Design Management Controls Specialist

Arcadis•Jacksonville, NY

23h•$100,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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 Management Controls Specialist to join our growing Design Management practice. This role is critical to strengthening project governance, financial discipline, and performance transparency across complex, multidisciplinary design programs. You will work closely with Design Management Leadership, Design Managers, Project Managers, and technical leaders to provide clear insight into cost, schedule, risk, and resource performance helping projects stay aligned with Arcadis standards and client expectations. This is a hybrid role within the United States, offering flexibility, autonomy, and the opportunity to contribute to nationally significant design projects. Role accountabilities: As a Design Management Controls Specialist, you will serve as a trusted partner to project leadership, providing actionable project controls insight from pursuit through delivery. Responsibilities include: Monitor and report on design project performance, including cost, schedule, and resource utilization, identifying trends, risks, and variances. Develop and maintain project control tools such as budgets, forecasts, earned value metrics, and dashboards. Prepare clear, reliable reporting for Design Management leadership and project teams, enabling informed decision-making. Support risk and opportunity management processes, including identification, qualitative/quantitative analysis, and mitigation tracking. Partner with Design Managers and Project Managers to support change management, including change orders, claims support, and scope tracking. Support design resource planning and forecasting in coordination with discipline leads and Design Management leadership. Ensure alignment with Arcadis Project Controls standards, governance expectations, and best practices across assigned projects. Leverage data analytics tools (e.g., Power BI) to continuously improve transparency and insight into design performance. Contribute to the continuous improvement of design management controls, templates, and reporting approaches across the practice. Qualifications & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business, or a related discipline; or an equivalent professional accounting qualification. 5+ years of experience in project controls, project management support, or cost/schedule management, preferably within a design or professional services environment. Proficiency in financial controls, forecasting, and performance reporting during design phases. Ability to translate complex project data into clear, concise insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience working within Design Management or design-led project delivery environments. Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools, Oracle-based financial systems, and enterprise project controls platforms. Exposure to portfolio-level or program-level reporting Collaborative mindset with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Why Arcadis? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. 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 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $100,000- $130,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business, or a related discipline; or an equivalent professional accounting qualification.
5+ years of experience in project controls, project management support, or cost/schedule management, preferably within a design or professional services environment.
Proficiency in financial controls, forecasting, and performance reporting during design phases.
Ability to translate complex project data into clear, concise insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience working within Design Management or design-led project delivery environments.
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools, Oracle-based financial systems, and enterprise project controls platforms.
Exposure to portfolio-level or program-level reporting
Collaborative mindset with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

Monitor and report on design project performance, including cost, schedule, and resource utilization, identifying trends, risks, and variances.
Develop and maintain project control tools such as budgets, forecasts, earned value metrics, and dashboards.
Prepare clear, reliable reporting for Design Management leadership and project teams, enabling informed decision-making.
Support risk and opportunity management processes, including identification, qualitative/quantitative analysis, and mitigation tracking.
Partner with Design Managers and Project Managers to support change management, including change orders, claims support, and scope tracking.
Support design resource planning and forecasting in coordination with discipline leads and Design Management leadership.
Ensure alignment with Arcadis Project Controls standards, governance expectations, and best practices across assigned projects.
Leverage data analytics tools (e.g., Power BI) to continuously improve transparency and insight into design performance.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of design management controls, templates, and reporting approaches across the practice.