Rail/Transit/Highway Construction Director

Job Description

Arcadis seeks a Rail/Transit/Highway Construction Director to join the team in the Los Angeles area to performs a wide variety of professional Project and Construction Management work in either a field or office setting.

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 serves as the on-site client representative on site and is responsible for the management, managerial oversight, administration, and coordination of the construction process from the conceptual development stage through final construction. This individual will be embedded on a large program and report externally to the client PM and internally to the operations leadership at Arcadis. The selected candidate will lead a large team and must have experience working on complex, billion-dollar, heavy civil transportation projects.

Role Accountabilities:

  • Coordinating and managing people, materials, and equipment as well as the contractor’s compliance with the client’s safety policies and conducting safety assessments as required by the client.
  • Determine that the work of the contractor is performed in accordance with the construction contract, project plans, and specifications, and all other contract documents and amendments thereto to guard against defects and deficiencies in the contractor’s work.
  • Track record of managing large teams well; success with team performance, morale, roles/responsibilities, and collaboration.
  • Perform the duties as the full-time, on-site Project/Construction Manager as the day-to-day liaison to the client, overseeing the activities of the Arcadis PCM team.
  • Effectively interface with the client, program manager, design-builder, and numerous 3rd parties.
  • Handle conflict smoothly and unemotionally; ability to build trust with project sponsors and stakeholders.
  • Lead the overall financial management for projects, including developing performance targets and budgets and helping to develop key commercial strategies, to meet and exceed profit- and cash-generation targets,
  • Drive performance by leading the definition and implementation of complex projects, managing multidisciplinary teams, and working to project timescales more than 1 year to ensure delivery standards meet client expectations,
  • Educate and influence senior colleagues about risk policies and governance processes to instill a culture of awareness and commitment to risk management and ensure compliance with organizational policies and codes of conduct,
  • Analyze and review recommendations and analysis from multiple sources to make informed, authoritative technical decisions to improve business performance,
  • Direct, define and lead the development and continuous improvement of project-wide processes, systems, and policies, and contribute to wider organizational initiatives to improve performance,
  • Manage relationships with key internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for improved efficiencies both project-wide and in cross-organizational working to ensure commercial viability and customer satisfaction,
  • Act as a technical expert for organizational projects, providing strategic advice and insight to senior leaders in the organization to support successful delivery and commercial decision making in line with organizational strategies,
  • Influence a range of senior stakeholders, building and managing critical relationships to ensure all parties are informed about and aligned to deliver project objectives,
  • Lead a diverse functional team, setting objectives, managing performance, and ensuring staff have the necessary skills to deliver project and organizational objectives,
  • Manage, motivate, and provide direction to senior specialists and managers to develop a driven and well-informed team.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or another related field
  • Licensed Engineer in the State of California or option to obtain PE via reciprocity within 9 months
  • Twenty (20) years of experience in Design, Construction or Construction management of Complex Heavy Civil Engineering projects; including highway or rail projects.
  • Five (5) years’ experience managing alternative delivery projects
  • 30 HR OSHA Certification
  • PMP Certification preferred.

Key Skills and Attributes:

  • Results-focused while building trust and partnership with the client.
  • Executive “presence” – soft skills in addition to deep P/CM experience.
  • Promote the culture and brand of Arcadis externally
  • Thorough understanding of state and federal regulatory agencies and 3rd party civil and structural criteria and review process.
  • Seasoned claims avoidance and dispute resolution
  • Technical expertise: Earthworks, utilities, structures, and environmental clearances/permits.
  • Worked on mega programs/projects ($1B+) involving design-build

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 seven paid holidays and potentially up to two floating holidays per calendar year depending on start date, and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. This position is eligible for participating in a company bonus program. The salary range for this position is $125000 – $225000.

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