Program Controls Specialist

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

Arcadis is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join our dynamic and rapidly expanding project management team within our Water business line based in our Chicago, IL office. This position will support our clients and project teams with project controls from the design phase through construction phase on various design, construction and/or reconstruction projects for municipal water, stormwater and wastewater projects.

This position will provide cost control, perform scheduling analysis and reports, and other assistance to our project teams as needed.

• Develop Master, Design and Construction CPM schedules from project documents.
• Utilize Oracle Primavera P6 and/or MS Project scheduling software.
• Track and report on planned v. actual cost and schedule performance.
• Conduct impact analysis of potential delays and changes.
• Analyze schedules to identify duration and logic issues.

• Develop cost estimate excel based templates or utilize provided cost control software.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts (EAC/ETC), cost reports and cash flow projections for team and clients.
• Prepare and analyze project cost, labor utilization, and profitability across internal teams.
• Prepare corrective action recommendations to address actual or forecasted cost overruns.

• Support project team in document control and communication.
• Become proficient in the use of Project Management Information System (PMIS) software.
• Provide project related reports and tracking logs from PMIS.
• Support management of documents in the PMIS by clients, designers, and contractors for each project.

• Support funding team in all areas of State Revolving Fund planning, applications, and compliance reporting.
• Support Grant/Loan applications.
• Assist with compliance reporting and funding disbursements.
• Work with various clients to coordinate funding initiatives.

• 5+ years of relevant project controls experience. Preferred civil/utility project type experience.
• Proficient Cost and Scheduling knowledge. Advanced Excel and P6/Project user. Strong oral and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to organize, analyze and communicate vast amounts of data.

• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to problems, along with a high level of math aptitude.
• Ability to multi-task several priorities and possess solid time management skills.
• Power BI (or Tableau) for financial modeling and dashboard reporting.

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 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $98,000 - $145,000.

Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

We are an equal opportunity employer. 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.