Project Controls and Scheduling Manager

Description

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34000 people in over 30 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a Project Controls and Scheduling Manager to join the Arcadis Construction Services (ACS) team in North Carolina. This role will support multiple water and wastewater treatment design and construction projects. The position is based in Cary North Carolina with flexibility in location as future projects may be located across the United States.

The Project Controls and Scheduling Manager will develop optimize and maintain robust project schedules for major industrial wastewater remediation and other design and construction projects. The role supports successful project delivery by ensuring effective sequencing resource planning risk identification and schedule performance throughout the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will work closely with project managers engineers subcontractors vendors clients and other stakeholders in a fast-paced multidisciplinary environment.

This is a busy highly collaborative role suited for a Project Controls and Scheduling Manager who can manage multiple complex design permitting and construction projects while building strong client relationships.

This position is part of Arcadis Global Resilience Business Area which focuses on protecting natural environments and water resources while supporting sustainable infrastructure for future generations. As climate change rapid urbanization biodiversity loss floods wildfires and other large-scale events become more frequent our work helps communities build resilience and protect critical resources.

Role accountabilities:

Project Planning and Scheduling

• Develop implement and maintain detailed master schedules for complex multi-asset capital projects using industry-standard tools such as Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project plans including work breakdown structures sequencing resource allocation budgets milestones and basis-of-schedule documentation.
• Collaborate with project teams to define scope objectives deliverables constraints risks and key milestones.
• Provide planning expertise during tendering execution and close-out phases.

Integrated Master Schedule Management

• Develop integrated master CPM schedules that incorporate subcontractor and equipment vendor schedules.
• Prepare schedule and project controls specifications for contractors in alignment with overall contract terms.

Progress Monitoring and Reporting

• Establish and maintain baseline schedules that align with contractual requirements and industry best practices.
• Monitor progress against the baseline identify deviations and recommend corrective actions.
• Track project milestones critical path activities and key deliverables across engineering procurement construction and commissioning phases.
• Prepare and present progress updates look-ahead schedules dashboards and recovery plans for senior management and external stakeholders.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Develop and baseline project schedules in collaboration with clients subcontractors vendors consultants and other stakeholders.
• Work closely with project managers engineering teams suppliers owners and contractors to maintain schedule alignment and timely information flow.
• Prepare and present planning documentation reports and dashboards to stakeholders and senior management.

Risk and Impact Analysis

• Identify scheduling risks related to permitting procurement construction logistics and commissioning and recommend practical mitigation strategies to support successful delivery.

Resource and Cost Integration

• Integrate schedules with resource and cost plans to support earned value management and overall project controls.
• Align the WBS CBS and code of accounts to enable reliable consistent performance and progress monitoring.
• Develop validate and maintain conceptual budgetary and detailed cost estimates using industry-standard cost-estimating tools historical project data vendor and subcontractor quotations and current labor material and equipment pricing. Document the basis of estimate assumptions exclusions escalation contingencies and accuracy range; reconcile estimates with the WBS and CBS; and update forecasts as scope design schedule market conditions and project risks evolve.

Change Management: Evaluate and incorporate change orders design revisions and scope modifications into the schedule assessing potential schedule impacts. Support claims and change management processes with accurate planning data and analysis.

Compliance & Best Practices: Ensure adherence to industry standards regulatory requirements and company procedures for planning and scheduling.

Continuous Improvement: Lead the adoption of best practices digital tools and process improvements for project planning and controls.

Team Leadership: Mentor and support junior project controllers/schedulers fostering a culture of collaboration and high performance.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management Project Management or related field.
• 15 years of industry experience of which at least 10 years in planning and scheduling large capital projects. Direct experience with industrial wastewater and remediation system projects is strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency with planning/scheduling software (Primavera P6 preferred). Integration experience with other project controls and project management information systems (PMIS) is required.
• Strong knowledge of project controls critical path method (CPM) and earned value management.
• Experience with permitting design procurement and construction logistics for complex engineering and construction projects.
• Professional certification (PMI-SP AACE PSP or similar) is a plus.

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 PTO that accrue per salary range for this position is $102400- $153600. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.

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Required Experience:

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