Project Director - Automotive Construction

Arcadis is seeking a Project Director - Automotive Construction to lead capital improvement and construction projects for automotive clients in North America. This position is based out of Detroit, MI.

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:

As a Project Director - Automotive Construction, you will ensure projects adhere to client requirements and business goals by developing and driving project plans, managing cross-functional teams, and coordinating activities within the established project timelines. Your responsibilities will span all project phases: planning, design/preconstruction, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover to client.

Role accountabilities:

• Providing leadership to design, engineering, and construction managers overseeing engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
• Leading procurement processes, including development of RFPs, bid review and clarification, and development and execution of design, procurement, and construction contracts.
• Leading the development of projects through FEL/FEED to ensure development of the commercial business case; and continue leading through option selection, engineering, procurement, and construction within project development framework.
• Conducting, and documenting all construction meetings including construction progress meetings, safety meetings, and inspections including distributing minutes of the meetings.
• Reviewing submittals for conformance with contract documents.
• Coordinating RFIs as required.
• Coordinating design reviews and approvals between owner and contractors.
• Managing work to follow regulatory and industry requirements.
• Validating all (interim) payment requests from the General Contractor and all owner subcontractors.
• Reviewing contractors' site-specific health and safety plan and verifying all safety programs align to and are consistent with Arcadis and the owner's health and safety requirements.
• Monitoring contractor adherence to safety standards and approved plans.
• Maintaining accurate project files, meetings records and correspondence.
• Verifying contractors provide all applicable certificates of insurance prior to any work being performed.
• Providing weekly and monthly client reporting packages to senior and executive leaders within the client and Arcadis organizations.
• Supporting the client in coordinating all required operational training.
• Supporting the client in the contract close-out procedures including organizing the receipt of as-built documents, warranties, guarantees, O&M manuals, and training material from the contractors

Key Skills:

• Be proficient in construction PMIS systems, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, P6.
• Have strong program management and client relationship management skills.
• Be self-motivated, team-oriented, and flexible; have the initiative to tackle new challenges daily.
• Be health, safety, and quality focused.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• 15 years of program management experience.
• 10 years of Automotive Manufacturing experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional accreditation (PE, AIA, CCM, CPC, PMP, LEED).

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 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $116,000 - $174,000.