Hybrid Project Controls Manager

at Arcadis

• Job title: Project Controls Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $140,000 - $160,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Boston, United States

About the role

• Project Controls Manager managing project schedules and costs for transportation infrastructure projects at Arcadis. Ensuring timely project delivery with effective cost management and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and monitors detailed project schedules using tools such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and other scheduling software.
• Prepares look-ahead schedules, updates project baselines, and creates recovery plans to mitigate delays and ensure timely project delivery.
• Perform critical path analysis, time‑impact analyses (TIA), and delay matrices.
• Lead progress reporting, schedule variance, and performance monitoring against baseline.
• Conduct quantity takeoffs, apply unit rates, and prepare cost estimates aligned with bridge/transit scope.
• Manage cost forecasts, budget vs actuals, cash flow and Earned Value Management (EVM) analyses.
• Assist in bid preparation, developing Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), cost coding, and change order documentation.
• Supports the project payment process including invoice analysis, prepares and analyzes cost estimates for various applications, supports change/work order management and tracking, supports and leads the team in analyzing and responding to claims, disputes, and other similar activities.
• Develops and oversees standardized processes for cost and schedule assessment, including forecasting, corrective action reviews, progress measurement, performance reporting, and productivity analysis.
• Provides oversight of internal and project budgets, ensuring accuracy, alignment with project goals, and adherence to financial controls.

Requirements

• Minimum of 15 years of Project Controls experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience in a similar role on complex transportation projects (highway/bridge or transit).
• Experience with Primavera 6.
• Experience with estimating principles and software.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• EAP
• 401K
• STD
• LTD
• AD&D
• life insurance
• paid parental leave
• reward & recognition program
• optional benefits including wellbeing benefits
• adoption assistance
• tuition reimbursement
• nine paid holidays
• 20 days PTO that accrue per year