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 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.

We’re expanding our Life Sciences & Research Cost Management team and recruiting a hands‑on Project Cost Manager to deliver laboratory, research and specialised science facilities for leading national and international clients. This role suits a Quantity Surveying professional who thrives on managing the commercial lifecycle of projects — from cost planning and procurement to on‑site cost control and final account resolution — across a mix of flagship and fast‑turnaround schemes.

Role accountabilities

• Own the commercial delivery of assigned projects, managing cost plans, cashflows and forecasts from inception to completion
• Produce robust cost plans, feasibility appraisals and benchmark studies tailored to lab and life‑science environments
• Lead tender analysis, contractor evaluation and negotiation of commercial terms
• Run valuation and payment processes, manage variations and ensure rigorous cost control on site
• Maintain risk registers and change control processes; provide timely commercial advice to clients and project teams
• Prepare clear, client‑facing commercial reports and cost forecasts to support decision‑making
• Coordinate with design and delivery teams to drive value engineering and mitigate cost exposure
• Promote and apply digital cost workflows (eg CostX, 5D BIM) and benchmarking to improve accuracy and efficiency
• Provide guidance to junior QS colleagues and support the continuous improvement of team processes

Qualifications & Experience

• Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS desirable) or near attainment
• Solid QS experience on laboratory, research or other MEP‑intensive facilities
• Proven capability in cost planning, forecasting, procurement and contract administration
• Strong commercial judgement with practical experience resolving on‑site cost issues and variations
• Confident communicator able to present commercial positions to clients and contractors
• Experience with digital cost tools (CostX, 5D BIM) and benchmarking techniques
• Field‑based approach with ability to cover Cambridge, London and other UK/EU sites as required

Interested? Apply now to join a team shaping the next generation of research and science spaces.

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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