Associate / Senior Commercial Manager

Arcadis

The Role

Overview

Lead cost management for rail projects (e.g., HS2), overseeing teams, budgets and client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

  • cost analysis
  • budgeting
  • cost management
  • system development
  • compliance assurance
  • client relations

Tasks

-Leading, coaching, and developing team members to enhance cost management service delivery in the rail sector. -Monitoring team performance and ensuring compliance with organizational policies related to cost control. -Analyzing complex cost data and providing recommendations for project decision-making. -Creating project costings and budgets for rail projects, managing finances to achieve profit and budgetary targets. -Leading and managing cost management assignments, ensuring delivery standards meet client expectations. -Supporting the development of current cost and commercial management systems tailored to rail projects. -Driving innovation in cost management to improve services and increase team contribution. -Assuring compliance with contracts concerning project delivery parameters and cost management. -Building valued relationships with senior clients and stakeholders for client satisfaction and business opportunities in the rail sector.

Requirements

  • cost management
  • rail projects
  • bachelor's
  • chartered
  • leadership
  • cscs

What You Bring

-Extensive experience in cost and commercial management within the rail sector. -Relevant professional experience in delivering medium/large rail projects across an entire project lifecycle, including projects like HS2. -Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. -Relevant professional qualification or chartered status. -Proven leadership skills and ability to motivate others in cost management roles. -CSCS card holder. -Demonstrating understanding of client objectives within the rail sector, specifically regarding cost management.

The Company

About Arcadis

-Evolved into a global design, engineering and consultancy powerhouse. -Excels in major infrastructure, water management, urban building, transport and industrial manufacturing projects worldwide. -Recent standout assignments include flood defences in New York, the Sydney Metro, and sustainable legacy planning for the Paris Olympics. -Structured around core business areas—Places, Mobility, Resilience and Intelligence—backed by digital centres of excellence. -Notable for blending data-driven tools with traditional consulting to optimise asset lifecycles and smart infrastructure.

Sector Specialisms

Infrastructure

Water

Environment

Buildings

Transport

Utilities

Associate / Senior Commercial Manager at Arcadis in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom