Senior Cost Consultant

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.

Our Mobility Cost & Commercial business is growing and we are looking for Senior Cost Consultants to be based out of our offices in Manchester, Birmingham, York & Leeds.

The Senior Cost Consultant will take a leading role in delivering cost management services across major Highway and Aviation programmes in the UK. Working within the Mobility Commercial Management team, the role involves regular site‑based engagement (typically 2–3 days per week), close collaboration with contractors and client teams, and responsibility for ensuring consistent, accurate and high‑quality commercial outcomes.

You will be responsible for the management of several work streams or significant elements of larger programmes, applying strong technical capability, sound professional judgement and effective stakeholder management to support successful project delivery.

• Leading and delivering cost management activities across small to medium‑sized schemes, or defined packages within larger programmes, from project inception through to completion.
• Preparing, managing and presenting cost plans, budgets, estimates and financial reports, ensuring accuracy, transparency and alignment with project requirements.
• Reviewing and analysing complex commercial data to identify risks, opportunities and trends, providing clear and informed recommendations.
• Coaching and supporting junior team members to develop capability, encourage knowledge‑sharing and maintain high delivery standards.
• Working within established governance and financial systems to track budgets, monitor expenditure and manage variances effectively.
• Providing advice on risk management, compliance and assurance matters, ensuring processes and contractual obligations are fully met.
• Collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders, building productive relationships and promoting best practice across projects.
• Engaging proactively with clients, providing clear updates, resolving issues and identifying opportunities to enhance value and strengthen client relationships.

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in delivering cost management services across the full project lifecycle within the Rail, Highway, Aviation or wider infrastructure sectors.
• Experience working with NEC3/NEC4 contracts, including application of contract mechanisms, managing compensation events and supporting compliant commercial delivery.
• Experience mentoring junior colleagues with demonstrable leadership capability.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, working effectively with clients, contractors and external partners.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to manage work packages independently through to completion.
• Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status (e.g. RICS).
• CSCS card holder or willingness to obtain.

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.…