Change Manager - Gateway (Finance)

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:

Arcadis is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Change Manager to support one of the most iconic and consequential infrastructure initiatives in the United States - the Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP).

We are working in partnership with Parsons and Mace as part of the MPA Delivery Partner team, selected by the Gateway Development Commission to deliver this transformative project. The HTP is a critical component of the broader Gateway Program - one of the most ambitious and impactful transportation initiatives in the nation - and is designed to strengthen mobility, enhance resiliency, and ensure the long-term reliability of the Northeast Corridor.

The project encompasses the construction of a new, two-track rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River, along with the full rehabilitation of the existing 113-year-old North River Tunnel. This vital infrastructure supports more than 200,000 daily passengers via Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT and serves as a backbone for economic activity and connectivity between New York and New Jersey.

This is more than just a job - it's a once-in-a-generation opportunity to contribute to a nationally significant infrastructure program that will reshape rail transportation, drive sustainable economic growth, and improve regional accessibility for millions. As part of this high-performing, multidisciplinary team, you will help deliver excellence on one of the most technically complex and high-profile projects in the world.

If you're seeking to make a meaningful, lasting impact - while advancing your career alongside some of the best minds in the industry - this is your moment.

Role accountabilities:

• Provide administrative processing of change orders and associated revisions to Design-Build Contract documents, maintain "control copies," distribute to those assigned "conformed Design-Build Contract," and perform audits periodically at the Design-Build Contract Field Management operations to maintain consistency and document control conformity as it relates to Design-Build Contract documents.
• Coordinate, recommend, and provide contract support for the construction team to ensure prompt processing of change orders as well as ensure contract conformity.
• Follow the approved Change Order procedures in identifying, analyzing, clarifying, resolving, negotiating, and processing, including the maintaining of change logs that identify pending changes, probable changes, changes in the change order process, and authorized Change Orders.
• Provide cost and engineering estimating services to review and recommend action regarding Design-Builder change requests, value engineering change proposals, claims, and provisional sum work.
• Support Sr. Contract Administrator with change orders proposals, change orders, and claims
• Determine merit, evaluating and estimating level of effort for hours and costs, negotiating with the contractor and writing up Findings of Facts and Records of Negotiation.
• Prepares independent estimates on change proposals and new directives, and recommends an equitable adjustment per contract specifications and requirements.
• Supports quantitative risk analysis and cost forecasting activities and prepares rough order of magnitude estimates where required.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction, a related field or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of experience in change orders for large infrastructure/construction projects.

Key Skills and Abilities:

• Proven experience in change management and claims resolution within large construction projects.
• In-depth knowledge of civil construction processes, contracts, and claim resolution techniques.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
• Familiarity with relevant laws, regulations, and agency-specific procedures in civil construction claims.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams

Continue your career journey as an Arcadian.

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 do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, 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.

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.

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 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $186,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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