Cost Consultant II

Arcadis; Cebu City; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis Cebu is seeking a cost management professional to deliver and manage service excellence in project cost control, ensuring budgets, quantities and rates are accurate and aligned with tender and contract requirements.

The role covers preparing and supervising cost estimates and cost plans, compiling BOQ, reviewing contract documents, and supporting financial reporting to keep clients informed of current and future commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years in construction projects within consultancy or contracting firms.
• Ability to multitask, detail-oriented, and work well in a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Supervise and prepare cost estimates and cost plans to keep budgets on track.
• Prepare Bill of Quantities and ensure accurate measurement and QA.
• Prepare tender documents and reports for timely submissions.
• Review contract documents to ensure all required specs are met.
• Evaluate actual work at site and report interim amounts.
• Monitor financial statements to inform client commitments.
• Support final accounts and cost closeout processes.

Skills

Multitasking

Detail oriented

Team player

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Description:

As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 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 continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

Responsible for delivering and managing service excellence in cost management, delivering positive outcomes for our clients, demonstrating leadership, and innovation of service and knowledge.

Role accountabilities

• Supervise and prepare cost estimate and cost plan to ensure that the project cost is kept within the agreed budget and all quantities, rates, assumptions and exclusions are correct.
• Supervise and prepare Bill of Quantities which includes BQ measurement, handling of queries in completing the measurement, information dissemination to design consultants and preparation of necessary QA documents pertaining to BQ preparation in order to provide a strong basis for budgetary control and accurate cost reporting of the contract.
• Prepare tender documents, tender clarification and tender report to provide a reliable basis on which to tender for propose construction works and to create a comprehensive priced documents, on time for submission
• Prepare and review all contract documentations to ensure all the required documents and specifications are completed to schedule
• Evaluate actual work accomplishment at site to ensure that ascertaining amount to be stated as due in Interim Certificate
• Evaluate Construction Bulletins,Project Manager’s Instruction (PMI) and Work Authorization Order (WAO) based on contract terms and reconcile with contractors to assess cost effects and to resolve issues in variations
• Prepare and monitor financial statement / financial report in order for the clients to anticipate and control their current and future project commitments
• Prepare and review all documents for completion of financial costs to ensure all project cost information are completed in all its aspects for the Final Account

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Preferably 5 years’ of construction projects working experience in Consultancy / Contracting Firm
• Ability to multitask, keen to details, team player and excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proficient in MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent in written and communication skills

Continue your career journey as an Arcadian.

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 do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, 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.

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 are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.