Senior Cost Leader / Quantity Surveyor (f/m/d)
Arcadis
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
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