Senior Program Manager- Enterprise Asset Management Transformation

Arcadis • Vancouver, BC

12h

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead transformative, asset management-led, and digitally enabled modernization programs for high-profile, asset-intensive organizations. Within the Digital Intelligence Practice, the role focuses on modernizing enterprise platforms, implementing EAM, ERP, and EDA solutions, and driving sustainable, data-driven continuous improvement. This is a critical leadership position at the intersection of technology delivery, governance, and commercial performance, acting as a key conduit between clients, Arcadis delivery teams, and partners. The role involves shaping program direction, managing risk and performance, and building high-performing teams to deliver lasting digital impact. It offers significant autonomy, a platform for executive-level leadership, and the chance to inspire teams in a fast-paced environment, reinforcing Arcadis's reputation for excellence in enterprise digital delivery.

Requirements

• Proven and successful experience delivering multi-million-pound enterprise-scale digital programs, including ERP, EAM, analytics, or cloud-based solutions.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in budgeting, forecasting, margin protection, and contract management.
• Expertise in managing risk and issue frameworks, ensuring proactive mitigation across complex delivery environments.
• Demonstrable ability to interface between technical delivery teams, clients, governance bodies, and subcontractor partners.
• A track record of building, leading, and developing high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams in fast-paced and ambiguous environments whilst ensuring the health and well-being of team members.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills, able to engage confidently with executives and technical teams alike.
• Professional qualifications in Project or Program Management (e.g., APM, MSP, PMI), and a relevant degree; chartered status is desirable.

Nice To Haves

• Leading enterprise-scale digital transformation programs in highly regulated, asset-intensive, or complex organizational environments, ideally with strong transportation industry experience.
• Delivery of ERP, EAM, analytics, or cloud-based solutions at scale, with successful end-to-end program ownership.
• Managing programs at the intersection of technical delivery teams, clients, PMO/governance functions, and subcontractor partners.
• Oversight of program’s financials, including budgeting, forecasting, revenue alignment, cost control, and margin protection.
• Implementing robust risk and issue management frameworks, with a track record of proactive mitigation and incident recovery.
• Driving high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams through coaching, mentoring, and structured development plans.
• Engaging effectively with internal and external executive stakeholders, clients, and partners to influence decisions, align objectives, and resolve complex issues.
• Experience supporting business development, account growth, or tender responses in a program leadership, planning, scooping and budgeting capacity.
• Membership of the Institute of Asset Management and/or the practical application of Asset Management Leading Practice.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end delivery of EAM, EDA (potentially also ERP), and cloud-based solution initiatives.
• Translating strategic objectives into executable delivery plans with clear milestones and measurable outcomes.
• Driving governance and alignment across clients, partners, and internal delivery teams.
• Financial and commercial management of multi-million-dollar programs, including budgeting, forecasting, and scope & margin protection.
• Proactive risk and issue management to ensure successful, on-time delivery.
• Building and leading high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Drive strong stakeholder engagement with both the client and Arcadis senior leadership.
• Leading enterprise-scale digital transformation programs in complex, high-profile asset-intensive environments, including delivery of EAM, EDA and cloud-based solutions at scale.
• Integration across multi-system landscapes including ERP, GIS, operational, and data platforms.
• Strategic rationalization of legacy systems and harmonization of enterprise data models.
• Implementation of structured governance, risk, and commercial frameworks in fast-paced environments.
• Leadership of high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams through large-scale, high-visibility transformations.
• Own and drive the end-to-end delivery of enterprise-scale digital transformation initiatives, including ERP, EAM, analytics, and cloud-based solutions.
• Develop and execute program plans with clear delivery and payment milestones, dependencies, and measurable outcomes.
• Maintain control across scope, schedule, cost, and quality in multi-million-dollar delivery environments.
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex delivery, risk, and commercial issues.
• Oversee the design of migration frameworks, integration architecture, and transformation pipelines across multiple platforms.
• Guide tooling, automation, and orchestration decisions to support scalable, enterprise-grade deployments.
• Ensure alignment between technical delivery, governance, and enterprise architecture standards.
• Drive innovation and best-practice adoption while managing complex stakeholder and partner ecosystems.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients and internal leadership on strategic, technical, and commercial program decisions.
• Present program roadmaps, performance metrics, and risk assessments to internal and external executive and governance forums.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks to delivery, financial performance, and business outcomes.
• Champion high-performing, accountable teams and foster a culture of continuous improvement across program delivery.

Benefits

• 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.
• Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior