Design Manager - Federal Government

Position: Design Manager - Federal Government Sector
Job :

Location:

Washington, DC, United States | Arlington, VA, United States | Tampa, FL, United States | Columbus, OH, United States | Cincinnati, OH, United States | Charleston, SC, United States | Greensboro, NC, United States | Greenville, SC, United States | Chicago, IL, United States | Charlotte, NC, United States | Jacksonville, FL, United States Department:
Design Business Unit: ANA United States 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 a Design Project Manager for our Government and Civic market sector, with a strong emphasis on managing multidisciplinary design teams and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, compliant, and cost-controlled project outcomes for Federal clients, including USACE, NAVFAC, and AFCEC.This role resides within the Design Management Department of the North America Places group.

Role accountabilities:

Managing multidisciplinary design teams to ensure coordinated, high-quality technical deliverables across all project stages

Implementing and enforcing quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) processes throughout design development

Maintaining fiduciary responsibility for project budgets, including monitoring expenditures, managing scope, forecasting costs, and ensuring delivery meets financial targets

Acting as the primary client interface, leading reviews, presenting design decisions, and ensuring client objectives and federal requirements are consistently met Developing and managing detailed project execution plans, schedules, and design delivery workflows using digital platforms and best-practice methodologies

Driving on-time delivery of all design milestones and managing change, risk, and scope within established project controls

Coordinating work across architects, engineers, consultants, and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of all design components

Preparing and delivering clear written reports, technical documentation, and presentations, with a strong focus on federal standards, compliance, and funding considerations

Contributing to pursuit strategies, fee proposals, and the development of winning approaches for federal design projects

Providing leadership as a “seller-doer,” supporting both project delivery and business development activities

Travel up to 20%, including occasional overnight stays

Qualifications &

Experience:

10+ or more years’ relevant experience in the federal market sector, Min. 5+ years’ experience leading large multi-discipline design-engineered solutions and construction projects

Strong financial background related to projects and client management

Strong written and verbal communication skills that are clear and concise

Experience reviewing drawings and multi-discipline designs on digital platforms

Experience working with projects that utilize Fundamental knowledge of Autodesk Platforms:
Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) or Building Information Modelling (BIM) engineered solutions

Obtain Certified Project Management (CPM) certification status within 30 days of hire. The company provides training with employment BA in Architecture or Engineering-related fields focused on the built environment

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