Project Controls Program Manager - Data Center Program

PROJECT CONTROLS PROGRAM MANAGER - USA DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM

LOCATION: United States – Remote role (domestic travel up to 75%).

COMPANY: Arcadis – World's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions.

Arcadis is expanding its US Data Center Program and is seeking a talented Project Controls Program Manager to join our team. In this role, you will provide strategic oversight, leadership, and accountability for the program, ensuring successful delivery, alignment with client expectations, and adherence to Arcadis’ global operational and strategic goals.

We are looking for a seasoned professional with extensive experience in data center project controls and program management, combined with strong account leadership skills. The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with both internal teams and external stakeholders.

Domestic travel requirement: up to 75% within the United States.

• Full accountability for the successful delivery of the data center controls program in the United States.
• Provide leadership, strategic direction, and decision‑making across the portfolio, ensuring program alignment with client objectives and adherence to Arcadis’ operational and strategic goals.
• Program lead providing leadership and quality controls with an emphasis on project management, project controls, operations model, client engagement, and team performance and management. Must be comfortable providing executive‑level reports to internal and external stakeholders and contribute in an individual‑contributor role as a Working/Operations Foreman when needed.
• Ensure effective quality management and implement continuous improvement practices across the program to drive innovation and best practice adoption.
• Responsible for setting up and managing contracting processes, ensuring the effective management of all contractual obligations, including resource trackers, expense reclaim management, invoicing, etc.
• Work closely with the Account Leadership team to identify and capture growth opportunities within the client’s data center American construction program.
• Support the Business Director, Account Leadership, and Program Director in commercial and operational leadership matters, including fee creation and management, contract management, and revenue forecasts.
• Ensure Arcadis employees are encouraged to grow and develop to the best of their abilities. Track and manage workforce planning, mobilization, and deployment.
• Maintain a strong presence at all locations of the data center program by regularly visiting all data center projects (up to 75% domestic travel).

• 12+ years of relevant experience leading project control programs for major data center construction or construction programs (>$750 M) under a lump‑sum contract model.
• Subject‑matter expertise in own discipline with proactive problem‑solving skills.
• Experience managing business relationships with both external and internal teams at a senior level; able to build positive relationships to encourage professional and quality growth opportunities within client and internal teams.
• Cultural understanding of agile project management and time‑driven delivery.
• Strong change management and business partnership skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Membership in a relevant professional body (e.g., PMP, PgMP, APM, or equivalent) is preferred.

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