Cost Consultant

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.
One of our core values is people first , and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people s lives. You re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.
Role description:
Take ownership of small commercial/regeneration/residential projects, or components of cost management assignments, ensuring standards of delivery meet defined objectives. Responsible for delivering their scope of work in line with various controls, and will have significant technical knowledge and experience in their field
Role accountabilities:
Work independently within established financial 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 pre-contract medium to large 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 organisation s 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
Possess the skills and experience to actively support the internal team and manage more junior staff on projects
Qualifications & Experience:
Bachelor s degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent in a relevant discipline. MRICS qualification is an advantage
At least 10-15 years experience, heavily focused on estimation and pre-contract activities with an international consultancy
In-depth technical knowledge of specialised field, including construction processes and cost and commercial management of mixed-use building developments
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 as part of the PMC team
Experience in delivering analysis and insights
Attainment of OR near attainment of relevant professional certification or chartered status
Why Become an Arcadian?
Our work with clients has a direct impact on people s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth’s resources, we can create a sustainable planet.
We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.
As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.
To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.
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.
Transform Your World

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