Principal Construction Manager

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Philadelphia, PA, United States Department:
Construction Management Business Unit: ANA United States Work Type:
Hybrid Date Posted:
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 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 an experienced Principal Construction Manager to provide senior-level construction leadership for complex infrastructure and capital projects. This individual will serve as a key liaison between clients, contractors, subcontractors, design teams, and project leadership, helping drive successful project delivery from design through active construction. The Principal Construction Manager will provide leadership across construction execution, technical coordination, safety, quality, schedule, risk, and stakeholder engagement while helping resolve construction and design issues efficiently and maintaining alignment with project requirements.

Role Accountabilities Provide senior construction management leadership throughout design and construction. Serve as a primary point of coordination among the client, contractors, subcontractors, design teams, consultants, and project leadership. Lead and support construction-phase activities, including RFIs, submittals, design clarifications, change orders, field changes, and technical issue resolution.  Monitor construction progress, schedule performance, quality, safety, labor resources, sequencing, and potential project risks.  

Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to help ensure construction activities remain aligned with design intent, specifications, contract documents, and project requirements. Participate in and lead project meetings, construction coordination meetings, site walks, constructability reviews, and progress discussions. Identify potential delays, conflicts, material constraints, and construction risks and work with project stakeholders to develop practical mitigation strategies. Provide oversight of QA/QC activities and promote a strong culture of safety and accountability throughout project delivery.

Review construction documentation and maintain appropriate tracking and follow-up of open project items. Support project turnover, closeout, as-built documentation, and resolution of outstanding construction items. Build trusted relationships with clients and project stakeholders while providing clear, timely communication on project performance, risks, and key decisions. Qualifications & Experience

Required Qualifications 10+ years of relevant construction, construction management, design, or project delivery experience.  Demonstrated experience supporting complex construction or infrastructure projects. Strong knowledge of construction practices, contract documents, RFIs, submittals, change management, scheduling, quality, and field coordination. Proven ability to coordinate contractors, designers, engineers, clients, and other project stakeholders. Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Ability to identify construction risks and effectively drive issues toward resolution.

Ability to work effectively in both field and office/project-team environments.

Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Engineering, or a related discipline. Professional certification or licensure such as PE, CCM, PMP, or equivalent, depending on the project and discipline. Experience…