Commissioning Manager - Data Centres (Nordics)

Arcadis; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis in the United Kingdom seeks a Project Manager to lead commissioning from start to close, coordinating with stakeholders, general contractors, commissioning agents, and consultants across multiple projects.

The role requires managing design reviews, procurement alignment, meeting leadership, and reporting on commissioning status, with significant international travel to Finland or Norway.

Qualifications

• Understanding of large-scale technical projects and construction techniques.
• Ability to manage technical disciplines across multiple trades.
• Experience on data centre new builds or refurbishments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commissioning process from project start to closeout.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, general contractors, commissioning agents and consultants.
• Attend meetings, review designs, and draft commissioning clauses.
• Generate commissioning dashboards and progress reports for project control.
• Travel internationally as required (Finland or Norway).

Skills

Large-scale projects

Technical discipline management

Data Centre projects experience

International travel readiness

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

The role will be responsible for the Project Management of the Commissioning process from the project’s commencement to its’ close out.

Working with Stakeholders, General Contractors, Commissioning Agents and Architect/Engineering Consultants. The role will be to lead, coordinate, track and drive all these parties’ activities to deliver a well‑managed and successful conclusion to the Commissioning Process.

The scope of service will not be limited to just one project but will support multiple projects of various sizes and at different stages.

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

Role accountabilities:

include but not limited to

Design

• Review the design at key stages and make comment in connection with its suitability for commissioning
• Attend design page turns at key stages
• Review the specification commissioning clauses and support in their drafting.

Procurement

• Review Tender Documents and Trade Packages prior to issue to ensure the scope of services/works being tendered are suitable to support the project’s commissioning requirements.
• Review Fee Proposal and Trade Contractor’s Tender Returns prior to appointment to ensure the offers are compliant and satisfactorily supports the project’s commissioning requirements.

Meetings

• Attend Quality Kick Off Meeting
• Provide Leadership support for the site Quality Induction and observe/audit the delivery to ensure it is in alignment with client Requirements
• Attend daily start up meetings and chair daily/weekly commissioning meetings
• Attend the weekly Quality Meeting
• progress meeting to report out on Commissioning Status.
• As required, attend site MEP coordination meetings, pull planning meeting, first of kind meetings, preparatory meetings, design review meetings and any other project coordinator level meetings

Reporting

• Generate a commissioning Dashboard that captures stats and data, metric assessment and other Quality/Commissioning weekly reports and significant quality/commissioning events.
• Provide data in connection with commission progress for the Monthly DC Stat Report
• Help transfer lessons learned information from site team to site team

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.