Senior Cost Manager (MEP)

Arcadis; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking an experienced MEP Project Cost Consultant to join our Health, Life Science & Research Science Cost Management team. You’ll develop cost plans, undertake feasibility studies and support procurement on projects across the UK and Europe.

Based in the UK with projects in London, Oxford and Cambridge, you will deliver cost management through construction and handover, mentor junior colleagues, and help drive value engineering for healthcare, life sciences and research sectors.

Qualifications

• MRICS/ARICS Quantity Surveyor status or equivalent qualification.
• Strong MEP commercial experience within medium to large construction projects.
• Excellent cost estimating skills with knowledge of rates, benchmarking and cost databases.
• Ability to manage projects from inception to completion and build strong client relationships.
• Experience using CostX and 5D BIM for cost management.
• Experience within life sciences, research or healthcare sectors would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide MEP quantity surveying and commercial cost management services across health, life science, research and related sectors.
• Prepare cost estimates, feasibility studies, benchmarking analyses and project cost plans.
• Support procurement activities, tender evaluations and contractor proposal reviews.
• Manage contract variations and maintain cost control throughout construction and handover.
• Advise on value engineering and whole-life costing where appropriate.
• Collaborate with design, engineering and project teams to deliver successful outcomes.
• Support and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Cost management

Cost estimation

Client relationships

Project leadership

Education

MRICS/ARICS Quantity Surveyor status

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 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’re growing our Health, Life Science & Research Science Cost Management team and are looking for an experienced MEP Project Cost Consultant to join us. You’ll work on a diverse range of projects, from major international programmes to high-impact specialist commissions, helping clients achieve the best value throughout the project lifecycle.

Using your expertise in cost management, estimating and commercial delivery, you’ll develop cost plans, undertake feasibility studies and benchmarking, support procurement and tender processes, and manage contracts and variations through construction and handover.

Working across the UK and Europe, with projects primarily in London, Oxford and Cambridge, you’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams from early design through to completion, while supporting junior colleagues and contributing to successful project outcomes.

Role Accountabilities

• Provide MEP quantity surveying and commercial cost management services across health, life science, research and related sectors.
• Prepare cost estimates, feasibility studies, benchmarking analyses and project cost plans.
• Support procurement activities, tender evaluations and contractor proposal reviews.
• Manage contract variations and maintain cost control throughout construction and handover.
• Advise on value engineering and whole-life costing where appropriate.
• Collaborate with design, engineering and project teams to deliver successful outcomes.
• Support and mentor junior team members.

Qualifications & Experience

• MRICS/ARICS Quantity Surveyor status, or equivalent commercial or quantity surveying qualification.
• Strong MEP commercial experience within medium to large construction projects.
• Excellent cost estimating skills, with knowledge of rates, benchmarking and cost databases.
• Ability to manage projects from inception to completion and build strong client relationships.
• Experience using digital cost management tools such as CostX and 5D BIM.
• Experience within life sciences, research or healthcare sectors would be beneficial but is not essential.

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.