Water Infrastructure Program Manager

Arcadis • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

Arcadis is seeking an accomplished Water Infrastructure Program Manager to lead transformative water programs across the southwest. The role will also be critical in development and strategic positioning for a range of client programs. This includes 20+ billion flagship initiatives aimed at enhancing southern California’s regional water resilience, sustainability, and public health by expanding potable reuse infrastructure and operations for a prominent municipal department. The Program Manager will lead complex programs that involve multiple phases, each requiring detailed technical evaluation, siting studies, and rigorous environmental review to optimize water program delivery. The Program Manager will oversee all phases of planning, design, construction, stakeholder engagement, and delivery, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, budgetary constraints, and strategic objectives. Additionally, they will provide leadership to a large, multidisciplinary team and ensure successful delivery in alignment with client goals.

Requirements

• Extensive experience managing large complex infrastructure or water sector programs
• Strong background in environmental impact assessments, permitting, and regulatory compliance across federal, state, and local levels.
• Well-versed in digital project management tools, real-time monitoring systems, and data-driven decision-making.
• Expert knowledge of program management methodologies
• Superior leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven success in managing large multidisciplinary teams and significant program budgets
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, or a related field

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience working with public sector clients or major municipal infrastructure projects
• Excels in building consensus among diverse stakeholders—including regulatory agencies, municipal partners, elected officials, and community groups—and is adept at translating technical information for varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of a large-scale water infrastructure initiative, implementing best-in-class program management practices while developing and communicating a clear program vision, objectives, and roadmap.
• Navigate a complex utility organization and fostering a collaborative, safety-focused, and innovative team culture.
• Strategic planning across all project phases, aligning program goals with organizational priorities and sustainability targets, and integrating multiple workstreams for timely and budget-conscious execution.
• Build and mentor a multidisciplinary team, define roles and expectations, and promote a positive, high-performance environment.
• Serve as the primary liaison to clients, regulators, community groups, and partners, ensuring transparent communication and proactive issue resolution.
• Optimize personnel, funding, and technology across the program, identifying gaps, and implementing solutions.
• Monitor progress, managing risks, and establishing governance frameworks and KPIs for benchmarking.
• Champion continuous improvement by enhancing processes and integrating lessons learned, while maintaining robust reporting systems to provide timely updates and ensure accountability.

Benefits

• Arcadis offers benefits for full-time and part-time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement.
• We offer nine paid holidays, and 20 days PTO that accrue per year.
• This position is eligible for participating in a company bonus program.
• The salary range for this position is $157,227-$275,148.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees