Senior Cost Manager - Water Management

Arcadis; City of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering and consultancy firm is seeking a Senior Cost Manager in London. This role involves collaborating with project teams and managing costs across various projects. Candidates should have a degree in Quantity Surveying or related field, experience with NEC contracts, and strong interpersonal skills. Join us to drive sustainable solutions for impactful projects.

Qualifications

• Demonstration of self-management and prioritisation skills with the ability to work under pressure.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Good knowledge of specialised field, including construction processes and cost and commercial management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the NEC Project Manager for post-contract administration.
• Support suppliers in providing accurate information for financial forecasts.
• Provide commercial support and advice through all project gateways to minimise costs.

Skills

Self-management

Prioritisation skills

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder influence

Good relationships

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management

MRICS or working towards chartership

Tools

NEC Contract experience

Job description

Join to apply for the Senior Cost Manager - Water Management role at Arcadis.

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

Role description

If you’re a Senior Cost Consultant looking to move into an exciting resilience‑focused growth sector, this opportunity might be for you. Join our Cost & Commercial Management team where you will take ownership of a range of projects, on cost management assignments, ensuring standards of delivery meet defined objectives. You will work as part of a team alongside Assistant, Project and Senior‑level Cost Consultants to manage and deliver projects, liaise with external contractors and consultants on a project basis while reporting to clients and stakeholders.

Role accountabilities

• Collaborate with the NEC Project Manager to administer the post‑contract administration of NEC contracts, including assessment of contractual change and payments.
• Support suppliers in providing accurate and validated information for Project Cost and Financial Forecasts.
• Provide commercial support, advice and guidance through all gateways to minimise cost and scope changes throughout the project life cycle.
• Provide contract support, advice and guidance.
• Support pre‑contract activities – including estimating and procurement.
• Manage risk and opportunity (efficiency) – support the Client PM in validating costs for the Project Efficiency register before submission.
• Participate in lessons‑learnt workshops to capture value, benefits and considerations for the future as required.
• Participate in risk and value management meetings as required for the projects.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management accredited by the RICS.
• MRICS or working towards chartership status.
• Demonstration of self‑management and prioritisation skills with the ability to work under pressure.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Ability to build good relationships.
• Good knowledge of specialised field, including construction processes and cost and commercial management.
• NEC Contract experience.
• Willingness to actively support the internal team and manage more junior staff on projects typically ranging between £1m and £20m.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to influence stakeholders and third parties.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters, which is why we are pioneering a skills‑based approach, allowing you to harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your own career path and maximise the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that diverse and skilled teams develop innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion are 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.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.