Arcadis

Global design, engineering, consultancy for assets

Senior Cost Leader / Quantity Surveyor

Project & Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLisbon, PortugalNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience, preferably in Cost Management teams.
A university degree in Quantity Surveying, Technical Architecture, Architecture, or Industrial Engineering is required.
Proven knowledge of Microsoft Office is required.
Technical proficiency in measurement, cost estimating, construction technology, contracts, and law is required.
Proven experience managing project costs or budgets during preconstruction and construction is required.
Strong technical education in building construction is required.
The candidate must be client-facing, well-organized, self-motivated, and able to work independently and within a team, including leading more junior staff.

Responsibilities

Own cost management of subprojects and ensure clients receive proactive, diligent, and accurate cost planning, forecasting, and control.
Perform cost planning, estimation, and review for Technical Due Diligence exercises, including estimating costs for asset repositioning or required repair works.
Quantify and measure construction works.
Prepare pre-contract cost estimates at various project design stages and project cash flow.
Provide cost insights and benchmarking through value engineering to identify areas for cost improvement.
Monitor contractors to ensure compliance with contracts.
Develop procurement strategies and advise on contract matters and templates.
Prepare tender documentation, evaluate tenders, and review and validate contractor estimates to provide tender recommendations to clients.
Identify and analyze potential project risks and develop responses to mitigate them.
Identify changes, validate supplier claims for scope changes, and agree additional costs.
Monitor delivery of suppliers' services and works to ensure costs remain in line with forecasts.
Analyze costs of delivered works or services and provide financial progress reports.
Manage post-contract administration, including contract documentation, progress payment valuations, variation assessments, and cost control reports.

Desired Qualifications

MRICS or equivalent is an asset.
Previous experience in a consultancy environment is a plus.

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 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:

Arcadis is looking for a Senior Cost Leader / Quantity Surveyor (f/m/d) to join our team in Lisbon, Portugal.

Our ideal candidate will have direct experience in Cost Management, with a technical background and good personal soft skills with innovative and digital orientation. Will be part of our Cost Management team reporting to the Team Leader for Cost and Commercial in Iberia.

The role will be responsible for owning the cost management of (sub)projects and ensuring our clients are provided with proactive, diligent and accurate cost planning, forecasting and control.

Role accountabilities:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Technical Due Diligence - Cost Audits: Cost planning, estimation and review within Technical Due Diligence exercises - estimating costs for asset repositioning or repair works required

Cost Planning / Estimation -
- Quantification and measurement of construction works.
- Preparation of pre-contract cost estimates at various project design stages and project cash-flow.
- Value Engineering - Providing cost insights and benchmarking to identify areas for cost improvement.
Contract Management -
- Monitor Contractors to ensure compliance with the Contract.

Procurement
- Procurement and Contract Strategy - Development procurement strategies and advise on contract matters and templates
- Tender Management - Preparation of tender documentation and evaluation, review and validation of Contractor estimates to provide tender recommendations to our clients.

Risk Management - Identifying and analysing potential project risks and developing responses to mitigate.

Change Management - Identification of changes and validation of supplier claims for change on the scope of works and agreement of additional cost.

Cost Control -
- Monitor delivery of the supplier´s services & works to ensure that costs are in line with forecasts.
- Undertaking costs analysis of works or services delivered.
- Provide financial progress reports.

Post-contract administration and management - contract documentation, valuation of progress payment, variation assessment, and cost control report.

Qualifications & Experience:

Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience preferably in Cost management teams

University degree in Quantity Surveying, Technical Architect or Architecture; also industrial engineers are welcomed;

Proven knowledge in MS Office.

MRICS or equivalent is not required but will be an asset.

Technical proficiency - measurement, cost estimating, construction technology, contracts and law.

Previous experience within a Consultancy environment is a plus.

Proven experience managing project cost/budgets during the preconstruction and construction.

Good communication skills.

Good negotiation and people skills.

Strong technical education in buildings construction.

Client facing, well-organized, self-motivated and able to work on their own as well as working within a team and leading more junior staff.

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.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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.

About the Company

Arcadis

Global design, engineering, consultancy for assets

Arcadis is a global design, engineering, and consultancy firm that creates and manages natural and built assets. It operates across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific, serving governments, public agencies, and private companies. Its four business areas—Places, Mobility, Resilience, and Intelligence—cover sustainable buildings and urban development, transportation infrastructure, climate adaptation, and data-driven digital solutions to optimize asset performance. The company earns fees for its integrated services that combine planning, design, engineering, and advisory work. Arcadis differentiates itself through its global reach and its integrated, multi-disciplinary approach that links physical design with data analytics and digital insights to deliver high-value solutions. Its goal is to help clients create and maintain sustainable, resilient, and efficient assets while improving decision-making and performance across complex projects.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium
Founded: 1888

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