Project Cost Consultant

3 weeks ago

London Area, 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. 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:

We partner with our clients across the globe to design thriving and connected cities and communities that enable opportunity for all and keep the world moving. Climate change, urbanization and digitization trends are requiring today’s mobility projects and systems to address an evolving set of demands from the world’s growing population. We design connected, sustainable solutions that integrate existing infrastructure with new technologies, and optimize the mobility of people and goods.

In this role, you will be responsible for the complex analysis and review of project documentation, regular use of cost estimating software applications and the generation of reports and presentations for client meetings. Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in cost estimating and infrastructure public funded work, excellent communication skills and be very knowledgeable with construction means and methods.

Role accountabilities:

  • Assist with the review of cost plans, prepare or review cost estimates, and appraisal of early-stage design maturity cost ranges
  • Perform accurate quantity take-offs using Cost – X software
  • Prepare full or section of project estimates from conceptual design through 100% design, and prepare written basis of estimate report associated with the estimates. Be knowledgeable in appraising and calculating LCC and RepEx.
  • Track market conditions and costs
  • Build-up project costs from first principle and capable to analyse cost loaded programme
  • Organise and manage cost estimating database – Use and knowledge of Power-Bi essential
  • Assist with the development of project scope and communicate scope with key project stakeholders

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Educated to Degree level in relevant subject
  • Proven experience in Rail/Civils
  • Proficiency in CESSM 4, RMM2 and MMHW
  • 5 years of experience in cost estimating and commercial construction work
  • Knowledge of construction means and methods
  • Cost and estimating background
  • Experience with cost estimating advice
  • Exceptional skills demonstrating attention to detail
  • Adept in managing and delivering against challenging and competing timescales.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team to an aligned set of objectives
  • RICS / CIOB (preferable)
  • Proficient in using Cost-X

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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