Architectural Design Manager - Higher Education

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:

Join our team as an Architectural Design Manager focusing on the planning, management, and execution of new construction and renovation projects on a Higher Education campus.

This person must be on-site, full-time in New Haven, CT. Moving costs or regional travel costs would be considered, if necessary.

At Arcadis, you will be an integral member of a diverse network of design professionals who value collaboration, fresh insight, and bold talent. You will also be part of a sought-after culture that supports dynamic career advancement and prizes work/life balance.

Role accountabilities:

• Support assigned projects during the project planning stage by working with the municipal permits and permissions agencies to ensure required submissions are prepared, presented, and approved to meet required project execution timelines
• Advocate for Yale University interests in regular meetings with municipal authorities and authorities having jurisdiction in the planning and permitting process
• Review requested architectural plans to support Program Directors
• Ensure Yale University design standards are adhered to during design development process
• Provide code and constructability review for the Architectural discipline on an ongoing basis. Lead and coordinate plan review services from other disciplines (Civil, Structural, Plumbing, HVAC, and Electrical.)
• Develop planning models based on the needs of department and institutional priorities
• Participate in the resolution of planning and technical conflicts and recommend cost effective options and approaches
• Ensure that institutional planning objectives and strategies are incorporated into departmental plans and projects
• Manage authorizations by preparing succinct presentations that distill complex project issues into distinct, clear options, thereby allowing for informed and timely decision-making
• Provide information and recommendations on physical and comprehensive planning and design issues, large scale planning studies, and special facilities planning topics
• Manage and review the progress and quality of the work performed by outside and in-house consultants
• Act as the primary contact among project architects, other consultants various building committees, technical and operations groups, and staff members during the planning phase of the project
• Provide advice to ensure conformity with specifications, codes, regulations, and University Design Standards
• Develop overall project budgets including construction, consultant and other fees, furnishings and equipment, operations and testing costs
  
  

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of related experience
• Planning and design experience with a degree in architecture
• Demonstrated experience using cloud-based construction management software solutions to manage project
  
  

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 $65,790 - $98,685.

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