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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

The Project Manager - Architect is accountable for the overall health, quality, financial performance, schedule, and successful delivery of assigned projects. This role serves as the primary client contact, coordinates internal and external project participants, and provides architectural leadership throughout all phases of work. The successful candidate combines strong design and technical judgement with disciplined project management, clear communication, and collaborative team leadership.

Role accountabilities:

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of multiple architectural projects while maintaining alignment with client expectations, contractual requirements, quality standards, budget, and schedule.
• Manage projects through programming, concept design, design development, construction documentation, permitting, construction administration, and closeout.
• Serve as the primary client liaison; define objectives, confirm scope, communicate progress, and maintain client satisfaction.
• Develop and manage project work plans, staffing, schedules, fees, budgets, milestones, and deliverables.
• Monitor project financial performance, identify risks, and implement corrective actions to support profitable delivery.
• Coordinate project teams, clients, contractors, and regulatory agencies to support timely decisions and project delivery.
• Lead architectural design and technical coordination, including code compliance, constructability, specifications, and integration of consultant work.
• Direct the preparation of accurate, coordinated construction documents in accordance with established standards and quality procedures.
• Plan and support quality assurance and quality control reviews.
• Administer owner and consultant agreements; manage scope changes and support preparation of proposals, fee estimates, and contracts.
• Lead construction-phase services, including site observations, RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, substitutions, change documentation, contractor pricing review, and project closeout.
• Resolve design, technical, contractual, and delivery issues within the project scope and escalate matters when appropriate.
• Lead, mentor, and develop project team members; assign work, establish expectations, and support accountability and professional growth.
• Prepare and deliver client, stakeholder, community, and public presentations, including school board presentations when required.
• Support marketing, business development, and client relationship initiatives as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in architecture.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in an architectural design practice, including management of complex projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Architectural license in Oregon preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of building construction, architectural detailing, building codes, permitting, construction documents, specifications, and construction administration.
• Proven ability to manage project scope, contracts, fees, budgets, schedules, staffing, documentation, and financial performance.
• Strong client service, presentation, problem-solving, decision-making, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, mentorship, organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities under deadline pressure.
• Ability to develop architectural solutions independently and collaboratively while maintaining design intent, technical quality, and client standards.
• Proficiency in Revit, Bluebeam, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and related project collaboration tools.
• Experience with educational architecture, particularly K-12 projects, preferred.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. 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.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $88,000 - $133,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.