Project Cost Consultant

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:

Arcadis are excited to again be growing their Cost Management team. We are looking for enthusiastic professionals to join our team to work on a range of projects with a focus on sustainability and resilience.

As part of our CCM team youll be involved in a wide range of projects from global and high profile to small and impactful ensuring theyre delivered on time and to budget. Your expertise in planning estimating budgeting and managing costs will drive growth and smarter working.

The role sits within our global business area Resilience. We work to protect our natural environment and water resources while powering our world for future generations. Around the world were feeling the effects climate change rapid urbanization loss of biodiversity. The rate at which were seeing large-scale unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires is becoming more are here to protect our natural environment and water resources while powering our world for future generations.

Role accountabilities:

• Work independently within established systems to monitor and review project costs and variances on small commercial/regeneration/residential projects in order to control cost variables
• Deliver/assist to manage small to medium scale cost projects or significant components of cost management assignments ensuring the delivery of the required scope of work within set deadlines
• Understand and comply with business risk and present any project concerns or issues to senior managers to ensure the project is not adversely impacted
• Provide advice to colleagues on principles of risk management to ensure adherence to the organisations risk and compliance processes
• Analyse and review a range of data to collate trends and prepare documentation such as delivery plans providing advice and making recommendations to support cost and commercial management decision-making
• Use own knowledge and experience to review and analyse existing cost and commercial management processes and policies sharing knowledge and taking an active involvement in service improvement and innovation
• Interact with internal and external customers applying technical knowledge to complete complex professional level tasks in order to ensure projects/programmes can be delivered to meet customer expectations
• Provide specialist technical advice and guidance within area supporting others with cost management queries and actively sharing knowledge in order to inform colleagues and provide a high level of service to clients
• Collaborate with external stakeholders to gain an in-depth understanding of their needs in order to resolve stakeholder issues and provide quality client care contributing to ongoing client satisfaction
• Assists in leading small to medium-sized cost projects or provides a significant cost management element according to project scope and project deadlines.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in engineering or equivalent relevant discipline
• Attainment of OR near attainment of relevant professional certification or working towards chartered status
• Experience in delivering analysis and insights
• In-depth technical knowledge of specialised field including construction processes and cost and commercial management
• Demonstration of self-management and prioritisation skills with the ability to work under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to influence stakeholders and third parties
• Capable of taking a project through from inception to completion

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 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. At Arcadis you will have the opportunity to build the career that is right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations their own career goals. And as a people first business it is why we will take the time to listen to understand what you want from your time here and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions.