Project & Program Management Consultant - Project Controls

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:
We work with our clients around the world to create, support and enhance smart safe and sustainable places where people live, work learn and thrive. Places impact on the quality of people's lives. Whether new homes, shops, workplaces, schools and hospitals, manufacturing, research and development facilities or data and distributions centers. People and communities thrive when spaces in which they live work, move and play are designed managed in a wat that best meets their needs

As part of Project and Program Management team, you'll help deliver some of the biggest, most iconic project imaginable, with some of the best talent around. With your energy, agility and a keen eye for detail, you'll deliver transformational outcomes for multiple clients everyday

Role accountabilities:

• Work within established standard operating procedures to assist in tasks such as but not limited to the production of delivery output and schedules for projects, monitor and review project information, in order to identify any discrepancies and ensure management has access to up-to-date and accurate project information.
• Prepare documents such as project plans and schedules by collating and interpreting data
• Analyze project data and trends to develop recommendations that aid senior colleagues in decision-making
• Proactively monitor and evaluate project management processes to identify opportunities for improvement and advise on enhancements

• Initiation & Planning: Develop baseline schedules, risk registers, and reporting frameworks.

• Execution: Monitor progress, update schedules, track milestones, and manage risks.

• Commissioning & Close-Out: Validate schedule performance, reconcile deliverables, and prepare close-out reports.

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using Primavera P6, MS Project or equivalent.

• Track progress, identify variances, and recommend recovery plans.
• Coordinate with on-site teams to validate schedule data and dependencies.
• Maintain risk registers and support mitigation planning.
• Conduct trend analysis and scenario modeling for schedule impacts.
• Escalate critical risks and issues to leadership promptly.
• Prepare weekly/monthly project performance reports for stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with global project control standards and client requirements.
• Support audits and quality assurance processes.
• Act as the offshore liaison for project controls, ensuring seamless communication with on-site teams.
• Provide guidance on tools, templates, and best practices for planning and reporting.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Building Engineering Services, IT or related field
• Minimum of 8 years relevant experience in project and program management, including at least 3 years leading teams on large, complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
• Proficiency in project/program management tools (e.g., Primavera P6, PowerBI, Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM 360, Aconex and Procore) and familiarity with methodologies/frameworks (e.g., PMI, APM, Agile) and highly skilled in MS Office application
• Preferably with professional certification or chartered status (APM, PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-SP etc.) commissioning /MEP credentials are advantageous
• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities to effectively interact with high-level stakeholders, build relationships, and negotiate with external parties.
• Comprehensive knowledge of project/program management methodologies and an understanding of the broader business context.

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. At Arcadis, you will have the opportunity to build the career that is right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations, their own career goals. And, as a 'people first' business, it is why we will take the time to listen, to understand what you want from your time here, and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions.