Senior Cost Manager / QS - Health

Arcadis; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in sustainable design is seeking a Senior Cost Manager based in Manchester. The successful candidate will oversee projects in the health sector, manage client relationships, and mentor junior colleagues. Ideal qualifications include relevant experience on ProCure projects and a bachelor's degree in a related discipline. Join the team to make a sustainable impact while advancing your career.

Qualifications

• Health Sector Experience desirable.
• Experience on ProCure 22 / ProCure 23 projects.
• Experience coaching and mentoring junior colleagues.
• Experience managing business relationships at middle-management level.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status.
• CSCS card holder.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver projects in cost management.
• Liaise with external contractors and consultants.
• Coaching and developing team members.
• Deliver projects ensuring appropriate resource use.

Job description

Senior Cost Manager / QS - Health

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. With more than 36,000 people in over 70 countries, we are dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play and together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact.

Role description

• Work as part of, and manage a team alongside members of the Cost & Commercial Management Career family to manage and deliver projects.
• Liaise with external contractors and consultants.
• Report to clients and stakeholders.
• Manage the delivery of cost management in a mix of small / medium sized Health / Education / Laboratory developments or significant components of larger cost management assignments.
• Deliver scope of work in line with controls and apply significant technical knowledge and experience in the field.

Role accountabilities

• Coaching and developing other team members to share knowledge, increase skill level and improve service delivery standard.
• Use established financial systems and budgets to produce reports, forecasts and track budgets, overseeing costing and variances to manage and control cost variables.
• Deliver a portfolio of cost projects and assignments or significant components of larger assignments, ensuring appropriate use of resources and budgets to meet deadlines.
• Provide risk management, compliance and behavioural advice to colleagues to ensure adherence to Arcadis’ processes.
• Present project risks or issues to senior managers to prevent adverse impact.
• Evaluate and review data and documents to collate key themes and trends, using this analysis with own knowledge to advise and support decision‑making.
• Analyse existing processes and policies using industry best practice to recommend improvements.
• Share knowledge and provide insightful recommendations to support service improvement and innovation.
• Interact across the organisation to support collaboration with the cost management function and apply technical knowledge to ensure cost expectations are met.
• Provide specialist technical advice to senior management on cost/commercial management issues and share solutions to support delivery.
• Manage relationships and collaborate with clients and external stakeholders, ensuring satisfaction and creating new business opportunities.
• Demonstrate understanding of clients’ key objectives within the appropriate sector.

Qualifications & Experience

• Health Sector Experience desirable.
• Experience on ProCure 22 / ProCure 23 projects or other routes to market for capital works.
• Experience coaching and mentoring junior colleagues and emerging leadership.
• Experience working closely with external stakeholders to build client relationships.
• Experience managing business relationships at middle‑management level.
• Capable of taking a project through from inception to completion.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status.
• CSCS card holder.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. It’s why we pioneer a skills‑based approach, allowing you to harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximise the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work and help deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career, your colleagues, clients, life and the world around you.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

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 people. Diversity, innovation and collaboration are at the heart of improving quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Other

Industries: Professional Services