Senior Cost Manager - Water Management

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

Job summary

A global consultancy firm is seeking a Senior Cost Consultant in Exeter, England. In this role, you will manage cost management assignments, collaborate with project teams, and liaise with external contractors. Ideal candidates possess a degree in quantity surveying, have NEC Contract experience, and strong communication skills. This full-time position offers the opportunity to work on significant projects in the resilience sector.

Qualifications

• Degree in quantity surveying/commercial management accredited by the RICS.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with NEC Project Manager for contract administration.
• Support suppliers in providing validated information for financial forecasts.
• Commercial support and guidance during project lifecycle.

Skills

Self-management

Prioritisation skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Knowledge of construction processes

NEC Contract experience

Education

Degree in quantity surveying/commercial management

MRICS or working towards chartership

Job description

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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 then 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 be working as part of a team alongside Assistant, Project and Senior level Cost Consultants to manage and deliver the projects, liaising with external contractors and consultants on a project basis while reporting to clients and stakeholders. As a Senior Cost Consultant, you will be working as part of a team alongside colleagues to manage and deliver projects, liaise with external contractors and consultants on a project basis, and report to clients and stakeholders. You and the team will be responsible for utilising resource to deliver projects within cost, time and quality standards, and will have significant technical knowledge and experience in their field.

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.
• Commercial support / advice / guidance through all gateways to minimise cost and scope changes throughout the project life cycle.
• Contract support / advice / guidance.
• Pre contract support – including estimating and procurement.
• Risk and opportunity (efficiency) – supporting the Client PM in validating costs for the Project Efficiency register before submission.
• Participation in lessons learnt workshops to capture value, benefits, considerations for the future etc. as required.
• Participation 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.
• Demonstrate an 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. It’s 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. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll 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.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

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