(Senior) Project Manager – Data Centers (f/m/d)

Job title:(Senior) Project Manager – Data Centers (f/m/d)

Reference number: 42234

Locations: Frankfurt am Main, Darmstadt (This position can be based in any Arcadis office location in Germany, while the onsite projects will primarily be located in the Frankfurt and Rhine-Main area).

Working hours: Full-time

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.

Rollenbeschreibung:

For our Project Management Team Technology in the Places Business Unit, we are looking for a dedicated (Senior) Project Manager (f/m/d) to support data center construction projects.

The position is located within our global Places business unit. Together with our customers around the world, we create, promote, and optimize intelligent, safe, and sustainable places where people live, work, learn, and succeed. Places influence people's quality of life—whether it’s housing, shops, workplaces, schools, hospitals, businesses, research and development facilities, or data and distribution centers. People and communities thrive when their living, working, recreational, and play spaces are designed and operated to best meet their needs.

Rollenverantwortung:

As (Senior) Project Manager and overall Project Lead you will be accountable for the end‑to‑end delivery of complex data center projects. You will drive scope, schedule, cost, quality and risk across all phases — from concept and design through procurement, construction, commissioning and handover — while ensuring technical excellence and seamless coordination of design disciplines.

• Lead the full project lifecycle for data center projects, taking overall responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and client satisfaction
• Act as the primary client interface and executive escalation contact for project delivery matters
• Define project governance, commercial strategy and reporting structures; oversee procurement, contracts and subcontractor management
• Integrate and coordinate multidisciplinary teams (electrical, mechanical, structural, architectural, fire safety, MEP/TGA) to ensure coherent delivery of design and execution
• Oversee design management: review and validate key design deliverables, ensure compliance with German and international codes and client requirements
• Drive construction execution and site management, monitor progress, conduct regular site reviews and ensure health & safety compliance
• Manage commissioning, testing (FAT/SAT), system handover and closeout to secure operational readiness and contractual acceptance
• Monitor financial performance: cost control, change management, claims mitigation and forecasting
• Identify and implement value engineering, sustainability and energy‑efficiency measures
• Prepare and deliver regular executive reports and presentations to clients and stakeholders
• Mentor and develop project teams; foster a collaborative, solution-oriented project culture

Qualifikationen & Erfahrung:

First and foremost, you share our passion for improving quality of life and for customer satisfaction. You take pride in the role you play in reshaping the world around you and understand the importance of teamwork. You are technically skilled, have relevant experience in managing building and infrastructure projects, and bring with you:

• Degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s or equivalent) in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil), Architecture, Construction Management or related discipline
• Minimum 6 years’ proven experience in senior project management roles for construction or engineering projects
• Demonstrated track record of delivering project