Senior Design Manager - Aerospace Projects - Los Angeles

Arcadis

The Role

Overview

Senior Design Manager leading aerospace projects, overseeing multidisciplinary teams

Key Responsibilities

  • financial controls
  • stakeholder management
  • delivery strategy
  • resource management
  • design delivery
  • risk management

Tasks

-Taking responsibility for financial and project management controls, which enable monitoring, modification, and forecasting as appropriate -Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders -Spearheading strategic pursuits, creating winning delivery strategies, and developing fee projections to achieve the financial targets of the business, and creating the most advantageous delivery approach -Managing the acquisition, deployment, and optimisation of resources for the project -Driving timely service delivery, including technical and commercial outcomes, and undertaking reviews, ensuring delivery is above client expectations -Effectively implement design delivery best practices, including risk and change management, project setup, and planning, using internal and external digital technologies -Coordinating with internal and external architects, engineers, designers, consultants, and managers to align strategic objectives and progress

Requirements

  • cpm
  • sustainability
  • pe/pmp
  • bim
  • finance
  • 10+ years

What You Bring

-Obtain Certified Project Management (CPM) certification status within 30 days of hire. Arcadis will provide the training -Practical Sustainability experience -Able to quickly understand specified project scopes and develop project plans of execution for a variety of Design and Engineering service deliveries -Preferred certifications sections. (PE, RA, PMP) -BA in Architecture or Engineering-related fields, focused on the built environment -Ability to effectively deliver client presentations, prepare written reports, and communicate technical concepts, specifically around scoping requirements and risk -Experience working with projects that utilise Fundamental knowledge of Autodesk Platforms: Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) or Building Information Modelling (BIM) engineered solutions -Proven financial background related to projects and client management -10+ or more years’ relevant experience leading large multi-disciplinary teams

The Company

About Arcadis

-Evolved into a global design, engineering and consultancy powerhouse. -Excels in major infrastructure, water management, urban building, transport and industrial manufacturing projects worldwide. -Recent standout assignments include flood defences in New York, the Sydney Metro, and sustainable legacy planning for the Paris Olympics. -Structured around core business areas—Places, Mobility, Resilience and Intelligence—backed by digital centres of excellence. -Notable for blending data-driven tools with traditional consulting to optimise asset lifecycles and smart infrastructure.

Sector Specialisms

Infrastructure

Water

Environment

Buildings

Transport

Utilities