Project Cost Consultant

ARCADIS Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Manchester is looking for a Project Cost Consultant to provide quantity surveying support on significant property schemes throughout the North West of England. The ideal candidate will be RICS accredited or nearing qualification. This role offers hybrid working, allowing for 2-3 days in the office for collaboration with a highly successful team. You will have the opportunity to contribute to high-value projects, ranging from £20m to £500m, and support new Graduates/Apprentices while developing your skills.

Qualifications

• RICS accredited surveyor or approaching final assessment with mentorship available.
• Strong knowledge of JCT Contracts, including preparation and administration.
• Commercial experience on major building projects ranging from £1m-£10m+.

Responsibilities

• Provide quantity surveying support on large property schemes.
• Assist with feasibility and optioneering studies during early stages.
• Produce monthly post contract cost reports and present them to clients.

Skills

Strong quantification skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Knowledge of construction technology

Ability to read and interpret architectural and structural drawings

Self-management and prioritisation skills

Education

RICS accredited surveyor or approaching final assessment

Tools

Cost-X or similar measurement software

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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.

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious Project Cost Consultant to join our Property team in the Manchester office delivering significant property schemes throughout the North West of England. Ideally you will be recently RICS qualified or on your route to do so.

Our team is involved in delivering some of the region’s largest and most exciting Buildings projects in the residential, commercial office and sports and leisure sectors ranging from £20m - £500m in value. We have a fantastic pipeline which we are recruiting for, and these projects will allow you to grow as an individual and provide you with the opportunity to work on the best projects and industry leading Clients in the region.

Working with an established and highly successful team, your role will be to provide competent and professional quantity surveying support on a number of our large schemes, plus the opportunity of leading your own schemes. You will be working closely with Senior Directors within the business and will get great exposure to future development opportunities.

This role is for hybrid working, with 2-3 days based in the office to allow for collaboration with the team and to assist with personal development.

• Assisting on early stage (RIBA 0/1) feasibility and optioneering studies
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Tendering and procuring of construction works including providing procurement advice to Clients
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes
• Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
• Interfacing with the Client and other consultants, at all project stages
• Contributing to team initiatives, inputting into team resourcing needs, supporting new Graduates/Apprentices

Qualifications & Experience:

• RICS accredited surveyor or approaching final assessment (mentorship and assistance will be provided as needed)
• Good knowledge of construction technology, able to read and interpret architectural and structural drawings to facilitate measurement and cost control
• Strong quantification skills, ideally with knowledge of using Cost-X or similar measurement software
• Commercial experience on major building projects £1m-£10m+
• Capable of working with the project lead in taking a project through from inception to completion
• Strong knowledge of the JCT Contracts including Contract preparation and administration
• Demonstration of self-management and prioritisation skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to influence and lead stakeholders and third parties. Role will involve significant amount of Client facing duties.

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.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 36303
• Job Category Cost & Commercial Management
• Posting Date 01/15/2026, 04:38 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Suite 1A, Manchester, M1 3BN, GB