Construction Project Manager - Nashville

Arcadis is seeking an amazing Construction Project Manager for transportation projects for our team in the Nashville, TN area.

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role description:

As a Project Manager, you will utilize your experience and technical knowledge of design and construction projects. You will have the opportunity to coordinate all aspects of projects with various stakeholders in order to ensure the successful completion of the projects within the established budget, time, quality and safety parameters. Exciting projects are infrastructure based and include traditional bid projects as well as Design-Build and other alternative contracting mechanisms.  At Arcadis we are moving to build the projects of the future.  Join our team to become part of one of the fastest growing and thrilling occupations.  In this position, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you had a part of something special and fulfilling. 

Role accountabilities:

• Overall responsibility for project management for the duration of the project, including, planning, execution, oversight, control and completion of projects. Responsibility for payments, quality, progress, budget, public interaction, agency interactions, permits, claims, strategy, process improvement, performance and operations.
• Schedule reviews.
• Estimating.
• Risk management.
• Provide technical review of construction plans and specifications and project changes for constructability and practicality.
• Reviews of pre-let and post-let design-build submittals.
• Experience with implementation of Federal aid projects and/or grant administration and compliance.
• Database entry, tracking, and reporting.  
• Manage construction oversight and field staff.
• Act as liaison to design staff to respond to Contractors’ RFI's and review of shop drawings.
• Lead meetings with client’s personnel to coordinate concurrent initiatives, track procurement efforts, and assist with program / project delivery.
• Manage office staff responsible for record-keeping, general correspondence, compiling and drafting of required reports and deliverables.
• Manage financial performance of the project, budgets and mini proposal efforts.
• Responsible for overall site safety, permit condition compliance and coordination with other participant Agencies.

Qualifications & Experience:

You are a multitasker with excellent verbal and written communication skills, comfortable with ambiguity and fast-paced shifting environments. You are solutions and outcomes focused and tackle challenges head-on.

In addition, you have the following requirements and competencies:

• 5 years of project management experience.
• Proficiency with PMIS Systems, Primavera and/or MS Project and the MS Office Suite (particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• A resilient, flexible, and positive attitude.
• Willing to perform varying duties depending on the shifting needs.
• Strong ability to prioritize tasks of high complexity.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build quality projects.
• Proactive and can work autonomously.
• Accuracy and quality driven, with good attention to detail.
• Team player.

  Key Attributes:

• Demonstrated commitment to providing a safe and healthful workplace
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to manage Arcadis personnel and remain responsive to client requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or a related field of study.
• Professional Engineer (PE)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Business Development / Proposal Writing
• Grant Writing

Arcadis offers benefits for full 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 adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.  We offer seven paid holidays and potentially up to two floating holidays per calendar year depending on start, and 15 days PTO that accrue per year.  The salary range for this position is $63,201 - $112,690.

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

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.

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