Senior Commercial Manager

Arcadis; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in sustainable design and consultancy is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join their Cost Management team. This role involves supporting various energy sector projects, ensuring effective contract management and cost control while building relationships with stakeholders. Successful candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience with the NEC suite of contracts.

Qualifications

• Experience in analysis and insights delivery.
• Self-management and prioritization skills.
• Ability to manage projects from inception to completion.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional commercial support through efficient contract management and cost control.
• Monitor and review project costs and variances on small projects.
• Interact with internal and external stakeholders to ensure project delivery meets expectations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder influence

Cost control

Risk management

Education

Relevant professional qualification or chartered status (e.g., RICS, CIPS, ICE, CIOB)

Tools

NEC suite of contracts

Job description

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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 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're seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires is increasing. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.

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 are delivered on time and within budget. Your expertise in planning, estimating, budgeting, and managing costs will drive growth and smarter working.

The energy landscape is rapidly transforming; generating and processing enough clean energy is a significant challenge to support the world's Net Carbon Zero goals. Join our Energy team and be part of an industry-leading group, applying your skills to energy mega projects across the UK.

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will join a team of cost managers and project managers on various projects in the energy sector. Your role will support project teams with contract procurement documentation and the administration of contracts during execution to ensure the safe, successful delivery of our clients' programs, projects, and business objectives.

The Quantity Surveyor provides professional commercial support to the project teams through efficient contract management, cost control, risk and opportunity identification, and forecasting, supporting the Program/Project Execution Plans.

You should have excellent interpersonal skills to build positive relationships within project teams and with the wider client organization.

• Work independently within established financial systems to monitor and review project costs and variances on small projects, controlling cost variables.

• Manage medium to large scale cost projects or significant components of cost management assignments, ensuring delivery within deadlines.

• Understand and comply with business risk policies, and communicate concerns to senior management.

• Provide advice on risk management principles to ensure adherence to organizational processes.

• Analyze data to identify trends, prepare documentation such as delivery plans, and support decision-making.

• Review and analyze existing cost and commercial management processes, sharing knowledge and contributing to service improvements.

• Interact with internal and external stakeholders, applying technical knowledge to ensure project delivery meets expectations.

• Offer technical advice and guidance in cost management, sharing knowledge to support colleagues and clients.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their needs, resolve issues, and ensure client satisfaction.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status with a recognized institution (e.g., RICS, CIPS, ICE, CIOB).

• Experience with the NEC suite of contracts.

• Experience in analysis and insights delivery.

• Self-management and prioritization skills, with the ability to work under pressure.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including stakeholder influence.

• Ability to manage projects from inception to completion.