Senior Cost Manager / QS - Health

Overview

Manage cost and commercial aspects for health/education projects, leading a team

Key Responsibilities

• cost forecasting
• budget management
• data analysis
• risk management
• stakeholder reporting
• project delivery

Tasks

-Share knowledge and provide insightful recommendations to assist service improvement and innovation -Evaluate and review a range of data and documents to collate key themes and trends, using this analysis in conjunction with own knowledge to provide advice and make recommendations to support cost and commercial management decision-making -Present any project risks or issues to senior managers to ensure the project is not adversely impacted -Provide specialist technical advice to senior management on issues relating to cost/commercial management, providing solutions and actively sharing knowledge in order to support successful delivery -Liaising with external contractors and consultants -Deliver a portfolio of cost projects and assignments or significant components of larger assignments, ensuring appropriate use of resources and budgets to deliver the required scope of work within set deadlines -Reporting to clients and stakeholders -Use own knowledge and experience combined with research of industry best practice to analyse existing processes and policies -Responsible for delivering their scope of work in line with various controls, and will have significant technical knowledge and experience in their field -Will manage the delivery of cost management in a mix of small / medium sized Health / Education / Laboratory developments or significant components of larger cost management assignments -Work within established financial systems and budgets to produce reports and forecasts and track budgets, overseeing costing and variances in order to manage and control cost variables -Assist in the coaching and development of other team members in order to share knowledge, increase team skill level and improve the standard of service delivery -Working as part of and managing a team alongside members of the Cost & Commercial Management Career family to manage and deliver projects -Interact effectively and proactively across the organisation, seeking to develop ways to support collaboration with the cost management function, and applying technical knowledge to ensure projects/programmes can be delivered to meet cost expectations -Provide advice to colleagues on risk management, compliance and associated behaviours, to ensure adherence to Arcadis’ risk and compliance processes -Manage relationships and collaborate with clients and external stakeholders, in order to ensure client satisfaction and create new business opportunities

Requirements

• procure
• cscs
• bachelor’s
• chartered
• health experience
• project delivery

What You Bring

-Health Sector Experience desirable -Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline -Relevant professional qualification or chartered status -Experience of coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues and emerging leadership skills -The candidate has ideally worked on ProCure 22 / ProCure 23 projects or other routes to market for capital works -Experience in managing business relationships at middle-management level -Capable of taking a project through from inception to completion -Experience of working closely with external stakeholders to build client relationships -Demonstrable understanding of clients key objectives within the appropriate sector -CSCS card holder

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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.

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