Commercial Director, Data Centers (Nordics)

Tech Sales Jobs; Manchester; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Commercial Director to lead the delivery of a major data centre project in the Nordics. The role can be based in-country with significant travel to Norway or Finland (50/50 or 11/3 rotations). You will oversee cost and commercial activities, manage teams, and ensure contract compliance.

Based in the UK with onsite work, the position requires senior leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to drive cost efficiency across complex projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (Quantity Surveying/Engineering/Construction Management).
• Professional certification such as RICS or AACE (or similar).
• Extensive previous experience in a similar role with cost and commercial management knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage large projects or complex work streams and meet client expectations.
• Line manage development and performance of other team members to support Arcadis’ business.
• Supervise Cost and Commercial Specialists on multiple projects.
• Act as primary client contact for all cost and commercial related reporting and quality assurance.
• Review outputs before submission to client and other external groups.
• Maintain an understanding of the client’s key objectives.
• Assure compliance with contracts in terms of delivery parameters and scope of service.
• Support development of current cost and commercial management systems and processes.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation in services.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying

RICS or AACE certification

Job description

Location: London, Greater London, United Kingdom, Finland, France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Department: Commercial Management

Work Location: onsite

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 toimproving 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 Commercial Director 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 either Norway or Finland (50/50 or 11/3 rotations)

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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