Senior Federal Program Manager: US West

Arcadis•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a Federal Program Manager with established relationships across the U.S. Department of Defense and federal portfolio to lead programs and high-level projects, pursue task orders under existing IDIQ vehicles, understand client programmatic and operational needs, and coordinate internal multidisciplinary teams and external partners on competitive responses. The role combines program and account leadership, design coordination and interdisciplinary reviews, proposal oversight, and program stewardship to expand Arcadis’ work with USACE, NAVFAC, AFCEC, and other federal clients. Based in the US West, the position focuses on leading program management teams, shaping capture strategy, building trusted client relationships, and delivering mission-critical task orders across the federal portfolio. The role supports program execution and contract administration, client engagement, IDIQ opportunity identification and capture, and task order proposal development. It includes a 70% billability goal and travel of up to 30%.

Requirements

15 years of professional experience, including at least 10 years of federal experience and 5 or more years working with state or local governments and community stakeholders.
Demonstrated success supporting U.S. DoD programs; experience with USACE Districts in the US West and/or NAVFAC or AFCEC is strongly preferred.
Licensed architect.
Experience with Revit and/or AutoCAD.
Network of contacts within DoD or other federal government agencies.
Understanding of the federal procurement process, including FAR and DFAR.
Proven track record of identifying and winning task orders under IDIQ or similar indefinite-delivery vehicles.
Knowledge of the DoD master planning process and resilience principles.
Expertise managing multimillion-dollar programs, projects, design, and construction.
Strong client-facing skills, including eliciting and translating end-user programming requirements into technical and commercial solutions.
Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage teaming and subcontractor relationships.
Willingness to travel up to 30%.
U.S. citizenship.
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a STEM field.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification such as PE, RA, REM, PMP, PG, or LEED AP.

Responsibilities

Partner with program execution teams to support smooth transitions from award to execution while maintaining quality, schedule, and client satisfaction.
Support contract administration for awarded task orders, including resource planning, invoicing support, and performance reporting.
Coordinate design activities and interdisciplinary reviews.
Provide executive-level briefings on the pursuit pipeline, awarded task orders, program risks, and growth opportunities.
Build and maintain trusted relationships with USACE, NAVFAC, AFCEC, and DoD clients through in-person and virtual engagement.
Conduct client meetings, site visits, and discovery sessions to clarify requirements and align Arcadis offerings with client objectives.
Represent Arcadis at relevant USACE, AFCEC, and DoD events.
Mentor and develop internal staff and partners to strengthen alignment with federal client needs, in coordination with the US West Government-Civic Practice Director.
Identify and lead opportunities and task order pursuits under USACE Districts in the US West and AFCEC IDIQ contracts.
Develop tailored client growth plans and pursuit strategies to position Arcadis for task order awards.
Translate client programming and end-user needs into differentiated technical and commercial responses.
Lead competitive task order response development by coordinating technical authors, pricing, capture managers, and subconsultants or partners.
Identify, negotiate, and manage teaming arrangements and subcontract relationships.
Ensure proposals are compliant and responsive.