Senior Estimator

Arcadis Overview

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.

The successful candidate will be involved in a wide range of environmental construction and consulting projects from global, high‑profile clients to smaller projects, ensuring costs are estimated properly including meeting bonds and insurance requirements of the bid. Your expertise in planning, estimating, budgeting, and managing costs will drive growth and smarter working. You will help manage the delivery of cost management in the environmental construction sector of small‑medium‑large projects, ensuring standards of delivery meet defined objectives.

Responsible for conceptual planning, pre‑bid, hard‑bid, and negotiated contracts. This includes interpreting and quantifying plans and specifications, surveying existing site conditions, soliciting material and subcontractor bids, preparing cost estimates, and compiling bid documents and proposals. Preparing estimating procedures and conducting overall estimating reviews and justifications. Supporting the Project Controls team in decision‑making and creating project costings and budgets based on clear objectives.

Managing finances across projects to ensure profit and budgetary targets are met while achieving best value outcomes. Leading and complying with Arcadis requirements for bonding and insurance during pursuits, as well as participating in GO/NO GO calls and Global Pursuit Committee calls. Leading and managing individual cost management assignments from inception to completion, overseeing teams and resources. Monitoring performance, educating and influencing team members, ensuring compliance with organisational policies and codes of conduct.

Ensuring compliance with contracts in terms of delivery parameters and scope of service. Analyzing and compiling complex data and documents, providing recommendations to contribute to project decision‑making. Applying industry best practices to support ongoing development of cost and commercial management systems and processes. Focusing on improving services and driving innovation. Managing relationships with customers to identify opportunities for improvement and deliver customer satisfaction.

Acting as a key technical resource within cost and commercial management. Building valued relationships with senior clients and stakeholders to ensure client satisfaction and create new business opportunities.

• High‑level technical knowledge of specialised field, including environmental construction processes and cost and commercial management.
• Strong business development and selling skills on project/client teams.
• Excellent professional skills.
• Innovative problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders and third parties.
• Excellent writing skills.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying) and 10 or more years’ relevant experience.
• Relevant professional certification (e.g., Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering [AACE], RICS or similar).
• Relevant professional experience in a similar working environment, including delivering medium/large projects across an entire project life cycle.
• Experience managing people and demonstration of leadership skills, including the ability to motivate others.
• Experience building and managing client relationships at senior‑management level, including the ability to act as a trusted advisor.

The salary range for this position is $95,. The base salary represents Arcadis’ hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualification for the role.

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