Project Task Manager

Arcadis•Concord, CA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a Project Task Manager to join its west coast Environmental Team. The role supports the planning, coordination, and execution of environmental, biological, and cultural surveys and monitoring across multiple projects. The Project Task Manager serves as a key link between project managers, field personnel, subcontractors, Tribal representatives, and clients, with responsibilities primarily involving office-based project coordination and potential site visits throughout California and the west coast. The position coordinates field activities, manages schedules and staffing plans, tracks permits and land-access requirements, supports Tribal and stakeholder engagement, monitors project progress, and maintains project documentation and reporting systems. It helps ensure field operations are appropriately staffed, compliant, organized, safe, and efficient. The role offers opportunities to develop project controls, resource planning, stakeholder coordination, regulatory compliance, subcontractor management, field logistics, and client communication skills while contributing to environmental and infrastructure projects.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience in the environmental industry.
Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a closely related field.
Previous experience coordinating environmental, cultural resource, biological, construction, or utility-related field programs.
Strong focus on health and safety.
Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team.
Proactive, detail-oriented approach and ability to work collaboratively.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Tribal representatives, government agencies, landowners, and other external stakeholders.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple simultaneous field activities and competing priorities.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, and field personnel in a dynamic project environment.
Experience supporting utility, environmental, cultural resource, or infrastructure projects; coordinating Tribal monitoring programs; working with government agencies and external stakeholders; and maintaining project tracking and reporting systems.
Experience managing field logistics, workforce scheduling, permit compliance, and subcontractor coordination.

Responsibilities

Ensure field activities comply with Environmental Release to Construction (ERTC) measures, permit conditions, client requirements, and regulatory commitments.
Coordinate with Tribal representatives, Tribal Monitors, local stakeholders, and property owners to meet biological and cultural resource protection requirements and stakeholder commitments.
Develop and manage field schedules for Arcadis staff, subcontractors, cultural and biological monitors, surveyors, and other project resources.
Act as the communication liaison between project management, field teams, subcontractors, clients, and stakeholders.
Identify, evaluate, and resolve field-related challenges, including access constraints, permitting issues, scheduling conflicts, resource availability, and stakeholder concerns.
Maintain project information and progress tracking in internal and client-facing SharePoint systems.
Prepare status updates, progress reports, action-item logs, and project documentation.
Monitor project activities to ensure work meets project requirements, scope, schedules, safety expectations, and quality standards.
Support planning, management, and execution of project scopes across multiple projects.
Conduct potential site field visits throughout California and the west coast.