Project Cost Consultant - Property Scotland
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are a global team of 36,000+ people in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. With the power of many curious minds, together we solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact.
Role description
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious Project Cost Consultant to join our Property team in the Glasgow or Edinburgh office, delivering significant property schemes throughout Scotland and the North of England. Ideally you will be recently RICS qualified or on your route to do so.
Our team is involved in delivering some of the region’s largest and most exciting buildings projects in the residential, commercial office, and sports and leisure sectors, ranging from £20m to £1bn+ in value. We have a strong pipeline, and these projects will allow you to grow and provide opportunities to work on leading projects with top Clients in the region.
Working with an established and successful team, your role will be to provide competent and professional quantity surveying support on a number of large schemes, with the opportunity to lead your own schemes. You will work closely with Senior Partners and Directors and gain exposure to future development opportunities.
This role supports flexible working, with an encouraged pattern of office and home working to enable collaboration with the team.
Role accountabilities
* Assisting on feasibility studies
* Estimating and cost planning, including producing and presenting the final cost plan
* Tendering and procuring construction works, including providing procurement advice to Clients
* Dealing with post-contract cost variances and change control processes
* Taking responsibility for cost checks and valuations on larger projects, ensuring timely and accurate cost checking and valuation
* Producing monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
* Inputting into value engineering
* Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
* Interfacing with the client and other consultants at all project stages
* Strong knowledge of the JCT Contracts
Qualifications & Experience
* RICS accredited surveyor or approaching final assessment
* Commercial experience on major building projects £1m-10m+ in value
* Demonstration of self-management and prioritisation in a fast-paced environment
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and lead stakeholders
* Capable of working with the project lead to take a project through from inception to completion
Why Arcadis?
We empower everyone to be their best. Our skills-based approach lets you harness your unique experience to carve your career path and maximize our collective impact. You will do meaningful work and help deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Join Arcadis and create a legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to bring your best self to work and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and a great place to work for all our people. We believe that diverse perspectives foster innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to how we improve quality of life and we work across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
* Industries: Professional Services
Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom
Arcadis is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
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