Business Development Lead, Water/Wastewater Construction

Arcadis Global•San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

Arcadis seeks a Business Development Lead for California's Water/Wastewater Construction group, with 20 or more years' experience, to join our Water Construction Management team in our San Francisco, CA office. Arcadis has significantly grown its municipal water team and construction management services in Northern California over the past few years. Continuing the path of growth, this position offers an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated individual to join our local team. The Business Development Lead, with the support of a strong nationally recognized technical staff, will utilize their expertise and technical knowledge of the water and wastewater construction market along with a proven reputation within Northern California to successfully execute projects, to help build and grow our practice.

Requirements

20 years' total experience, with a minimum of 10 years of construction experience on water wastewater plants & facilities projects as a Resident Engineer or Construction Manager.
Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction.
California PE
Experience managing construction budgets and schedules including estimating and change order negotiating.
Proven excellence in client management and project delivery, backed by strong leadership experience and effective communication skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with particular expertise in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

20+ years of construction experience specifically related to water or wastewater facilities, with a minimum of 10 years' experience on projects as a Resident Engineer or Construction Manager on a $50+ million water/wastewater project.
Masters degree in Engineering, Construction or a BS in these fields and an MBA.
In addition to the PE, a CCM is also highly desired.
Active participation in a regional or national professional association.
Previous experience successfully leading project pursuits include both developing proposal approaches and overseeing making presentations to major clients and agencies.

Responsibilities

Driving marketing efforts
Recruiting top talent
Leading teams to deliver winning proposals and impactful presentations
Provide hands-on leadership throughout all phases of construction projects
Overseeing daily activities
Managing contracts
Ensuring quality assurance and control
Regular client updates and progress reporting
Monitor contractor performance, site safety, and the work of subcontractors and suppliers, proactively communicating any changes or deviations from plan
Managing scopes of work and budgets
Working closely with project and program managers to ensure engineering projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to client expectations
Supervise and mentor junior technical staff, fostering their development and ensuring high standards of work
Lead meetings on project progress, safety, scheduling, and contract administration with clients, agencies, and community stakeholders
Recommend improvements to project costs, budgets, and schedules, using tools such as Primavera or MS Project
Serve as a liaison to design staff, helping to gather field information and respond to RFIs, correspondence, and shop drawing reviews

Benefits

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.
We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year.
The salary range for this position is $227,866 - $299,074. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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