Senior Cost Consultant (Aviation)

Poutrix; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 80.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Arcadis, a world-leading design, engineering and consultancy firm, is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Consultant to support the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Programme. You will lead cost management across the project lifecycle, partnering with client teams, contractors and delivery partners to ensure robust commercial performance.

The role is highly on-site with a minimum of four days per week at Gatwick, providing direct engagement with stakeholders and delivery teams.

Qualifikationen

• Significant experience delivering cost management on major infrastructure projects.
• Experience in aviation, rail, highways or other complex capital programmes.
• Strong knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, including compensation events and change management.

Aufgaben

• Lead cost management activities across major project packages from feasibility through to completion.
• Develop and manage cost plans, estimates, budgets and financial reporting.
• Monitor project performance, identify risks and opportunities, provide commercial insights for decision-making.

Kenntnisse

Stakeholder management

Client-facing experience

Cost management

Mentoring junior staff

Ausbildung

Degree in Quantity Surveying

MRICS or working towards chartership

CSCS card holder or willing to obtain

Jobbeschreibung

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:

Join Arcadis and play a key role in one of the UK's most significant aviation infrastructure programmes.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cost Consultant to support the delivery of the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Programme, a major project that will enhance airport capacity and improve passenger experience while driving long-term economic growth.

Working as part of our Mobility Commercial Management team, you'll provide expert cost management services across the project lifecycle, partnering closely with client teams, contractors and delivery partners to ensure robust commercial performance and successful project outcomes.

This role requires a strong onsite presence, with a minimum of 4 days per week at Gatwick Airport, providing direct engagement with stakeholders and delivery teams.

Role accountabilities:

• Leading cost management activities across major project packages from feasibility through to completion.
• Developing and managing cost plans, estimates, budgets and financial reporting.
• Monitoring project performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and providing commercial insights to support decision-making.
• Supporting contract administration and commercial management activities under NEC contracts.
• Building strong relationships with clients, contractors and project stakeholders.
• Providing guidance and mentoring to junior team members.
• Supporting governance, assurance and reporting processes to ensure successful project delivery.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Significant experience delivering cost management services across major infrastructure projects.
• Experience within aviation, rail, highways or other complex capital programmes.
• Strong knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, including compensation events and change management processes.
• Demonstrable stakeholder management and client-facing experience.
• Ability to manage workstreams independently whilst contributing to wider programme objectives.
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• Chartered status (MRICS) or working towards chartership.
• CSCS card holder, or willing to obtain.

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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