Project Controls Manager

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 a Project Controls Manager to support our team in Boston. In this role, you will serve as a technical leader, leveraging your expertise to support and drive the success of major transportation infrastructure projects.

Role accountabilities:

• Develops, maintains, and monitors detailed project schedules using tools such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and other scheduling software. Prepares look-ahead schedules, updates project baselines, and creates recovery plans to mitigate delays and ensure timely project delivery.
• Perform critical path analysis, time‑impact analyses (TIA), and delay matrices
• Lead progress reporting, schedule variance, and performance monitoring against baseline
• Conduct quantity takeoffs, apply unit rates, and prepare cost estimates aligned with bridge/transit scope
• Manage cost forecasts, budget vs actuals, cash flow and Earned Value Management (EVM) analyses
• Assist in bid preparation, developing Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), cost coding, and change order documentation
• Supports the project payment process including invoice analysis, prepares and analyzes cost estimates for various applications, supports change/work order management and tracking, supports and leads the team in analyzing and responding to claims, disputes, and other similar activities.
• Develops and oversees standardized processes for cost and schedule assessment, including forecasting, corrective action reviews, progress measurement, performance reporting, and productivity analysis. Ensures consistent reporting of contract, cost, and schedule metrics, incorporating trend forecasting and variance analysis as needed.
• Provides oversight of internal and project budgets, ensuring accuracy, alignment with project goals, and adherence to financial controls. Manages key project control functions, including document control, schedule management, and cost tracking.
• Interfaces with the project development processes and supports by preparing contract time determination reports, performing constructability reviews, and other similar support type applications.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum of 15 years of Project Controls experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in a similar role on complex transportation projects (highway/bridge or transit).
• Experience with Primavera 6.
• Experience with estimating principles and software.
  
  

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. The salary range for this position is $140,000 - $160,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.