Senior Project Manager – Halifax

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.

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Resilience team in either Nova Scotia or New Brunswick. We offer flexible hybrid positions that include occasional travel for project-related meetings. As part of our Environmental Restoration (ER) division, you will collaborate with a Region Manager and a dedicated team focused on professional growth and career advancement.

Role accountabilities:

• Managing and delivering environmental projects of various sizes and complexities.
• Defining and overseeing project scope, schedules, and budgets.
• Identifying and mitigating project risks.
• Providing technical guidance, preparing reports, and conducting senior reviews.
• Adhering to corporate policies and procedures to maintain quality, health, safety, and performance management systems.
• Mentoring team members and fostering a collaborative environment.
• Handling technical tasks and field programs for contaminated site investigations, feasibility studies, remediation design, hydrogeological assessments, and monitoring programs.
• Ensuring project objectives—scope, schedule, and cost—are clearly defined and met.
• Preparing and reviewing reports, work plans, specifications, and proposals.
• Managing technical budgets and overseeing the work of intermediate and junior staff to ensure regulatory compliance and technical accuracy.

Key Attributes/Requirements:

• Expertise in environmental compliance and knowledge of provincial and federal guidelines.
• Experience in managing contaminated sites across sectors such as industrial facilities, refineries, military properties, commercial plants, government properties, and renewable energy sites like wind and solar farms.
• Proven leadership in designing and executing field programs, with strong data analysis and report-writing skills.
• Experience in quality control and assurance processes, and effectively presenting results to clients.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills are crucial for planning and decision-making.
• Flexibility to travel for site visits and meetings as needed.
• Ability to deliver comprehensive project proposals and reports.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 12+ years of direct experience with managing Contaminated Sites and Site Remediation.
• Experience in Engineering, Geoscience, and Technology with a focus on Site Investigations, Remediation, Risk Management, and Environmental Monitoring.
• Bachelors Degree and Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) designation.
• Experience with FCSAP, PFAS.

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.