Junior M&O Project/Program Manager

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Arcadis is seeking a Junior Project Manager to join our Places Infrastructure team in the Los Angeles, CA area. This position is located on client site.

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 the Junior Project / Program Manager, you will assist in planning, coordinating, processing, and expediting projects relative to the construction, modernization, installation, and repair of schools, administrative buildings, and other facilities.

You will also perform liaison duties among District Project Management Units, Maintenance and Operations Areas, Environmental Consultants, and Abatement contractors involved in Facilities construction, renovation, and repairs.

Role accountabilities :

• Review Requests for Assistance (RFAs) with FETU technical staff, determine scope of work and review project drawings.
• Perform initial funding line review and coordinate with facilities accounting staff for appropriate project funding. Prepare funding request packages.
• Plan projects, track job progress, and report actual labor charges.
• Request cost proposals from environmental consultants, review cost proposals to determine accuracy, rationality, and viability.
• Work with technical personnel to estimate costs of asbestos and lead abatements.
• Initiate & execute Asbestos Abatement and Lead Remediation, A&B Contracts, Task Order & JOC Contracts.
• Coordinate, plan, and assist in scheduling lead & asbestos abatements for various projects prior to demolition and renovations of school facilities and temporary housing of students and school staff during such activities.
• Review contractor’s submittals, daily logs, and certified payroll for approval of invoices.
• Check and analyze requests for alterations in scope of work plans and determine the merit and validity of change orders and cost increases.
• Provide support to FETU Technical Staff on project closeout and certification efforts.
• Prepare requests and justifications for bid processing and coordinate and monitor the entire contract award process.
• Update FETU projects tracking sheet to track project progress.
• Attend Job Start meetings to review asbestos, lead, and safety requirements with the contractor and other related parties;

ensure that meeting minutes are documented and reported to project participants.

Qualifications & Experience :

• 3 years experience in the Project / Construction Management of projects, preferably in educational facility construction or public agency projects, involved in all phases of the construction projects including pre-construction activities and planning, monitoring construction progress, and close-out activities.
• Experience in safety construction protocols, Cal OSHA requirements, and environmental procedures is a plus.
• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or an environmental field.

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 $72,000 - $112,000.

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

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