Quality Manager - Data Centres (Nordics)

Arcadis; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to join our rapidly growing team on a major data centre construction project in the Nordics. The successful candidate may be based 100% in-country or undertake significant international travel to Finland or Norway (11/3 rotations).

You will lead project quality management, acting as the interface between the Client and Contractor Quality Teams, and ensure compliance with specifications through planning, execution, and a strong quality culture.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a Quality Manager role on major construction projects.
• Experience working on data centre/technology projects preferred but not essential.
• Experience in consultancy, general contractor or client-side environments.

Responsibilities

• Take the lead on Quality Management for the Project as interface between Client and Contractors Quality Teams.
• Manage Arcadis Quality team on the project to deliver client expectations.
• Direct on-site resources and ensure quality events and benchmarks are organised and results recorded promptly.
• Prepare, develop and deliver the overall Quality Management Plan in compliance with Owners specifications.

Skills

Quality management

Construction industry

Data centre experience

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

We’re looking for an experienced Quality Manager to join our rapidly growing team. You will play a key role in 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 Finland or Norway (11/3 rotations).

Role accountabilities

Planning and Preparation

• Take the lead on Quality Management for the Project, acting as interface between the Client and the Contractors Quality Teams
• Manage the Arcadis Quality team on the project in the delivery of the clients expectations
• Direct on-site resources and ensure quality events and benchmarks are organised and results recorded in a timely manner
• Prepare, develop and deliver the overall Quality Management Plan in compliance with the Owners specifications
• Communicate all quality specifications to all service providers and the equipment manufacturers and integrators, the Specialty Package Contractors and the Commissioning Agent.
• Establish project specific requirements in relation to Factory Witness Testing and manage the planning and execution of off-site quality activities.

Execution

• Ensure all stakeholders are trained and aware of the process and monitor for compliance
• Monitor and confirm that contractors Quality Control plans are in place and effective, and that quality standards meet the project contract requirements always.
• Direct on site resources and ensure quality events and bench marks are organised and results recorded in a timely manner
• Manage all construction documentation and test packs through the client provided EDM system
• Ensure the project meets all the required project specification to hand over to the commissioning team
• Manage the trade to trade handovers in line with the project IMS

Quality Culture

• Promote a culture of Quality and train all operatives on Quality Culture as part of their initial induction to the construction project, this shall include off-site project team members such as integrator contractors.

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:

• Extensive experience in a Quality Manager role on major construction projects
• Experience working on data centre/technology project experience preferred but not essential
• Experience working in consultancy, general contractor or client-side environments

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.