Senior 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:

We partner with our clients across the globe to design thriving and connected cities and communities that enable opportunity for all and keep the world moving. Climate change urbanization and digitization trends are requiring todays mobility projects and systems to address an evolving set of demands from the worlds growing population. We design connected sustainable solutions that integrate existing infrastructure with new technologies and optimize the mobility of people and goods.

Role accountabilities:

• Assist in the coaching and development of other team members in order to share knowledge increase team skill level and improve the standard of service delivery
• Work within established 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 number of small to medium 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
• 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
• 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

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in engineering or equivalent relevant discipline
• Experience in commercial management of projects including implementation of effective cost and commercial management processes that can be shown to have delivered value for money for the client
• Experience of working on infrastructure and/or construction projects from pre-tender stage through to successful contract award and post contract administration
• Strong background in cost planning and estimating measurements in 2D and models.
• Knowledgeable in commercial management activities such as contract admin & management valuation works interim payments
• Good to have chartered status with RICS or equivalent or progressing to professional qualifications
• Possessing clear communication and stakeholder management skills

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.

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. 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.