Design and Engineering Delivery Lead

Arcadis

California Design and Engineering Delivery Lead at Arcadis overseeing the delivery of transportation improvement projects and building client relationships in California.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $188,232 - $282,348 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in overseeing transportation improvement projects, including project delivery life cycle management, risk management, and client engagement. Possesses strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills essential for effective project execution and team leadership.

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20+ Years Engineering ExperienceCalifornia Professional Engineering LicenseCaltrans Project Delivery ProcessesTransportation Industry Project DeliveryProject Management and Leadership

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Hard Skills

Project Delivery Life Cycle ManagementRisk ManagementScope/Budget ManagementQuality Management ActivitiesProposal PreparationDesign DocumentationTechnical AdvisoryQA/QC ReviewClient PresentationsPerformance Monitoring

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsAnalytical SkillsCritical ThinkingCollaborationFlexibility

Certifications & Qualifications

California Professional Engineering License

Industry Keywords

Transportation Improvement ProjectsEngineering TeamsClient SatisfactionBusiness DevelopmentMarketing Strategy Development

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will be responsible for overseeing delivery of transportation improvement projects.
This includes overseeing project delivery life cycle including pursuit, scoping, pricing, delivery and change management.
Recruiting, mentoring, and providing directions to Delivery Project Managers and key discipline leads around project execution including risk management, scoping, pricing, and scope/budget management.
Work with quality team to implement quality management activities within project execution.
Conduct monthly project reviews to oversee project execution, discuss projects risk management plan, validate resourcing needs, and monitor project progress again key performance indices.
Conduct regular client check-ins to monitor client satisfaction with Arcadis’ performance.
Interaction with client point of contact as well as technical staff, either as a team or individual, making presentations, and managing client expectations.
Participating in business development activities including client visits, marketing strategy development and proposal preparations. Specific role may include serving as project pursuit lead in key opportunities to guide our team towards efficient development of proposal to maximize Arcadis’ chances to selection.
Performing various roles on multi-disciplined projects including QA/QC reviewer, technical advisor, design leader and/or client facing project manager.
Preparation of written reports, calculations, and other design documentation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

20+ years of relevant engineering experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
California Professional Engineering license, or the ability to obtain one within 6 months.
In-depth understanding of Caltrans project delivery processes.
Experience delivering projects in transportation industry
Ability to oversee overall delivery of growing design and engineering teams following Arcadis’ process and industry best practices.
Must have strong organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills and be an initiative-taking, collaborative and flexible individual who possesses the initiative and ability to tackle project and resourcing challenges.
Excellent, clear, and concise, oral, and written communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to coordinate meetings, conduct effective client presentations and prepare written reports.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
EAP
401K
STD
LTD
AD&D
life insurance
paid parental leave
reward & recognition program
optional benefits including wellbeing benefits
adoption assistance
tuition reimbursement
nine paid holidays
15 days PTO that accrue per year