Project Quantity Surveyor

Arcadis; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking several personable Quantity Surveyors to join our Cost & Commercial Management team supporting a Global Client in the Water Sector in the Reading and London area. You will act as a Cost Consultant, managing post-contract administration and providing commercial support across projects ranging from £1m to £20m.

The role requires NEC contract experience, MRICS consideration, and strong stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• NEC contract experience is essential.
• Degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent).
• MRICS or working towards chartership preferred.
• Ability to manage junior staff on projects (£1m–£20m).
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer post-contract administration of NEC contracts, including assessment of contractual changes and payments.
• Liaise with external contractors and consultants.
• Support suppliers with accurate project cost and financial forecasts.
• Provide commercial guidance through gateways to minimize cost and scope changes.
• Engage in pre-contract estimates and procurement.
• Assist in risk and value management and in lessons learned workshops.
• Auditing and agreeing final accounts.

Skills

Cost management

Contract administration

Stakeholder management

NEC contract experience

Team leadership

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

MRICS or working towards chartership

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 currently seeking a number of personable, enthusiastic, and energetic Quantity Surveyors to join our Cost & Commercial Management team to support our continuing growth within our resilience business for a Global Client in the Water Sector.You will be a Cost Consultant within our Cost & Commercial Management team, working on a variety of water/utilities projects and programmes in the Reading and London area.You’ll help deliver some of the biggest, most iconic projects imaginable with some of the best talent around. With your energy, agility and keen eye for detail, you’ll deliver transformational outcomes for multiple clients to deliver a more sustainable tomorrow.The role sits within our Resilience GBA, where we work to protect our natural environment and water resources while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects of climate change, rapid urbanization, and loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we are seeing large-scale, unforeseen events, such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources while powering our world for future generations.Role accountabilities:Working as part of a team alongside the Project Manager and Senior Cost Consultant to administer the post-contract administration of NEC contracts, including assessment of contractual change and payments.Liaising with external contractors and consultants.To support suppliers in providing accurate and validated Project Cost and Financial Forecasts information.Commercial support / advice / guidance through all gateways to minimise cost and scope changes throughout the project life cycle.Contract support / advice / guidance.Pre-contract support – including estimating and procurement.Risk and opportunity (efficiency) – supporting the Client Project Manager in validating costs for the Project Efficiency register before submission.Participation in lessons learnt workshops to capture value, benefits, considerations for the future etc. as required.Participation in Risk and value management/meetings as required for the projects.Auditing and agreeing on Final Accounts.Other requirements:Hybrid working with requirements for client travel between London and Reading areas.Qualifications & Experience:Demonstrating self-management and prioritisation skills with the ability to work under pressure.Demonstrate an ability to learn and develop.Good knowledge of specialised fields, including construction processes and cost and commercial management in a consultancy setting.NEC Contract experience.Possess the skills to actively support the internal team and manage more junior staff on projects typically ranging between £1m and £20m.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders and third parties.Ideally, degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.Ideally appropriate professional body membership, MRICS or working towards chartership.Experience in water and wastewater and/or regulated industries is desirable.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 & BelongingWe 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.#LI-SR4