Strategic Federal Program Manager
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About the Role
Arcadis seeks a Program Manager with USACE Mobile District relationships to lead IDIQ task order capture and proposal development. The role requires 12+ years of experience, 5+ years federal experience, and strong client engagement skills.
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Responsibilities
- Lead opportunity identification and pursuit efforts under USACE Mobile District IDIQ contracts
- Develop and implement tailored client growth plans and pursuit strategies
- Translate client programming and end user needs into technical and commercial responses
- Build and sustain trusted relationships through regular in person and virtual engagements
- Lead development of competitive task order responses
- Partner with program execution teams for seamless transition from award to execution
Requirements
- 12 years of experience
- 5 years of Federal experience with USACE programs
- Proven track record mining and winning task orders under IDIQ vehicles
- Strong client facing skills
- Bachelor's degree
- US citizenship
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Role Description
- Arcadis is seeking a Program Manager with demonstrated relationships across USACE Mobile District to lead mining and capture of task orders under existing IDIQ vehicles.
- This position combines account leadership, proposal development oversight, and program stewardship to expand Arcadis’ footprint with USACE Mobile while ensuring high quality delivery.
Role Accountabilities
- IDIQ Mining & Task Order Capture: Lead opportunity identification and pursuit efforts under USACE Mobile District IDIQ contracts.
- Develop and implement tailored client growth plans and pursuit strategies to position Arcadis for task order awards.
- Translate client programming and end user needs into differentiated technical and commercial responses.
- Client Engagement & Relationship Management: Work as part of the USACE and DoD Account leadership team; build and sustain trusted relationships through regular in person and virtual engagements.
- Conduct client meetings, site visits, and discovery sessions to clarify requirements and align Arcadis offerings with USACE objectives.
- Represent Arcadis at USACE and DoD events relevant to Mobile District priorities.
- Proposal & Teaming Leadership: Lead development of competitive task order responses, coordinating technical authors, pricing, capture managers, and subconsultants/partners.
- Identify, negotiate, and manage teaming arrangements and subcontract relationships to enhance proposal strength.
- Ensure proposals are compliant, responsive, and positioned to meet USACE evaluation criteria.
- Program Support & Delivery Interface: Partner with program execution teams to ensure seamless transition from award to execution, maintaining quality, schedule, and client satisfaction.
- Support contract administration activities for awarded task orders (resource planning, invoicing support, performance reporting).
- Provide executive level briefings on pursuit pipeline, awarded task orders, program risks, and growth opportunities.
Qualifications & Experience
- 12 years of experience
- 5 years of Federal experience, with demonstrable success supporting USACE programs (experience with Mobile District or South Atlantic Division strongly preferred)
- Proven track record mining and winning task orders under IDIQ or similar indefinite delivery vehicles.
- Strong client facing skills with experience eliciting and translating end user programming requirements into technical and commercial solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage teaming/subcontractor relationships.
- Willingness to travel up to 30%
- Bachelor's degree
- Preferred – licensure, PE or PMP or equivalent professional certification
- US citizenship
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program
- Optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement
- Nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year
- Salary range $94,944.00 $161,405.00
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