Project Coordinator - Data Centres Nordics (On site)

Arcadis; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Assistant Project Manager to deliver critical projects. The role involves independent work on complex projects, requiring excellent communication and organizational skills. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant degree and be proactive in their approach. Join us to create sustainable solutions and leave a lasting impact on your career and the community.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting large and complex projects.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Logical approach to thinking through complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver distinct elements of projects independently.
• Assist in production of plans and schedules.
• Collate and interpret data for project documentation.

Skills

Good communication skills

Commercial awareness

Self-motivated

Proficiency in relevant software

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Arcadis, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 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

We are looking for an experienced Assistant Project Manager to join our rapidly growing team. You will be part of the team delivering 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 or Finland.

Role accountabilities

• Roles at this level will deliver distinct elements of projects or contribute to the delivery of overall programmes of work
• Role holders will work independently and will be required to have a depth of technical knowledge and experience in their field
• Work within established financial procedures to assist in the production of basic plans and schedules for projects, and monitor and review financial information, in order to identify any anomalies or discrepancies and ensure management has access to up-to-date and accurate information on project
• Individually contribute to a range of professional assignments and monitor in order to support the delivery of projects to time and quality standards
• Independently collate and interpret data to prepare documents including project plans and schedules
• Analyse data and trends on project to develop simple recommendations to support senior colleagues in their decision‑making process
• Take a proactive role in monitoring and evaluating existing project management processes in order to identify opportunities and provide advice for the improvement of processes and systems
• Complete complex, professional level tasks as requested by colleagues, prioritising case load and interpreting established policies in order to effectively support the project management function
• Liaise with stakeholders from across the business to provide specialist advisory support to internal clients, acting as a focal point for operational project queries and ensure that there is alignment between policy and operational practice

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant business experience, including experience supporting large and complex projects
• Good communication skills, including the ability to liaise with peers and senior colleagues and build and maintain relationships
• Commercial awareness and organisational understanding
• A logical approach and ability to think through complex issues to co‑ordinate multi‑faceted aspects of projects
• Self‑motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently
• Proficiency in using relevant software and systems
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
• Working towards a relevant professional certification or chartered status

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 maximise 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.