Solid Waste)

Arcadis•Boca Raton, FL

1d•$140,000 - $198,000

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join its Resilience team in Boca Raton or Plantation, Florida. This role leads the delivery of large-scale solid waste, recycling, landfill, and municipal infrastructure programs throughout South Florida. It focuses on program leadership and project delivery rather than technical design, while requiring knowledge and technical understanding of solid waste infrastructure and practices. The position manages complex projects and multiple concurrent workstreams, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and diverse stakeholders. The Senior Project/Program Manager oversees scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, project controls, and deliverables to ensure timely, budget-aligned execution consistent with client objectives. The role also serves as a trusted client advisor and supports business development, client relationships, staff development, and program growth. Some travel may be required for client meetings, site visits, business development, and other project needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Environmental Sciences, Project Management, Public Administration, Business, or a related field.
At least 10 years of progressively responsible project and program management experience overseeing large, complex infrastructure, solid waste, environmental, or municipal projects.
Background, knowledge, and technical understanding of solid waste infrastructure and practices.
Expertise in project planning, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, project controls, resource coordination, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and executive-level reporting.
Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and client management skills.
Ability to manage large, complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities, and keep teams aligned, accountable, and focused on successful outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing municipal solid waste, waste-to-energy, recycling, landfill, transfer station, materials management, resource recovery, environmental compliance, or public works programs.
Experience delivering large capital improvement programs, multi-year infrastructure initiatives, or enterprise-level municipal programs.
Existing relationships with municipal, county, environmental, public works, or solid waste authority clients throughout South Florida.
Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Public Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and/or a Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Responsibilities

Lead large-scale solid waste, recycling, landfill, environmental, and municipal infrastructure projects and programs from initiation through completion.
Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, resources, deliverables, risks, and project controls across multiple concurrent projects and workstreams.
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders across projects and locations.
Establish project governance processes and provide regular reporting on schedule, budget, risk, and overall program performance.
Identify and proactively mitigate project risks, issues, and potential schedule impacts, and implement corrective actions when needed.
Serve as the primary client contact, facilitate communication, manage expectations, and ensure alignment among stakeholders.
Maintain accountability across project teams, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders.
Support business development, client relationship management, strategic pursuits, staff development, and program growth opportunities throughout South Florida.