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:
Join the tech sector mega-projects.
We are looking for an experienced Assistant Project Manager to join our rapidly growing team. You will be part of the team delivering 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 Norway or Finland.
We work with our clients around the world to create, support, and enhance smart, safe and sustainable places where people live, work, learn and thrive. Places impact on the quality of people’s lives. Whether new homes, shops, workplaces, schools and hospitals, manufacturing, research and development facilities, or data and distribution centers. People and communities thrive when the spaces in which they live, work, move and play are designed and managed in a way that best meets their needs.
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 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.