Project MEP Cost Manager - Manufacturing UK

Poutrix; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Poutrix is seeking an experienced MEP Project Cost Consultant to join their Health, Life Science & Research Science Cost Management team. The role involves providing cost management services for large-scale industrial projects, ensuring they meet budget and delivery timelines while fostering a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Working towards RICS or CIBSE membership.
• Experience on large complex construction projects.
• Ability to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Provide MEP specialist Quantity surveying and Cost Management services.
• Manage cost estimates, benchmarking, and procurement process.
• Review contractor proposals and manage contracts.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cost management

Digital Cost Management

Benchmarking tools

Education

Formal Building Services qualification

Tools

CostX

5D BIM

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 toimproving 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’re excited to be growing our Health, Life Science & Research Science Cost Management team. We are looking for an experienced MEP Project Cost Consultant to join us delivering high-profile research, technological and life science facilities for market leading national and global clients.

As part of our Cost Management team, you’ll be involved in a wide range of projects from global and high profile to small and impactful, ensuring they’re delivered on time and to budget. Your expertise in cost management, planning, estimating, budgeting and managing costs will drive growth and smarter working.

We work with our clients around the world to create, support, and enhance smart, safe and sustainable places where people live, work, learn and thrive. Places impact on the quality of people’s lives. Whether new homes, shops, workplaces, schools and hospitals, manufacturing, research and development facilities, or data and distribution centres. People and communities thrive when the spaces in which they live, work, move and play are designed and managed in a way that best meets their needs.


Role accountabilities:

In this role, you’ll provide professional MEP specialist Quantity surveying and Cost Management services to high-profile clients working on large industrial buildings and distribution centres across the UK & Europe.

You'll have the opportunity to work on projects from inception through to completion. Day-to-day activities range from working on cost estimates/feasibilities, benchmarking and the procurement process to reviewing and agreeing contractor proposals and contract management.

You’ll be supported to develop your career within a collaborative team environment, and you’ll have the opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team who are passionate about delivery an excellent service and positive outcomes for our clients.

Qualifications & Experience:

First and foremost, you share our passion for improving the quality of life. You pride yourself for the part you play in transforming the world around you and understand the importance of teamwork. You are a technically capable with sound commercial knowledge and come to us with:

• Working towards RICS membership if level7
• OR CIBSE membership at a relevant grade
• Formal Building Services qualification
• A good understanding of key drivers of cost and value
• Passionate about driving innovation in service and delivering exceptional results
• Experience working on large complex construction projects, ideally within the industrial manufacturing sector
• Experience leading lower value projects
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build good client relationships
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Some experience with Digital Cost Management and CostX, 5D BIM and Benchmarking tools

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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