Associate ML (Machine Learning) Project Manager

Arcadis; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking an Associate ML Project Manager to lead a major data centre upgrade in the EMEA region, with potential travel to Finland and Norway. The role focuses on ML liquid cooling and electrical infrastructure within a DC fit-out, requiring strong M&E experience and the ability to drive cross-functional teams.

You will oversee the project lifecycle from contractor appointment to commissioning, coordinate interfaces with fibre and DC teams, and report regularly on risks and progress to

Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale DC projects and construction techniques.
• Ability to manage multiple technical disciplines.
• Experience on Data Centre new builds/refurbishments, preferably hyperscale.
• Willingness to commit to significant international travel.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full ML project lifecycle from contractor appointment through commissioning.
• Coordinate cross-functional interfaces with mechanical, electrical and fibre teams.
• Manage change orders with the resident SPC and localise full scope.
• Maintain regular communications on milestones to cross-functional teams.
• Report risks, dates and updates to DCS PgM and client teams.
• Compile and share lessons learned with the client teams.

Skills

M&E systems

DC fit-out

Cx projects

Forecasting

Logistical planning

Tools

BIM 360

Google Workspace

Job description

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 ML Project Manager to join our rapidly growing team. You will play a key role in delivering one of our biggest data centre construction projects in Finland and Norway.

You can be based either 100% in the country, or there will be significant international travel to Finland or Norway (11/3 day rotations).

Role accountabilities

The role of the ML project lead is to oversee Machine Learning (ML) liquid cooling and electrical infrastructure upgrades on a Google Data Centre in EMEA. The ideal candidate should have data centre construction and commissioning experience as a minimum requirement. A mechanical bias is preferred as the mechanical scope for these upgrades is typically larger than the electrical scope however a sound understanding of electrical systems and knowledge is required. The ML project manager will be responsible for the ML project lifecycle from contractor appointment through to commissioning complete.

The ML PM shall apply DC construction expertise and drive the cross-functional collaboration required to deliver the ML infrastructure to meet the business requirements.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage the change order process with the resident SPC, ensuring that documents detailing the full mechanical, electrical and fibre scope are accurately localised and all scope is captured during the initial cost and schedule agreement process, minimising risk to project delivery.
• Manage the SPC schedule of ML works including regular communication of critical milestones to cross-functional business teams.
• Manage the full scope of SPC ML infrastructure installation, ensuring minimal change order requirements during project execution.
• Manage logistics of materials from both integrator and internal OFE suppliers (CDUs etc) to ensure materials are delivered to meet the SPC schedule ROJ NBDs.
• Identify and mitigate key risks associated with delivering the ML infrastructure.
• Coordinate key interfaces with the main DC fit-out build such as HAC completion dates and power & cooling availability.
• Closely coordinate with the fibre infrastructure team (DCNICon) to ensure fibre scope is delivered as required to meet business ML needs.
• Ensure that the ML scope is managed and executed by the SPC independently of the main scope including dedicated management and labour from the SPC.
• Co-ordination and management of ML M&E commissioning works up to L3 CDU Cx complete and assistance to DCOps thereafter during L4.
• Regular reporting on ML project risks, dates and general updates on a regular basis to DCS PgM team and all required cross-functional client teams.
• Complete lessons learned log and shared back with client teams.

Key Requirements

• Strong technical background within M&E systems and experience managing DC fit-out and Cx projects.
• Ability to oversee complex site-specific configurations and coordinate with supply chain teams.
• Proficiency in project management and collaboration tools (e.g., BIM 360, Google workspace).
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple information sources.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong forecasting and logistical planning ability to manage the flow of material to the site in a controlled manner to meet the client business requirements.

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:

• An in-depth understanding of large-scale technical projects and construction techniques.
• Ability to manage technical disciplines.
• Experience working on Data Centre new build and refurbishment projects, preferably on hyperscale builds, would be advantageous.
• Ability to commit to significant international travel.

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 believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.