Part Time Proposal Manager Jobs in Chicago, IL (NOW HIRING)

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: Arcadis is looking to hire a Solutions Delivery Manager who provides leadership and coordination across project teams supporting the delivery, operations, maintenance, and enhancement of Arcadis' Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) solution. The role serves as a key leader responsible for project execution, technical integration, personnel management, operational readiness, and client engagement.

Ideal Candidate Profile A proven technology leader capable of bridging operations, software, infrastructure, and client delivery. The ideal candidate combines strong technical depth with executive-level communication skills, experience managing large multidisciplinary teams, and a demonstrated track record delivering complex transportation solutions while driving business growth and client satisfaction. Role accountabilities: Lead delivery teams across the ATMS program made up of business analysists, project managers and technical specialists across various client implementations.

Manage project execution, budget performance, staffing, and resource planning. Oversee delivery, maintenance, upgrades, support, and recovery efforts for the ATMS program. Provide leadership for project risk management, issue resolution, and cross-functional coordination.

Act as senior client liaison for transportation agencies and strategic customers. Coordinate with individuals in teams spanning project management, software development, infrastructure, networking, databases, operations, support, and field technologies. Drive operational excellence through structured workflows, reporting, and tool utilization including Jira and service management platforms.

Support business growth initiatives through solution innovation, client relationship development, and strategic planning. Qualifications & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline. Minimum 15 years of experience delivering complex technology programs.

Minimum 8 years of leadership experience managing technical and multidisciplinary teams. Experience managing project budgets, delivery commitments, and client relationships. Strong knowledge of systems integration, software development, networking, infrastructure, and operational support environments.

Experience leading geographically distributed teams and coordinating across multiple stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications Experience working with state DOTs, transportation agencies, and public sector clients. Experience with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) or comparable transportation technology environments.

Experience with proposal management, strategic planning, and business development. 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 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $136,000 - $170,500.

Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location. #LI-VS1