis corporate office, we offer a hybrid schedule with 4 days in the office and 1 day remote.

Team Leadership & Talent Management

• Leads, mentors, and develops a high-performing team of application developers supporting business critical applications
• Establishes clear expectations, priorities, and performance standards aligned to business goals
• Assesses team capabilities and proactively identifies skill gaps across development, architecture, and support functions
• Develops and executes resourcing strategies, including hiring full-time resources where strategic capability is required and leveraging third-party partners for specialized skills, capacity augmentation, or project-based work
• Builds a scalable team model that balances internal expertise with external partnerships
• Leads and develops the team through a transition from primarily supporting MMS development to supporting MMS, integrations, APIs, data flows, and extensions across Arcwood's broader application ecosystem

Application Development & Delivery

• Manages delivery of application development, including design, build, testing, deployment, and support
• Develops project timelines and identifies project tasks and procedures accordingly
• Owns end-to-end delivery of application development for MMS, ensuring solutions meet business requirements, quality standards, and timelines
• Partners with Application Delivery leads to prioritize initiatives and manage demand effectively
• Ensures alignment and integration across business-critical systems to support end-to-end operational workflows and data consistency
• Maintains accountability for application performance, stability, and ongoing support of core systems
• Applies AI tools and industry best practices to optimize development workflows, improve efficiency, and ensure high-quality, maintainable solutions
• Partners with Application Architecture, Application Delivery leads, business stakeholders, and vendors to translate Arcwood's application roadmap into practical development priorities and delivered solutions
• Ensures Arcwood's ERP remains stable, supported, and aligned to business needs while enabling integration with new SaaS platforms, enterprise workflows, and modern application architecture patterns

Governance, Process & Continuous Improvement

• Establishes and enforces governance over application development, change management, and release processes
• Ensures proper documentation, testing, and controls are consistently applied
• Drives continuous improvement in development practices, delivery velocity, and team effectiveness
• Monitors and reports on delivery performance, capacity, and project outcomes
• Improves development practices to support a more integrated application environment, including stronger documentation, testing discipline, release coordination, and cross-system impact awareness
• Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and maintaining safe practices at all times
• Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization

Education

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field (required)

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in IT management and/or senior software architecture and development (required)
• 5+ years of development experience using.NET; experience and expertise in REST and RPC APIs (required)
• 5+ years of development experience producing code using.NET languages e.g. C#, VB, .NET (required)
• Experience with Oracle, PLSQL and ERP (required)
• Experience designing and executing database changes in Oracle (required)
• Experience with'start' and 'stop' primary application components under regular operation in Windows and Linux (required)
• Experience with architecture styles/APIs (ReactJS), TypeScript Java, JavaScript, and SQL (preferred)

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

Arcwood offers stability you can count on and opportunities to grow. We provide steady work, competitive pay, and above-market benefits that reflect the importance of what we do. As we continue to grow, you'll have the chance to build skills, take on new challenges, and build a career. When you join Arcwood, you join a team that honors its legacy, values hardworking people, and shows up every day to protect people, communities, and the future we share. Arcwood is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status, in accordance with applicable federal laws. A post-offer drug screen and background check will be required. Physical Job Requirements