(Senior) Quantity Surveyor / (Senior) Cost Consultant

Role Description

Create a Legacy Through the Infrastructure That Keeps the World Moving

Behind every successful transportation programme is a team of professionals who help turn ambition into reality. At Arcadis, our Cost Consultants, Quantity Surveyors and Commercial professionals play a vital role in delivering major transportation infrastructure, helping clients make informed decisions and supporting the successful delivery of complex projects and programmes.

Whether you are starting your career, developing your expertise or bringing significant industry experience, you'll have opportunities to contribute to challenging transportation projects that improve connectivity and create lasting benefits for communities. You'll work alongside multidisciplinary teams where your commercial and cost expertise will help shape the infrastructure of the future.

What's Your Next Major Project?

Complex Problems. Meaningful Impact. Career-Defining Projects. Create a Legacy with Arcadis.

Role Accountabilities

• Provide quantity surveying, cost management and commercial support across major Transportation Infrastructure projects.
• Develop and manage cost estimates, cost plans, budgets, forecasts and financial reporting.
• Support change control, risk management, cost assurance and commercial decision-making.
• Work collaboratively with project managers, engineers, designers, contractors and clients.
• Support procurement, contract administration and commercial governance activities.
• Monitor project performance and identify opportunities to improve value and delivery outcomes.
• Provide clear and relevant cost and commercial information to clients and project stakeholders.
• Contribute to the management of project risks, opportunities and commercial challenges.
• Support the successful delivery of projects throughout the project lifecycle.
• Share knowledge and contribute to continuous improvement across project teams.

Qualifications & Experience

We welcome applications from professionals at all stages of their careers, including Assistant Quantity Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors, Cost Consultants, Senior Cost Consultants, Commercial Managers and Cost Management Leaders.

• Experience or relevant academic background in quantity surveying, cost management, commercial management or a related discipline.
• Experience within transportation, infrastructure or the wider built environment is welcomed.
• Understanding of cost planning, estimating, forecasting, commercial management or project controls.
• Experience with NEC contracts or other commonly used construction contracts is beneficial.
• Ability to analyse information and contribute practical commercial insight.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Professional accreditation, chartership or progress towards professional recognition is welcomed but not essential for all career levels.
• An interest in contributing to complex infrastructure that creates long-term value for clients and communities.
• Due to the nature of some projects and client requirements, successful candidates may be required to obtain and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance.

Create a Legacy

What's your next major project?

If you're looking to build your experience, broaden your portfolio or bring your existing expertise to some of the most interesting and challenging Transportation Infrastructure programmes, we'd like to hear from you.

Why Arcadis?