Senior Construction Program Director

$124,700 - $187,050/Yr

Arcadis - Chicago, IL

Part-time,Full-time - Senior

Chicago, IL

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Construction Program Director at Arcadis will lead major building relocation programs for prominent Oil & Gas clients in North America. This role is pivotal in ensuring that projects align with client requirements and business objectives by developing and executing project plans, managing cross-functional teams, and coordinating activities throughout all project phases, including planning, design, procurement, construction, and handover.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to on-site construction managers overseeing daily construction work and handover activities.
• Lead tendering processes, including development of RFPs, bid review and clarification, and execution of design, procurement, and construction contracts.
• Develop programs through FEL/FEED to ensure the commercial business case and lead through option selection, engineering, procurement, and construction.
• Ensure contractors schedule, conduct, and document all construction meetings, including progress and safety meetings.
• Review submittals for conformance with contract documents and coordinate RFIs as required.
• Manage work to follow regulatory and industry requirements and validate all payment requests from contractors.
• Review contractors' site-specific health and safety plans and monitor adherence to safety standards.
• Maintain accurate project files, meeting records, and correspondence.
• Provide weekly and monthly client reporting packages to senior and executive leaders.
• Support the client in coordinating operational training and contract close-out procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• 15 years of senior project/program management experience in the construction or heavy civil industry.
• Thorough knowledge of construction technology, equipment, methods, industry practices, estimating/budgeting, scheduling, and safety requirements.
• Demonstrable experience delivering complex construction projects over $200M+.

Nice-to-haves

• Professional accreditation (PE, AIA, CCM, CPC, PMP, LEED).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K
• Short-term disability (STD)
• Long-term disability (LTD)
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Reward & recognition program
• Wellbeing benefits
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Seven paid holidays
• Up to two floating holidays per year
• 20 days PTO that accrue per year.