Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 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:
Play a key role delivering tech sector mega-projects.
We are looking for an experienced Associate MEP Cost Consultant to join our rapidly growing team. You will play a key role in leading the delivery of one of our biggest data centre construction projects in the Nordics.
The successful candidate will be based either 100% in country, or there will be significant international travel to Norway. (50/50 rotation - 1 week in country/ 1 week home/office)
We work with our clients around the world to create, support, and enhance smart, safe and sustainable places where people live, work, learn and thrive. Places impact on the quality of people’s lives. Whether new homes, shops, workplaces, schools and hospitals, manufacturing, research and development facilities, or data and distribution centers. People and communities thrive when the spaces in which they live, work, move and play are designed and managed in a way that best meets their needs.
Role accountabilities:
- Managing large projects or complex work streams, delivering defined outputs that meet or exceed client expectations.
- Line management responsibility for the development and performance management of other team members to support the development of Arcadis’ business
- May supervise teams of Cost and Commercial Specialists on multiple projects
- Acting as primary client contact for all cost and commercial related reporting and quality assurance
- Reviews teams work outputs before submission to client and other external groups
- Maintaining a demonstrable understanding of the Client’s key objectives
- Assuring compliance with contracts in terms of project delivery parameters and scope of service
- Using own knowledge and experience of industry best practice to support the development of current cost and commercial management systems and processes
- Working to continually improve services and drive innovation
Qualifications & Experience:
First and foremost, you share our passion for improving the quality of life. You pride yourself for the part you play in transforming the world around you and understand the importance of teamwork. You are a technically capable and come to us with:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline Quantity Surveying (Engineering, Construction Management,)
- Relevant professional certification (i.e., RICS, AACE or similar)
- Extensive previous experience in a similar role
- In depth technical knowledge, including construction processes and cost & commercial management
- Experience of leading smaller projects and supporting on larger more complex projects
- Experience delivering analysis and insights
- Experience working closely with external stakeholders to build client relationships
- Experience managing business relationships and supporting with middle management level activities
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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline such as Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or Construction Management
- Relevant professional certification such as RICS, AACE, or similar
- Extensive previous experience in a similar cost consultancy role
- In-depth technical knowledge of construction processes and cost and commercial management
- Experience leading smaller projects and supporting larger, more complex projects
- Experience delivering analysis and insights
- Experience working with external stakeholders and building client relationships
- Experience managing business relationships and supporting middle-management activities
Arcadis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Arcadis and has not been reviewed or approved by Arcadis.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is frequently described as good, with strong medical benefits cited in multiple regions. Feedback suggests healthcare is a relative bright spot within the total rewards package.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) and pension offerings are often called out positively, with contributions viewed as solid. Feedback suggests retirement benefits enhance the overall package even when salary sentiment is mixed.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible working arrangements, hybrid options, and wellbeing support (such as EAP and benefits platforms) are commonly highlighted. Feedback suggests the flexibility of the package adds meaningful value beyond base pay.
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What We Do
Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, digital and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 architects, data analysts, designers, engineers, project planners, water management and sustainability experts, all driven by our passion for improving quality of life. We exist to find solutions to today’s most pressing challenges, from the impact of climate change to increasing urbanization and digital transformation – all with the goal of improving quality of life for people around the world. You can see this in the work we do for our clients, the opportunities we create for our people, and in our efforts to enhance the communities in which we live and work. We bring together world-class resources and the latest innovative technologies to help define the cities and experiences of tomorrow. Arcadis. Improving quality of life
