Arcadis

Occupiers and Retail - Senior Cost Consultant

Arcadis  •  Leeds, GB (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 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.

Working as part of and leading a team alongside Level 9 and above team members in the Cost & Commercial Management Career family to manage and deliver projects · Liaising with external contractors and consultants · Reporting to clients and stakeholders

Will manage the delivery of cost management in small/medium commercial/retail/residential developments or significant components of larger cost management assignments · Responsible for delivering their scope of work in line with various controls, and will have significant technical knowledge and experience in their field

Will manage the delivery of cost management in small/medium commercial/retail/residential developments or significant components of larger cost management assignments · Responsible for delivering their scope of work in line with various controls, and will have significant technical knowledge and experience in their field

Role accountabilities:

  • Assist in the coaching and development of other team members in order to share knowledge, increase team skill level and improve the standard of service delivery
  • Work within established financial systems and budgets to produce reports and forecasts and track budgets, overseeing costing and variances in order to manage and control cost variables
  • Deliver a number of small to medium cost projects and assignments or significant components of larger assignments, ensuring appropriate use of resources and budgets to deliver the required scope of work within set deadlines
  • Provide advice to colleagues on risk management, compliance and associated behaviours, to ensure adherence to Arcadis’ risk and compliance processes
  • Present any project risks or issues to senior managers to ensure the project is not adversely impacted
  • Analyse and review a range of data and documents to collate key themes and trends, using this analysis in conjunction with own knowledge to provide advice and make recommendations to support cost and commercial management decision-making
  • Use own knowledge and experience combined with research of industry best practice to analyse existing processes and policies
  • Share knowledge and provide insightful recommendations to assist service improvement and innovation
  • Interact effectively and proactively across the organisation, seeking to develop ways to support collaboration with the cost management function, and applying technical knowledge to ensure projects/programmes can be delivered to meet cost expectations
  • Provide specialist technical advice to senior management on issues relating to cost/commercial management, providing solutions and actively sharing knowledge in order to support successful delivery
  • Manage relationships and collaborate with clients and external stakeholders, in order to ensure client satisfaction and create new business opportunities
  • Demonstrable understanding of clients key objectives within the appropriate sector

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Experience of coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues and emerging leadership skills
  • Experience of working closely with external stakeholders to build client relationships
  • Experience in managing business relationships at middle-management level
  • Capable of taking a project through from inception to completion
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
  • Relevant professional qualification or chartered status
  • CSCS card holder

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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About Arcadis

Arcadis is a leading global partner, delivering transformative projects with businesses, cities and industries. With 36,000 people active in more than 30 countries, we bring together the best minds from around the world to deliver intelligent products and solutions that address the challenges of climate, energy security and diversification, and livable cities.

We take design, engineering, architecture and consultancy to the next level, advising clients at every step of every project. From strategy and planning through to implementation and delivery, we combine our human and digital intelligence to co-create environments that reflect our clients’ business and stakeholder needs.

From creating a citywide sustainable legacy during and after the Paris Olympics to revolutionizing urban transit worldwide with metro systems from Sydney to Toronto, or securing clean drinking water for communities across more than 30 U.S. states, our world-changing solutions leave a positive and lasting impact.

Our work has helped more than a third of the world's communities become more resilient, and hundreds of clients to advance their decarbonization and net-zero goals. Together, we are committed to solving today's greatest problems; creating a blueprint for a better future, designed to thrive.

Arcadis. Improving quality of life.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Amsterdam, NL
Year Founded
Unknown
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