Program Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 6, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 4, 2026. Arcadis scores C on the Alion truth index.
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.
Arcadis is seeking a Program Manager to join our Chicago Programs team. The Program Manager will be responsible for managing approximately three to five concurrent building capital projects as part of a larger client program. Projects may include new construction, renovation, modernization, and facility improvements across public safety, healthcare, education, corrections, municipal, and private development markets.
Working under the direction of a senior Program Lead, the Program Manager will oversee assigned projects through planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout. The successful candidate will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage project performance, and provide consistent reporting across their assigned portfolio.
This position is intended for an experienced building Project Manager who is ready to take on multiple projects and continue developing toward a future program leadership role.
Position Responsibilities
- Manage approximately three to five concurrent building projects through all phases of delivery.
- Serve as the primary day-to-day client contact for assigned projects.
- Lead and coordinate architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, vendors, and client stakeholders.
- Develop and monitor project budgets, forecasts, contingencies, and schedules.
- Manage project risks, changes, procurement, contracts, and document controls.
- Review design documents for completeness, constructability, coordination, and alignment with client requirements.
- Coordinate design reviews, value engineering, cost estimating, permitting, and procurement activities.
- Review contractor payment applications, change orders, proposals, and schedule updates.
- Monitor construction progress, quality, safety, and impacts to ongoing facility operations.
- Coordinate commissioning, turnover, and project closeout.
- Provide consolidated cost, schedule, risk, and progress reporting to the Program Lead and client.
- Identify and escalate significant project issues while developing recommended solutions.
- Coordinate assigned projects with the broader capital program and other project managers.
- Provide day-to-day direction and mentoring to assistant project managers and project engineers.
- Support client development, proposals, interviews, and growth of the Chicago Buildings practice.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or a related field.
- Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible building project management, construction management, design management, or owner’s representative experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing building projects through planning, design, procurement, construction, and closeout.
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Experience with new construction, renovation, modernization, or work within occupied facilities.
- Working knowledge of project budgets, schedules, procurement, contracts, change management, risk management, and project controls.
- Strong client communication, organization, and team leadership skills.
- Experience with web-based project management or document-control systems.
- Ability to travel to project sites throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.
Preferred Qualifications
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), preferably in Illinois, or ability to obtain Illinois licensure.
- 8 to 12 years of relevant building project or construction management experience.
- Experience managing a portfolio of three or more concurrent building capital projects.
- Experience with public-sector, institutional, healthcare, educational, public safety, or municipal building programs.
- Experience serving as an owner’s representative or program/construction management consultant.
- Chicago-area building, permitting, contractor, and construction market experience.
- Experience managing construction in occupied or operational facilities.
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or Registered Architect (RA) credential.
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 $88,000 - $133,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.