Associate Commercial Manager

Poutrix; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking an Associate Cost Consultant to lead cost management on rail projects, including HS2, delivering accurate cost plans, budgets and value for money.

You will manage client relationships, mentor the team, and drive improvements in cost systems tailored to rail projects; the role offers opportunities to shape major infrastructure programmes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Chartered status or equivalent professional qualification.
• CSCS card holder.
• Extensive rail sector experience across full project lifecycle including HS2.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching, and developing team members to enhance cost management service delivery in the rail sector.
• Creating project costings and budgets for rail projects, managing finances to achieve profit and budgetary targets.
• Leading and managing cost management assignments, ensuring delivery standards meet client expectations.
• Demonstrating understanding of client objectives within the rail sector, specifically regarding cost management.
• Monitoring team performance and ensuring compliance with organizational policies related to cost control.
• Assuring compliance with contracts concerning project delivery parameters and cost management.
• Analysing complex cost data and providing recommendations for project decision-making.
• Supporting the development of current cost and commercial management systems tailored to rail projects.
• Driving innovation in cost management to improve services and increase team contribution.
• Building valued relationships with senior clients and stakeholders for client satisfaction and business opportunities in the rail sector.

Skills

Leadership

Rail cost management

Client relationships

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Chartered status

CSCS card holder

Job description

Role description

As an Associate Cost Consultant, you will lead the delivery of cost management on rail-related projects, including HS2. You will be responsible for utilizing resources effectively to meet project standards in cost, time, and quality, leveraging your substantial technical knowledge and experience. You will manage relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring satisfaction and identifying opportunities for service improvement.

Role accountabilities

• Leading, coaching, and developing team members to enhance cost management service delivery in the rail sector.


• Creating project costings and budgets for rail projects, managing finances to achieve profit and budgetary targets.


• Leading and managing cost management assignments, ensuring delivery standards meet client expectations.


• Demonstrating understanding of client objectives within the rail sector, specifically regarding cost management.


• Monitoring team performance and ensuring compliance with organizational policies related to cost control.


• Assuring compliance with contracts concerning project delivery parameters and cost management.


• Analysing complex cost data and providing recommendations for project decision-making.


• Supporting the development of current cost and commercial management systems tailored to rail projects.


• Driving innovation in cost management to improve services and increase team contribution.


• Building valued relationships with senior clients and stakeholders for client satisfaction and business opportunities in the rail sector.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.


• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status.


• CSCS card holder.


• Relevant professional experience in delivering medium/large rail projects across an entire project lifecycle, including projects like HS2.


• Extensive experience in cost and commercial management within the rail sector.


• Proven leadership skills and ability to motivate others in cost management roles.

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.

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.