Senior Cost Consultant

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:

As a Senior Cost Consultant (or Cost Consultant, depending on experience and RICS status) within our PM/CM team, you will play a pivotal role in providing cost and commercial management services for clients across a range of technically complex infrastructure projects in Bristol and the West of England You will be based in our Bristol office and work closely with internal teams, clients, external contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders to ensure cost control, value, and successful project outcomes.

Role accountabilities:

• Lead or support cost verification, reporting, and forecasting across major infrastructure projects.
• Provide commercial management advice, particularly in relation to the NEC suite of contracts.
• Manage and process changes in accordance with contract terms and project requirements.
• Conduct detailed evaluations of cost data, payroll, and contract audits.
• Analyse and review data, identifying trends to provide actionable recommendations for commercial decision-making.
• Collaborate across teams to support project delivery, applying technical knowledge to meet cost expectations.
• Present project risks and issues to senior managers to mitigate adverse impacts.
• Mentor and coach junior team members, sharing knowledge and best practices.
• Prepare and present clear, concise reports and recommendations to clients and supply chain.
• Travel to various project sites across the West of England

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related field.
• Chartered MRICS status desirable for Senior Cost Consultant roles; candidates working towards chartership will also be considered for Cost Consultant positions.
• Relevant experience in infrastructure sectors (rail or highways preferred) with practical knowledge of NEC contracts.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with cost systems (e.g., Oracle) is an advantage.
• Ability to interpret and manage complex data sets.
• Effective communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Organised, proactive, and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to travel within the West Region as required
• Full Drivers licence

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.

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