Surveyor - Cost Manager

2 weeks ago


United Kingdom Arcadis Full time

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. We are recruiting for Cost Consultants (Commercial Managers) to join our Rail Consultancy business and involved in our exciting project. You could be working on projects such as HS2, Network Rail, East West Rail & TFL just to name a few

As a Cost Consultant at Arcadis you will lead and manage the pre and post contract Commercial teams responsible for managing the tendering and post contract delivery of multiple and mixed portfolios of infrastructure projects.

We are really flexible on location, all we ask is you're able to travel to client sites when required, but you can work from an Arcadis office or from home to suit.

Responsible for all pre, and post contract commercial activities and managing Commercial teams on assigned project portfolio

Ensure that Commercial teams are delivering value for money and that fair and effective Commercial Management processes are implemented and maintained throughout the entire project

Monitor project budget, pro-actively manage the changes on the project, including project risk registers and contingency with the project’s Delivery teams. This will include accurate periodic reporting and presenting of cost data and Cost of Work Done (COWD), accounting for any variances against budget in all commercial reports within the assigned project portfolio

Liaise with the Estimating team to provide accurate and current project cost data, evaluating high value changes as required

Undertake regular commercial reviews of both internal costs and external supplier costs and implement appropriate measures to manage any issues and mitigate risks

Experience of managing Commercial Management teams on large construction and/or infrastructure projects

Knowledge and experience of working with, or for, publicly funded bodies and projects

Experience of working under construction contract terms and conditions, preferably NEC and ICC, with knowledge of Target Cost/Fixed Price contracts

Commercial Management experience through the planning, development and tendering stages of major infrastructure and/or construction projects, working closely with Procurement teams throughout the tender process to deliver successful contract award and set up of robust post contract administration processes

Experience of implementing and maintaining an effective contract administration process and reporting system that is aligned to programme/project requirements

Experience in contract, commercial and risk management techniques, change management processes and the resolution of contract disputes. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. 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. 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.



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