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Accounting - Finance
Senior Cost Consultant - Data Centres (Finland)
Accounting - Finance
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Remote / WFH
Job Description
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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:
Play a key role delivering tech sector mega-projects.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Consultant to join our rapidly growing team. You will play a key role in leading 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 Norway or Finland. (50/50 rotation - 1 week in country/ 1 week home/office)
Role accountabilities:
Work within established financial systems and budgets to produce reports and forecasts and track budgets, overseeing costing and variances in order to manage and control cost variables
Deliver a variety of cost projects and assignments or significant components of larger assignments, ensuring appropriate use of resources and budgets to deliver the required scope of work within set deadlines
Provide advice to colleagues on risk management, compliance and associated behaviours, to ensure adherence to Arcadis’ risk and compliance processes
Present any project risks or issues to senior managers to ensure the project is not adversely impacted
Analyse and review a range of data and documents to collate key themes and trends, using this analysis in conjunction with own knowledge to provide advice and make recommendations to support cost and commercial management decision-making
Use own knowledge and experience combined with research of industry best practice to analyse existing processes and policies
Share knowledge and provide insightful recommendations to assist service improvement and innovation
Interact effectively and proactively across the organisation, seeking to develop ways to support collaboration with the cost management function, and applying technical knowledge to ensure projects/programmes can be delivered to meet cost expectations
Provide specialist technical advice to senior management on issues relating to cost/commercial management, providing solutions and actively sharing knowledge in order to support successful delivery
Manage relationships and collaborate with clients and external stakeholders, in order to ensure client satisfaction and create new business opportunities
Demonstrable understanding of clients key objectives within the appropriate sector
Qualifications & Experience:
Possess the skills and experience to actively support the internal team on technically complex Data Centre projects/programme of works typically ranging between €5m to €350m
Data Centre Cost and Commercial Management experience desirable, with MEPH QS knowledge preferable
Experience of working closely with external stakeholders to build client relationships
Experience in managing business relationships at middle-management level
Capable of taking a project through from inception to completion
Desirable experience of coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues and emerging leadership skills
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
Relevant professional qualification or chartered status
Safe Pass card holder
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.
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:
Play a key role delivering tech sector mega-projects.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Consultant to join our rapidly growing team. You will play a key role in leading 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 Norway or Finland. (50/50 rotation - 1 week in country/ 1 week home/office)
Role accountabilities:
Work within established financial systems and budgets to produce reports and forecasts and track budgets, overseeing costing and variances in order to manage and control cost variables
Deliver a variety of cost projects and assignments or significant components of larger assignments, ensuring appropriate use of resources and budgets to deliver the required scope of work within set deadlines
Provide advice to colleagues on risk management, compliance and associated behaviours, to ensure adherence to Arcadis’ risk and compliance processes
Present any project risks or issues to senior managers to ensure the project is not adversely impacted
Analyse and review a range of data and documents to collate key themes and trends, using this analysis in conjunction with own knowledge to provide advice and make recommendations to support cost and commercial management decision-making
Use own knowledge and experience combined with research of industry best practice to analyse existing processes and policies
Share knowledge and provide insightful recommendations to assist service improvement and innovation
Interact effectively and proactively across the organisation, seeking to develop ways to support collaboration with the cost management function, and applying technical knowledge to ensure projects/programmes can be delivered to meet cost expectations
Provide specialist technical advice to senior management on issues relating to cost/commercial management, providing solutions and actively sharing knowledge in order to support successful delivery
Manage relationships and collaborate with clients and external stakeholders, in order to ensure client satisfaction and create new business opportunities
Demonstrable understanding of clients key objectives within the appropriate sector
Qualifications & Experience:
Possess the skills and experience to actively support the internal team on technically complex Data Centre projects/programme of works typically ranging between €5m to €350m
Data Centre Cost and Commercial Management experience desirable, with MEPH QS knowledge preferable
Experience of working closely with external stakeholders to build client relationships
Experience in managing business relationships at middle-management level
Capable of taking a project through from inception to completion
Desirable experience of coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues and emerging leadership skills
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
Relevant professional qualification or chartered status
Safe Pass card holder
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.
