Project Cost Manager
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Job Summary
Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34000 people in over 30 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.
- Lead the commercial management of assigned projects overseeing cost plans forecasting cash flow analysis and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
- Prepare detailed cost estimates feasibility studies and benchmarking analyses for life sciences laboratory and specialist technical facilities.
- Manage tender processes evaluate contractor submissions and support commercial negotiations to secure best value outcomes.
- Administer valuations payment applications variations and change control processes ensuring effective cost management at every stage.
- Maintain project risk registers and commercial reporting providing proactive advice to clients and project teams.
- Produce clear and accurate commercial reports cost forecasts and financial updates to support informed decision making.
- Collaborate with design and delivery teams to identify value engineering opportunities and mitigate commercial risks.
- Promote the use of digital cost management tools including CostX and 5D BIM to improve efficiency accuracy and benchmarking capability.
- Support and mentor junior team members sharing best practice and contributing to the continuous improvement of team processes.
- Degree-qualified Quantity Surveyor with Chartered status (MRICS) preferred or actively working towards professional qualification.
- Proven Quantity Surveying or Cost Management experience within laboratory research life sciences or highly serviced (MEP-intensive) environments.
- Strong experience in cost planning estimating procurement contract administration and financial reporting.
- Demonstrable commercial acumen including managing project variations cost risks and budget performance.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to present commercial information clearly to clients and contractors.
- Experience using digital cost management platforms such as CostX 5D BIM or similar tools is advantageous.
- Willingness to travel and provide support across Oxford Cambridge London and other locations as required.
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. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age Disability Faith Gender LGBT and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.
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About Company
Arcadis is the leading global design & consultancy firm for natural and built assets. We are more than 27,000 people, in over 70 countries, who are dedicated to improving quality of life. We do so by developing innovative solutions to create liveable cities, to establish a people-cent ... View more