Project Cost Consultant - Defence & Security

Arcadis; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is expanding its UK defence cost management capability. As Senior Cost Manager, you will oversee cost management on small to medium defence and infrastructure developments, ensuring delivery within budget and schedule, and applying rigorous controls.

You will mentor junior staff, collaborate with external stakeholders, and provide advice on risk, compliance, and cost governance. The role requires strong analytical skills and a track record of delivering major project cost outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering cost management on complex projects (£5m–£150m).
• Coaching and mentoring junior staff and emerging leadership.
• Proven ability to manage external stakeholders and client relationships.
• Capable of taking a project through from inception to completion.
• Ability to obtain BPSS clearance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in coaching and development of team members to improve service delivery.
• Work within financial systems to produce reports, forecasts, and budgets.
• Deliver small to medium cost projects or significant components within deadlines.
• Provide advice on risk, compliance and Arcadis processes.
• Present project risks or issues to senior managers.
• Analyse data to inform cost and commercial decisions.
• Share knowledge to improve processes and drive innovation.

Skills

Cost management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Client relationship management

Leadership / mentoring

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: We are excited to be growing our UK defence cost management capability. As Senior Cost Manager, you will manage the delivery of cost management in small-medium commercial/retail/residential/infrastructure developments or significant components of larger cost management assignments. You will be responsible for delivering their scope of work in line with various controls, and will have significant technical knowledge and experience in their field Role accountabilities:

• Assist in the coaching and development of other team members in order to share knowledge, increase team skill level and improve the standard of service delivery
• Work within established financial systems and budgets to produce reports and forecasts and track budgets, overseeing costing and variances in order to manage and control cost variables
• Deliver a number of small to medium cost projects and assignments or significant components of larger assignments, ensuring appropriate use of resources and budgets to deliver the required scope of work within set deadlines
• Provide advice to colleagues on risk management, compliance and associated behaviours, to ensure adherence to Arcadis’ risk and compliance processes
• Present any project risks or issues to senior managers to ensure the project is not adversely impacted
• Analyse and review a range of data and documents to collate key themes and trends, using this analysis in conjunction with own knowledge to provide advice and make recommendations to support cost and commercial management decision-making
• Use own knowledge and experience combined with research of industry best practice to analyse existing processes and policies
• Share knowledge and provide insightful recommendations to assist service improvement and innovation

Qualifications & Experience:

• Possess the skills and experience to actively support the internal team and manage more junior staff on technically complex projects/programme of works typically ranging between £5m and £150m
• Experience of coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues and emerging leadership skills
• Experience of working closely with external stakeholders to build client relationships, and manage business relationships at middle-management level
• Capable of taking a project through from inception to completion
• Ability to obtain BPSS clearance

Advantageous:

• Experience in NEC Contract Suites
• In depth knowledge of the Defence & Security sector
• Ability to obtain SC clearance
• Ability to obtain DV clearance

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.