Graduate 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 36,000 people, in over 70 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.

Role description:

This role is part of Arcadis’ Global Excellence Centre (GEC) and will join our 3,000+ talented individuals working in India, Romania, and Philippines, in partnership with Arcadis’ offices globally. The GEC brings key capabilities and capacity to support our clients seamlessly around the world.  For those in GEC there are options to be dedicated to one country; developing deep knowledge and strong relationships, as well as opportunities to be part of teams working truly globally as a centre of excellence, offering diversity and variety.  Arcadians are by nature, globally minded and culturally aware, and Arcadis strongly believes in flexibility which enables change over time as your career progresses. The GEC model is well embedded in Arcadis, and the strong relationships that exist between our global offices are truly unique. 

Cost Engineers are responsible for the cost estimation of infrastructure projects, starting from feasibility study up to the tendering of the projects.  Estimations include the capital expense (CAPEX) and/or operating expense (OPEX) and/or Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).  As cost engineer, you identify costs of elements such as raw materials, equipment and labor.

You will be part of the cost engineering team, which supports the cost engineering team in the Netherlands.

Role accountabilities:

• Identifying factors affecting costs, such as production, time, materials;
• Reporting to a Cost Engineer who would provide direct supervision;
• Reading blueprints and technical documents in order to prepare estimates;
• Collaboration with engineers, architects and project managers;
• Preparing Bill of Quantities (BoQ);
• Calculating, analyzing, and adjustment of existing estimates;
• Estimating costs for infrastructure projects using specialized software (GWW Calc);

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related field;
• Strong English language skills;
• Technical & decision-making skills - you will collaborate with designers and other specialists and you will extract information about quantities and prices using drawings and/or technical documents or BIM models;
• Accuracy and quality focus - you will create traceable and transparent Bill-of-Quantities and cost estimations, following the training offered by senior cost engineers;
• Communication skills - you will prepare cost estimations and communicate the results with the cost engineer and/or the project manager;
• Detail oriented – you will be able to pay attention to details because minor changes can greatly affect the overall cost of a project;
• Math skills - you will calculate labor, material, and equipment cost estimates for construction projects. You will use software, such as spreadsheets and you will receive training to learn how to create accurate cost estimations using our specialized software used for cost estimations;
• Time-management skills - you will often work on fixed deadlines, so you must plan in advance the work efficiently. Also, you should be able to work on multiple tasks and to collaborate actively with other teams;
• Effective team player - you will be part of a team of cost engineers based in Iasi, who collaborate with the main team in the Netherlands. You will also collaborate with designers, specialists and project managers;

Why Arcadis?

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. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

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