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. Role description: As a Cost Manager within our Education sector team at Arcadis, you will deliver high-quality cost and commercial management services to a range of education clients, including schools, colleges, universities, and education trusts. You will play a key role in managing project costs, ensuring value for money, and supporting the delivery of inspiring, sustainable learning environments. Working collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders, you will help shape the future of education infrastructure across the UK. Role accountabilities: Deliver cost management services across the full project lifecycle, from feasibility studies and cost planning through to final account Prepare and manage cost estimates, budgets, and cost plans for educational building and refurbishment projects Lead and support the procurement process, evaluating tenders and advising on contractor selection Monitor project progress, track costs, and report on variances to ensure projects remain within budget Provide advice on value engineering, risk management, and contractual matters Prepare and present financial reports, cash flow forecasts, and recommendations to clients and project teams Support the preparation and agreement of interim valuations and final accounts Engage and collaborate with clients, design teams, contractors, and other stakeholders Promote best practice, innovation, and digital solutions in cost management Mentor and support junior team members, sharing knowledge and expertise Qualifications & Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, or a related field Working towards or achieved MRICS (or equivalent professional qualification) Experience in cost management for education sector projects or similar technically complex buildings Strong analytical, organisational, and communication skills Ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams Proficiency with relevant digital tools (e.g., CostX, Excel, BIM, Power BI) Understanding of UK construction contracts and procurement processes Commitment to continuous professional development and delivering sustainable, high-quality outcomes 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. LI-DP1

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