Solid Waste)

Arcadis•Boca Raton, FL

15h

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join its Resilience team in Boca Raton or Plantation, Florida. The role leads the delivery of large-scale solid waste, recycling, landfill, environmental, 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 manager oversees multiple concurrent projects and workstreams, managing scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, resources, risks, project controls, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations. The role serves as a trusted advisor and primary client contact, coordinates multidisciplinary teams and external partners, establishes governance and reporting processes, and ensures projects meet client objectives and are delivered on time and within budget. It also 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 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.
Demonstrated success 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 Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Demonstrated experience managing project schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, stakeholders, project controls, and risk management activities across large and complex programs.
Proven track record of leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering multiple concurrent projects within established timelines and budgets.

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, and project controls.
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders across multiple projects and locations.
Establish project governance processes and report regularly 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 maintain alignment among stakeholders.
Support business development activities, client relationship management, strategic pursuits, staff development, and program growth opportunities throughout South Florida.
Travel as needed for client meetings, project site visits, business development activities, and other project-related needs.