Project Controls and Scheduling Manager

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 Project Controls and Scheduling Manager to join the Arcadis Construction Services (ACS) team in North Carolina. This role will support multiple water and wastewater treatment design and construction projects. The position is based in Cary, North Carolina, with flexibility in location as future projects may be located across the United States. The Project Controls and Scheduling Manager will develop, optimize, and maintain robust project schedules for major industrial wastewater, remediation, and other design and construction projects. The role supports successful project delivery by ensuring effective sequencing, resource planning, risk identification, and schedule performance throughout the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will work closely with project managers, engineers, subcontractors, vendors, clients, and other stakeholders in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment. This is a busy, highly collaborative role suited for a Project Controls and Scheduling Manager who can manage multiple complex design, permitting, and construction projects while building strong client relationships. This position is part of Arcadis’ Global Resilience Business Area, which focuses on protecting natural environments and water resources while supporting sustainable infrastructure for future generations. As climate change, rapid urbanization, biodiversity loss, floods, wildfires, and other large-scale events become more frequent, our work helps communities build resilience and protect critical resources. Role accountabilities: Project Planning and Scheduling Develop, implement, and maintain detailed master schedules for complex, multi-asset capital projects using industry-standard tools such as Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. Create and maintain comprehensive project plans, including work breakdown structures, sequencing, resource allocation, budgets, milestones, and basis-of-schedule documentation. Collaborate with project teams to define scope, objectives, deliverables, constraints, risks, and key milestones. Provide planning expertise during tendering, execution, and close-out phases. Integrated Master Schedule Management Develop integrated master CPM schedules that incorporate subcontractor and equipment vendor schedules. Prepare schedule and project controls specifications for contractors in alignment with overall contract terms. Progress Monitoring and Reporting Establish and maintain baseline schedules that align with contractual requirements and industry best practices. Monitor progress against the baseline, identify deviations, and recommend corrective actions. Track project milestones, critical path activities, and key deliverables across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning phases. Prepare and present progress updates, look-ahead schedules, dashboards, and recovery plans for senior management and external stakeholders. Stakeholder Coordination Develop and baseline project schedules in collaboration with clients, subcontractors, vendors, consultants, and other stakeholders. Work closely with project managers, engineering teams, suppliers, owners, and contractors to maintain schedule alignment and timely information flow. Prepare and present planning documentation, reports, and dashboards to stakeholders and senior management. Risk and Impact Analysis Identify scheduling risks related to permitting, procurement, construction logistics, and commissioning, and recommend practical mitigation strategies to support successful delivery. Resource and Cost In…

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