Construction Estimator - Data Center - Remote Role

POSTION - SENIOR CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATOR - DATA CENTRE

LOCATION - REMOTE ROLE

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

We are more than 36, 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 worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description :

As part of our Cost Management team, youll be involved in a wide range of construction projects from global, high-profile clients to smaller projects, ensuring theyre delivered on time and to budget.

Your expertise in planning, estimating, budgeting, and managing costs will drive growth and smarter working. You will help manage the delivery of cost management in the construction sector of small / medium / large projects, ensuring standards of delivery meet defined objectives.

You will also be responsible for delivering the defined scope of work in line with various controls and will have expert level technical knowledge and experience in their field.

Ideal candidate must have experience in multiple fields including Data Centers.

Role accountabilities :

• Responsible for conceptual planning, early design, pre-bid, hard-bid and negotiated contracts, including the interpretation and quantification of plans and specifications, surveying of existing site conditions, solicitation of material and subcontractor bids, cost estimates, and the preparation of bid documents and proposals.
• Prepare estimating procedures and overall estimating review and justification.
• Support Project Controls team in decision making.
• Create project costings and budgets from clear objectives, managing finances across a project to ensure profit and
• budgetary targets are met and best value outcomes are achieved.
• Lead and manage individual cost management assignments from inception to completion, managing teams and resources to ensure delivery standards meet client expectations.
• Monitor and review the performance and behavior of all team members, including educating and influencing others, and take action to ensure compliance with organizational policies and codes of conduct across the entire project team.
• Assure compliance with contracts in terms of project delivery parameters and scope of service.
• Analyze and compile a range of complex data and documents, using knowledge to review and assess analysis and provide recommendations to contribute to project decision making.
• Use own knowledge and experience of industry best practices to support the development of current cost and commercial management systems and processes.
• Work to improve services and drive innovation to increase team contribution to project delivery.
• Manage relationships with customers to identify opportunities to improve the cost management offering and deliver customer satisfaction.
• Act as a key technical resource within the field of cost / commercial management, providing technical advice and solutions to internal colleagues to support successful project delivery across a range of projects.
• Build valued relationships with senior clients and stakeholders to ensure client satisfaction, develop the cost management service and create new business opportunities.

Key Skills & Attributes :

• Expert-level technical knowledge of specialized field, including construction processes and cost and commercial management.
• Strong business development and selling skills on project / client teams.
• Excellent professional skills.
• Demonstrate innovative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders and third parties.
• Excellent writing skills for complex reports and presentations.

Qualifications & Experience :

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying) and 10 or more years relevant experience
• Relevant professional certification (i.e., Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering AACE , RICS or similar)
• Relevant professional experience in a similar working environment, including delivering medium / large projects across an entire project life cycle.
• Experience managing people and demonstration of leadership skills, including the ability to motivate others.
• Experience building and managing client relationships at senior-management level, including the ability to act as a trusted advisor.
15 days ago