Associate Project Manager

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Job description

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is 'people first', and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You'll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people's lives. You're encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Successful applicants for this position must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and be fully vaccinated, or have a valid waiver, by date of hire. Proof of vaccination is required.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a Project Manager with relevant experience and a background as a Geologist, Environmental Scientist, or Environmental Engineer to join our San Jose, CA office. This full-time position will help manage remediation of environmental projects with oversight from senior managers and technical experts. The ideal candidate will possess great attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to work independently and will be capable of working as a productive member of a high-performance team.

This position requires both office and field work; the successful candidate should expect to be out in the field up to 25% of the time mentoring junior staff. Field work may be performed at project sites with environmental media (e.g., soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, etc.) that has been impacted with hazardous substances and/or hazardous wastes. Work can be performed successfully in a virtual setting during the pandemic, but the role would be based in the Concord, CA office once it is safe to do so.

Role accountabilities:

* Managing scope, schedule, and budget for tasks including well installation, well abandonment, site investigation, and other field work
* Client and regulatory correspondence
* Project financial management
* Technical report review, in coordination with a team of senior experts as appropriate
* Supporting preparation of scope and cost
* Working effectively with project teams, clients, and all other stakeholders
* Coordinating work schedules with Arcadis staff and subcontractors
* Health and safety stewardship, including local field visits
* May require some regional travel for field visits
* There will be an opportunity in the future to supervise 5-10 staff

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree in Geology, Environmental Science, Hydrogeology or closely related field
* 8 years of experience in environmental consulting with at least 2 years of project management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience working for clients in the oil and gas and/or rail market sectors
* Current 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people's lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients' most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it's not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

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.

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