Sr. (Technology or Data Center) Program Manager

Arcadis•Middletown, CT

14d

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a senior delivery leader to assure delivery of a portfolio of data center projects across North America. The role strengthens performance, consistency, and client confidence by mobilizing project teams and training, mentoring, and developing cost, schedule, and program management professionals. The successful candidate will bring a deep understanding of the data center market and engage client stakeholders to build confidence in delivery outcomes while effectively leading delivery teams. The position provides executive oversight of portfolio delivery, assures delivery against client commitments and Arcadis standards, establishes regional priorities and consistent ways of working, and leads senior client engagement and resolution of significant delivery concerns. It also oversees portfolio reviews, quality, risk, reporting, resource planning, and improvement initiatives, while connecting teams and expertise across projects, locations, and the wider organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Minimum 10 years of senior leadership experience in programmes, portfolios, or multi-project delivery.
Experience with complex capital portfolios across dispersed teams.
Credible executive client and stakeholder leadership.
Proven governance, assurance, and performance improvement experience.
Strong project controls, risk, quality, commercial, and resource expertise.
Matrix leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to intervene effectively in challenging delivery environments.
Ability and willingness to travel across the United States to support delivery teams.
Proven commitment to health, safety, sustainability, and efficient delivery of large-scale technology infrastructure projects.

Nice To Haves

Five years of data center, mission-critical, or comparable capital-sector experience preferred.
Chartership or accreditation such as MRICS, MCIOB, PMP, PgMP, or APM is desirable.

Responsibilities

Lead North American portfolio delivery and provide visible executive oversight.
Assure delivery against client commitments, governance, and Arcadis standards.
Set regional priorities, accountabilities, and consistent ways of working.
Coach delivery leaders and build a high-performing, accountable culture.
Own senior delivery engagement with client stakeholders.
Lead resolution of material client concerns and delivery escalations.
Direct portfolio reviews, health checks, and corrective actions.
Champion quality, right-first-time delivery, and continuous learning.
Sponsor portfolio improvement and the North American programmatic delivery model.
Maintain executive oversight of risks, issues, and dependencies.
Use insight to anticipate risk, target intervention, and lead recovery.
Establish clear reporting across delivery, quality, commercial, and resource performance.
Drive integrated resource, capacity, and capability planning.
Connect projects, locations, and global expertise to improve consistency.
Align talent deployment, mobilization, and succession with portfolio priorities.