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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 36,000 people, in over 70 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 seeking a Program Manager with demonstrated relationships across USACE Mobile District to lead mining and capture of task orders under existing IDIQ vehicles, engage directly with end users to understand programming needs, and coordinate cross-disciplinary internal teams and external partners to produce and deliver winning task order responses. This position combines account leadership, proposal development oversight, and program stewardship to expand Arcadis' footprint with USACE Mobile while ensuring high-quality delivery. This role will shape capture strategy, build trusted client relationships, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver mission-critical task orders. Join a collaborative global firm committed to technical excellence and sustainable outcomes.

Role accountabilities:

• IDIQ Mining & Task Order Capture
  • Lead opportunity identification and pursuit efforts under USACE Mobile District IDIQ contracts.
  • Develop and implement tailored client growth plans and pursuit strategies to position Arcadis for task order awards.
  • Translate client programming and end-user needs into differentiated technical and commercial responses.
• Client Engagement & Relationship Management
  • Work as part of the USACE and DoD Account leadership team; build and sustain trusted relationships through regular in-person and virtual engagements.
  • Conduct client meetings, site visits, and discovery sessions to clarify requirements and align Arcadis offerings with USACE objectives.
  • Represent Arcadis at USACE and DoD events relevant to Mobile District priorities.
• Proposal & Teaming Leadership
  • Lead development of competitive task order responses, coordinating technical authors, pricing, capture managers, and subconsultants/partners.
  • Identify, negotiate, and manage teaming arrangements and subcontract relationships to enhance proposal strength.
  • Ensure proposals are compliant, responsive, and positioned to meet USACE evaluation criteria.
• Program Support & Delivery Interface
  • Partner with program execution teams to ensure seamless transition from award to execution, maintaining quality, schedule, and client satisfaction.
  • Support contract administration activities for awarded task orders (resource planning, invoicing support, performance reporting).
  • Provide executive-level briefings on pursuit pipeline, awarded task orders, program risks, and growth opportunities.
• Workforce & Business Development Enablement
  • Mentor and develop internal staff and partners to strengthen capability alignment with USACE Mobile needs.
  • Contribute to workforce planning, mobilization strategy, and resource allocation for Mobile District task orders.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 12 years of experience
• 5 years of Federal experience, with demonstrable success supporting USACE programs (experience with Mobile District or South Atlantic Division strongly preferred) 
• Proven track record mining and winning task orders under IDIQ or similar indefinite-delivery vehicles.
• Strong client-facing skills with experience eliciting and translating end-user programming requirements into technical and commercial solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage teaming/subcontractor relationships.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%
• Bachelor's degree 
• Preferred - licensure, PE or PMP or equivalent professional certification
• US citizenship

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 which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. 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 and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. 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 $94,944.00 - $161,405.00. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.