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:
Arcadis are excited to again be growing their Cost and Commercial Management t team. We are looking for enthusiastic professionals to join our team to work on a range of projects. As part of our Cost Management team, you'll be involved in a wide range of projects from global and high profile to small and impactful, ensuring they're delivered on time and to budget. Your expertise in planning, estimating, budgeting and managing costs will drive growth and smarter working.
The role sits within our global business area Places. We work with our clients around the world to create, support, and enhance smart, safe and sustainable places where people live, work, learn and thrive. Places impact on the quality of people's lives. Whether new homes, shops, workplaces, schools and hospitals, manufacturing, research and development facilities, or data and distribution centers. People and communities thrive when the spaces in which they live, work, move and play are designed and managed in a way that best meets their needs.
Role accountabilities:
- Undertake a development role, providing assistance to deliver distinct element of cost management assignments, undertaking practical tasks in support orf more senior colleagues, developing their full technical ability in the filed of cost/commercial management and will be able to work independently from broad instructions and gaining appreciation of Arcadis service lines and businesses
- Work as a project resource to support the successful delivery of specific outputs individually or as part of a team
- Develop awareness and understanding of the contribution of the wide project community in the successful delivery of projects
- Develop awareness of the contribution that GEC teams make in the overall delivery of tasks and the projects within Arcadis
- Build analytical and cost and commercial skills as well as developing communication skills including technical writing
- Deliver work that meet Arcadis quality requirements
- Use available expertise on routine tasks
- Undertake document management including drawing registers.
- Check own work ahead of production checking
- Check and verify that quality requirements have been achieved in accordance with Arcadis systems
- Successfully complete assigned technical tasks within allotted time frames and budgets
- Sign up to training plan for professional development and attend appropriate events
- Attend appropriate conferences and events
- Contribute to a range of cost management assignments by assisting in practical tasks, and work with senior colleagues to ensure programmes of work are undertaken and project milestones are met such as preparation of cost estimate and cost plan quantification, ensuring that all quantities, rates, assumptions and exclusions are correct, preparation of Bill of Quantities, quantitative tender review and preparation of tender report, desk top evaluation of applications for payment, evaluation of contract variations to assess cost effects and identifying variances between planned and incurred costs andd notify more senior colleagues of any discrepancies to ensure nagement has access to up-to-date and accurate information to aid their decision-making
- Understand and comply with risk and compliance principles, taking standard corrective action or reporting unsafe or inappropriate situations in order to ensure the delivery of cost management assignments are not adversely impacted
- Collect data and help to prepare supporting documentation such as schedules, feasibility studies and cost reports, to ensure senior management have quality information to facilitate their decision-making
- Monitor cost and commercial management processes, share knowledge and provide feedback on existing procedures in order to identify opportunities for the improvement of processes and systems
- Apply practical methods and expertise to solve problems raised by colleagues in a timely and accurate manner, in order to effectively support the cost and commercial management function
- Provide advice on simple cost management queries to internal or external stakeholders, escalating more complex matters to senior colleagues when required, ensuring an efficient and high-quality provision of information
- Commit to receiving on the job technical training by performing tasks, which are under the direct supervision of more experienced staff within well defined limits
- Participate in Arcadis knowledge sharing activities
- Work with a Mentor to develop technical excellence at the start of a structured training programme under GEC C&CM Training Academy and PICQS APC Training Program
- Assist in cost analysis and benchmarking, to collate project cost data and compile database for determining cost of future projects.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Have a BSc Engg, Diploma in QS or equivalent in a relevant discipline
- Have developed an initial understanding of the services delivered by Arcadis and the industry sector
- Ability to communicate internally and with staff in other Arcadis regions through written and verbal means
- Awareness of Arcadis Management System requirements
- Awareness of Health and Safety regulations and guidelines
- Have an understanding of commerical awareness and can build ability to apply them in practice
- Skills to carry out effective research, data gathering and analysis
- Effective time management skills
- Can work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule under close supervision
- Have a developing awareness of sustainable development good practice
- Practical knowledge of specialised field, including construction processes and cost and commercial management
- Proficiency with desktop applications (e.g. MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Knowledgeable in using common and straightforward cost and commercial management software and systems
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. At Arcadis, you will have the opportunity to build the career that is right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations, their own career goals. And, as a people first business, it is why we will take the time to listen, to understand what you want from your time here, and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions.
