Cost Estimator

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

**Role description**:
Our Water team is looking for an experienced Cost Estimator to work as part of the commercial team supporting the Project Manager in the development and delivery of projects across our clients water and waste water program, adopting established processes and systems to enable the delivery of projects under the NEC form of contract.

**Role accountabilities**:

- Deliver an effective cost estimating service to Project Managers and Alliance Managers
- To participate in project reviews and audits and conduct self-assessments of the Cost Estimating arrangements to ensure compliance is achieved with company procedures;
- Develop initial Cost Breakdown structure (CBS), support the development of the WBS and ensure alignment between them
- Provide estimates for all stages of a project life cycle (Baseline proposals, sanction requests etc.) using existing software (BES)
- Develop cost estimates based on norms, parametric or bottom up, dependent upon the Project phase of maturity and scope of work
- Develop a Basis of Estimate for all scope estimated ensuring all qualifications, exclusions and assumptions are captured
- Assess Estimate classification and include justification
- Load estimating data into relevant systems and use the estimating and data systems in line with company standards
- Take lessons learned from internal and external data sources in support of cost estimate establishment
- Develop, input into and maintain the cost database for corporate knowledge and feed back into the company norms
- Act as independent verifier for cost estimates, provide comprehensive findings and support the project team in improving estimates
- Involvement in tender assessment through developing pre tender estimates, assessment of tenders to ensure alignment between cost and cope and value for money
- Quantify cost implications of emergent / additional project work and feed into relevant documentation (e.g. change control documentation);
- Support post contract administration through review and assessment of Compensation Events and Early Warnings, Final account and perform Defined Cost Audits
- Quantify cost implications of emergent / additional project work and prepare relevant documentation (e.g. change control documentation)
- Participate in Independent Cost Estimate (ICE) reviews

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- Experience working as a Cost Engineer/Quantity Surveyor in the Infrastructure sector
- Experience working on NEC contracts
- Attainment of OR near attainment of relevant professional certification or chartered status
- In-depth technical knowledge of specialised field, including construction processes and cost and commercial management

**Why Become an Arcadian?**

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2035.