Senior Estimator

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.

Role Description:

Working as part of a multidisciplinary estimating team the Senior Estimator is responsible for the preparation review and assurance of detailed electrical and mechanical cost estimates including associated indirect costs allowances risks and opportunities.

The role maintains clear audit trails of estimating assumptions methodologies benchmarks and source data to support estimate transparency and confidence in decisionmaking.

You will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of robust accurate and riskinformed capital cost estimates for complex multidisciplinary engineering and construction projects. The role focuses on electrical mechanical and MEP systems across the full project lifecycle from concept and feasibility through to detailed design and delivery supporting bothonshore and offshore programmes.

You will develop and own the estimating strategy and estimate execution plan coordinates inputs from engineering commercial and project controls teams and ensures that estimates are prepared in accordance withArcadismethodologies governance requirements and industry best practiceand recognisedestimatingstandardsincludingCESMM4ICMS2 andICMS3

You will provide technical leadership during estimate reviews supports independent assurance activities and presents estimate outcomes and key cost drivers to estimating leadership project stakeholders and senior management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintainproject Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) and ensurealignmentwithclientsprogramme Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
• Lead the development of detailed Electrical and Mechanical estimates from concept through to detailed design.
• Apply Recognised cost classification andmeasurement standards CESMM4 ICMS2 and ICMS3.
• Prepare quantities cost models benchmark analyses and estimating reports.
• Develop estimate basis documentsregisters productivity modelsandbenchmarkinganalysis.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary estimating inputs from civil structural mechanical electrical and process disciplines.
• Supportestimating activities for major infrastructure nuclear defence energy utilities industrial offshore andonshore projects.
• Review contractor quotations and assess value engineering opportunities.
• Support cost assurance and estimate validation exercises.
• Mentor and coach junior and intermediate estimators.
• Present estimate outcomes to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with Arcadis estimating standards governance and quality procedures.
• Support business development and client relationship activities.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Significantexperience in electrical mechanical or MEP estimating.
• Demonstrable experience producing estimates for large and complex capital programmes.
• Strong understandof CBS and WBS development and integration.
• Workingknowledgeof CESMM4 ICMS2and ICMS3 estimating and cost classification methodologies.
• Experience in sectors such as Nuclear Defence Energy Utilities Transportation or Buildings.
• Strong understanding of cost planning risk analysis and benchmarking techniques.
• Experience reviewing contractor pricing and commercial submissions.
• Strong stakeholder management leadership and technical review capabilities.
• Experience with CostX Candy Excel Power BI
• Benchmarking databases
• Risk and uncertainty modelling
• Quantity take-off
• Cost planning and cost assurance

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.