Project Controls 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 Project Controls Specialist to join our team dedicated to a very large construction project in Belgium (Mons area). In this role, you will act as client representative on a large and complex construction program where we are providing the full suite of professional services including technical project management, cost- & planning management and construction management.

Role description:

• Provide support to the Project Controls Lead (PCL) and project team throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support production of project level reports for PCL including detailed analysis of project cost and changes.
• Maintain and control budget from design concept through to project completion.
• 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.
• Performs cost estimates for civil, structural, architectural, plumbing, HVAC and electrical disciplines.
• Prepare material, labour, and equipment cost estimates for concept designs, design development documents, bid documents, and change orders.
• Work with client project management team to agree GMPs.
• Estimate and negotiate potential change orders.
• Cost validation and quantity surveying on an as needed basis.
• Monitoring and audit compliance.
• Coordinate with project manager staff to establish initial budgets, develop cost estimates working with suppliers and other sources, and perform monthly Estimate at Completions on projects.
• Reconcile program and project controls data with the client’s fiscal and financial controls systems.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying).
• Understanding of construction means and methodology.
• In depth technical knowledge of specialized field, including construction processes and cost & commercial management.
• Experience of leading smaller projects and supporting on larger more complex projects.
• Experience working closely with external stakeholders to build client relationships.
  
  

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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