Nordic Associate CSA Cost Manager - Data Centre Projects (Norway)

Arcadis; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking an Associate CSA Cost Consultant to join the CSA Commercial Management team and support a major Nordic data centre project. The role involves delivering costings, budgets and commercial insights, with 50% of time on site in Norway on a 1 week on / 1 week from home rotation.

You will lead cost management assignments, mentor team members, and ensure contract compliance while building trusted advisor relationships with senior stakeholders across the project.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Previous experience in a similar CSA Cost & Commercial role.
• In depth technical knowledge, including construction processes and cost & commercial management.
• Experience completing commercial analysis and insights.
• Experience working closely with external stakeholders to build client relationships.
• Experience managing business relationships and supporting with senior management level activities.
• Experience of managing people, and leadership skills including the ability to motivate others.
• Experience in building and managing client relationships at senior-management level, including the ability to act as a trusted advisor.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the skills and capabilities of team members in order to share knowledge, increase team skill level and improve the standard of service delivery.
• Create project costings and budgets from clear objectives, managing finances across a project in order to ensure the profit and budgetary targets are met and best value outcomes are achieved.
• Lead and manage individual cost management assignments from inception to completion, managing teams and resources to ensure delivery standards meet client expectations.
• Demonstrable understanding of clients key objectives with the appropriate sector.
• Monitor and review the performance and behaviour of all team members, including educating and influencing others, and take action to ensure compliance with the organisational policies and codes of conduct across the entire project.
• Assure compliance with contracts in terms of project delivery parameters and scope of service.
• Analyse and compile a range of complex data and documents, using knowledge to review and assess analysis and provide recommendations to contribute to project decision-making.
• Use own knowledge and experience of industry best practice to support the development of current cost and commercial management systems and processes.
• Work to improve services and drive innovation to increase team contribution to project delivery.
• Manage relationships with customers in order to identify opportunities to improve the cost management offering and deliver customer satisfaction.
• Act as a key technical resource within the field of cost/commercial management, providing technical advice and solutions to internal colleagues in order to support successful project delivery across a range of projects.
• Build valued relationships with senior clients and stakeholders, in order to ensure client satisfaction, develop the cost management service and create new business opportunities

Skills

Cost management

Commercial management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Client relationships

Data analysis

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline

Job description

Arcadis is seeking an Associate CSA Cost Consultant to join the CSA Commercial Management team and support a major Nordic data centre project. The role involves delivering costings, budgets and commercial insights, with 50% of time on site in Norway on a 1 week on / 1 week from home rotation.

You will lead cost management assignments, mentor team members, and ensure contract compliance while building trusted advisor relationships with senior stakeholders across the project.