Water Infrastructure Program Manager at Arcadis

Los Angeles, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Apr, 26

Salary

275148.0

Posted On

06 Jan, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Water Infrastructure, Program Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Environmental Impact Assessments, Regulatory Compliance, Leadership, Communication, Strategic Planning, Budget Management, Team Building, Problem Solving, Risk Management, Continuous Improvement, Technical Evaluation, Sustainability, Data-Driven Decision Making

Industry

Professional Services

Description

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 is seeking an accomplished Water Infrastructure Program Manager to lead transformative water programs across the southwest. The role will also be critical in development and strategic positioning for a range of client programs. This includes 20+ billion flagship initiatives aimed at enhancing southern California’s regional water resilience, sustainability, and public health by expanding potable reuse infrastructure and operations for a prominent municipal department. The Program Manager will lead complex programs that involve multiple phases, each requiring detailed technical evaluation, siting studies, and rigorous environmental review to optimize water program delivery. The Program Manager will oversee all phases of planning, design, construction, stakeholder engagement, and delivery, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, budgetary constraints, and strategic objectives. Additionally, they will provide leadership to a large, multidisciplinary team and ensure successful delivery in alignment with client goals. Role accountabilities: The Water Infrastructure Program Manager will lead the delivery of a large-scale water infrastructure initiative, implementing best-in-class program management practices while developing and communicating a clear program vision, objectives, and roadmap. This role requires navigating a complex utility organization and fostering a collaborative, safety-focused, and innovative team culture. Responsibilities include strategic planning across all project phases, aligning program goals with organizational priorities and sustainability targets, and integrating multiple workstreams for timely and budget-conscious execution. The Water Infrastructure Program Manager will build and mentor a multidisciplinary team, define roles and expectations, and promote a positive, high-performance environment. Stakeholder engagement is key, with the manager serving as the primary liaison to clients, regulators, community groups, and partners, ensuring transparent communication and proactive issue resolution. Resource coordination involves optimizing personnel, funding, and technology across the program, identifying gaps, and implementing solutions. Performance management includes monitoring progress, managing risks, and establishing governance frameworks and KPIs for benchmarking. The role also champions continuous improvement by enhancing processes and integrating lessons learned, while maintaining robust reporting systems to provide timely updates and ensure accountability. Key Attributes: The ideal Water Infrastructure Program Manager brings extensive experience managing large complex infrastructure or water sector programs with a strong background in environmental impact assessments, permitting, and regulatory compliance across federal, state, and local levels. You are well-versed in digital project management tools, real-time monitoring systems, and data-driven decision-making. With expert knowledge of program management methodologies, you demonstrate superior leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills. Experience working with public sector clients or major municipal infrastructure projects is highly preferred. This leader excels in building consensus among diverse stakeholders—including regulatory agencies, municipal partners, elected officials, and community groups—and is adept at translating technical information for varied audiences. Proven success in managing large multidisciplinary teams and significant program budgets rounds out their profile. Qualifications & Experience: Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, or a related field Advanced degree, Professional Engineer (PE) license, and Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred. 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 nine paid holidays, 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 $157,227-$275,148. Actual salaries will vary on several factors such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location. #Resilience-ANA #Water-ANA #LI-RC2

Responsibilities

The Water Infrastructure Program Manager will lead the delivery of a large-scale water infrastructure initiative, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and strategic objectives. They will oversee all phases of planning, design, construction, and stakeholder engagement.