Cost and Commercial Specialist

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At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

We are looking for a Cost and Commercial Specialist to join our team dedicated to a very large construction project in Belgium (Mons area).

Role description:

• Support production of project level reports for CCL including detailed analysis of project cost and changes.
• Maintain and control budget from design concept through to project completion. Coordinate with OR staff to establish initial budgets, develop cost estimates working with suppliers and other sources, and perform monthly Estimate at Completions on projects.
• Change management and control for total project cost (GC’s, direct suppliers and professional appointments).
• Analyze projects to ensure that project funding is adequate by performing estimates, cost forecasts, cost trends, and accrual of actual costs and attending deep dive meetings if required.
• Ensuring the execution of internal cost control control processes outlined in Owner’s “Project Manual” is carried out.
• Performs cost estimates for civil, structural, architectural, plumbing, HVAC and electrical disciplines including identifying funding source and expenditure of contingency.
• Prepare material, labor, and equipment cost estimates for concept designs, design development documents, bid documents, and change orders.
• Review general contractor cost tracking reports (high level and detailed).
• Work with client OR team to agree settlement of final accounts.
• Estimate and negotiate potential change orders including engaging in the EWN process.
• Monitoring and audit compliance.
• Reconcile cost data program with the client’s fiscal and financial controls systems.
• Ability to present results of cost analyses to senior staff and clients.
• Risk-based approach to the development of time and cost contingencies.
• Benchmarking of projects to demonstrate value for money and challenge.
• Provide contractual advice based on contract conditions.
• Valuing work at regular intervals including site walks.
• Providing cash flow advice including advising on WIP and accruals.
• Attend weekly review meeting with general contractor and ORs.
• Participate in workplace safety inspections.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline Quantity Surveying (Engineering, Construction Management,..).
• Quantity Surveying expertise.
• Understanding of construction means and methodology.
• Procurement expertise and supply chain knowledge.
• Ability to communicate clearly both in written and spoken form.
  
  

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth’s resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

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.

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