Project & Program Consultant (Senior Project Controls Manager- MEP)

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

The Senior Project Controls Manager MEP will lead the planning development and delivery of project control processes for Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) elements across capital projects. This role is part of the Project Controls Team within the Centre of Excellence (COE) team and ensures alignmentwith project objectives global and regional standards and drives the adoption of best practices in cost management process optimization and quality role will be required to work hours appropriate to a global service delivery model supporting the team working on a variety of global projects.

Role accountabilities:

• Regional & COE Liaison: Act as the primary interface between the COE and Regional Capital Management teams to align project deliverables and timelines ensuring strict adherence to Stage Gate policies and procedures.
• MEP Technical Governance: Lead the technical peer review of MEP deliverablesincluding cost estimates contracts and change ordersto ensure compliance with regional codes and provide independent cost verification.
• Commercial Risk & Gap Analysis: Evaluate MEP design information at each Stage Gate against the approved Business Case to identify budget gaps and assess the impact of global construction trends (inflation commodity prices and new technologies).
• Standardization & Tool Development: Drive the development and continuous update of the COEs standard MEP Project Controls tools templates and Quality Assurance processes to improve global governance and commercial efficiency.
• Strategic Capital Planning: Partner with Capital Management and RE Strategy teams to provide accurate data and technical insights for quarterly and annual capital planning procurement strategies and P&L evaluations.
• Team Leadership & Talent Development: Manage and mentor a reporting team by driving talent development succession planning and a culture of continuous improvement to enhance operational effectiveness.
• Performance & Operational Management: Facilitate team meetings to cascade leadership objectives troubleshoot operational challenges and provide regular performance updates and innovative solutions to COE Leadership.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical/ElectricalEngineering Quantity Surveying.
• 10 to 12 years of experience in delivering end-to-end MEP cost management quantity surveying services for Real Estate projects (Office fit-outs Investment Banking and Financial Institution experience preferable).
• Strong experience in pre-contract (cost planning benchmarking design validation risk management) and post-contract (change control management cost reporting final accounts) stages of MEP services of Real Estate projects.
• Experience working in a global organization or COE or PMO (prior experience of working on Owners side is preferable).
• Knowledge of global construction/engineering practices trends and cost indices.
• Proven experience of managing MEP team spread across 2-3 regions.
• Strong ability to manage cross-functional collaboration and senior stakeholder engagement.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its 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.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll 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.

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We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why equality and inclusion is at the forefront of all our activities. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer; women minorities and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race caste creed colour religion sex age disability marital status sexual orientation and gender identity.

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