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Cost Consultant / Senior Cost Consultant (Highways/Infrastructure Estimating), Birmingham
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Location:
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Consulting
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Yes
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9
Posted:
26.04.2025
Expiry Date:
10.06.2025
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.
In this role, you will be responsible for the complex analysis and review of project documentation to generate comprehensive project cost estimates, reports, and presentations for our clients, with regular use of cost estimating software applications and methods. Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in cost estimating and commercial management in construction works, excellent communication skills, and knowledge of construction means and methods, ideally within highways and the wider infrastructure sector. Our cost estimating team will utilize their skills in developing cost estimates for roads and highways works, from maintenance and renewal operational projects to major infrastructure investments and projects of national importance.
* Manage the delivery of cost management in small/medium infrastructure developments or significant components of larger assignments.
* Deliver their scope of work in line with various controls, with significant technical knowledge and experience in their field.
* Independently prepare bottom-up and top-down cost estimates from plans/drawings and documents from conceptual stage to final design documents, and prepare written basis of estimate reports.
* Liaise with, and report updates to external contractors, consultants, and clients.
* Review and understand project documents and assess any project risks.
* Understand project logistics and schedule.
* Perform accurate quantity take-offs by hand and/or using software applications.
* Track market conditions and costs.
* Assist with the development of project scope, supporting value management activities, and communicating estimating scope with key stakeholders.
* Follow internal control safeguards to ensure accurate and consistent reporting.
* Assist in coaching and developing team members to share knowledge, increase skills, and improve service delivery.
* Utilize knowledge of construction means and methods.
Qualifications & Experience:
* Relevant professional qualification or chartered status.
* CSCS card holder.
* Capable of managing a project from inception to completion.
* Experience in coaching and mentoring junior colleagues and emerging leadership skills.
* Experience working with external stakeholders to build client relationships.
* Experience managing business relationships at middle-management level.
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