Planning & Scheduling Program Manager

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:

Arcadis is seeking a Program Manager to lead the continuous improvements of planning and scheduling practices within our Project and Program Management team. This position should be located in the Central or Eastern time zone. In this role, you will lead the planning and scheduling of major and complex high-tech programs, liaising with senior internal/external stakeholders to ensure needs are met, and providing strong leadership and influence to our project teams. You are responsible for ensuring all work and outputs are executed to meet the requirements of relevant business strategies.

Role accountabilities:

• Direct the integration of all functions of planning, scheduling, and program management, both internally and externally.
• Direct quality requirements for planning and scheduling practices.
• Direct management and control of program risk and communicate risk to internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive the planning, setup, and management of contracting processes.
• Drive performance by leading the definition and implementation of complex programs of work, managing multidisciplinary teams and working to program timescales of more than 1 year to ensure delivery standards meet client expectations.
• Develop detailed program execution strategies to support the development of high-value programs, and play a lead role in the bid process by acting as an ambassador of Arcadis to contribute to successful outcomes.
• Drive planning of information and communication processes.
• Lead, motivate and develop a diverse program team of senior planners and junior and senior cost managers by recruiting, setting objectives and reviewing performance to ensure staff are driven and have the necessary skills to deliver the program objectives.
• Establish and manage a third-party supplier and supply chain strategy for program delivery, including the provision of works information, specifications, incentives, and contractor performance monitoring.
• Develop program risk policies and governance processes in line with Arcadis policies and codes of conduct to instill a culture of awareness and commitment to risk management.
• Influence a range of senior stakeholders and manage critical relationships to ensure all parties are informed and aligned on how to deliver program objectives.
• Promote the culture and brand of Arcadis externally.
• Manage relationships with key internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for improved efficiencies, both program-wide and in cross-organizational working, to ensure commercial viability and customer satisfaction.
• Implement and maintain an effective formal communications strategy with the program team, clients, senior management, and stakeholders to promote engagement and support around the program and its strategic objectives.
• Lead strategic negotiations, including contract negotiations with customers, stakeholders, and major suppliers.
• Direct, define and lead the development and continuous improvement of program-wide processes, systems, and policies, and contribute to wider organizational initiatives to improve performance.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 8 or more years' relevant experience, with at least 5 years' as a lead or expert in planning, project control, or program management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading major programs with a diversity of deliverables across large client businesses.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders to lead and implement organizational change.

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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