Associate Commercial Manager

Arcadis; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis, a global design, engineering and consultancy leader, seeks an Associate Cost Consultant to lead cost management on rail projects including HS2. You will guide a team, develop budgets, monitor performance and ensure contractual compliance, while building high-level client relationships.

A chartered status and rail sector experience are preferred for this senior role. Join Arcadis to deliver sustainable design and trusted commercial management across major rail initiatives, contributing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status.
• CSCS card holder.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop team members to enhance cost management in the rail sector.
• Create project costings and budgets for rail projects, managing finances to meet targets.
• Lead cost management assignments ensuring delivery standards meet client expectations.
• Demonstrate understanding of client objectives within the rail sector, especially cost management.
• Monitor team performance and ensure compliance with cost control policies.
• Assure compliance with contracts related to project delivery and cost management.
• Analyse complex cost data and provide recommendations for decision-making.
• Support development of cost and commercial management systems for rail projects.
• Drive innovation in cost management to improve services and team contribution.
• Build relationships with senior clients and stakeholders to create opportunities.

Skills

Leadership

Cost management

Rail sector

Client relationship

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Chartered status

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 34,000 people, in over 30 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 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.

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.