Job ID: 43312Reference: 300016122128562Location: London, Greater London, United Kingdom | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomDepartment: Program & Project ControlsBusiness Unit: AUK UKWork Type: HybridDate Posted: 2026-10-15Arcadis 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. As our portfolio continues to grow, we're looking for an experienced Project Controls Lead to join our Major Projects team and strengthen the controls capability supporting complex, high-value programmes.This is a hands-on project controls role for someone with a strong understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM) and how cost, schedule and risk come together to provide a clear picture of project performance. You'll work with clients and project teams to establish effective controls, analyse performance, identify trends and provide the insight needed to support confident decision-making.You'll bring a solid grounding in schedule and risk management, alongside cost control, and ideally experience implementing or improving project controls systems, processes and reporting. You'll have the opportunity to support programmes throughout their lifecycle, helping clients build robust, consistent and effective controls environments.Leading cost management and cost engineering activities on major infrastructure and transportation projects.Acting as a trusted advisor to clients, delivering best-practice project controls solutions.Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across project management, programme controls, cost and commercial, digital intelligence, advisory, design and engineering.Supporting the development and implementation of innovative digital cost management solutions.Promoting continuous improvement, standardisation and best practice across project controls functions.Contributing to the growth of Arcadis' global Project & Programme Controls community.Qualifications & Experience:Proven experience in cost management, cost engineering or project controls within infrastructure, transportation and/or buildings sectors.Strong understanding of cost management processes, governance and control systems on complex projects.Experience using industry cost management tools such as Deltek Cobra, Contruent, Oracle or similar platforms.Understanding of how cost management integrates with planning, risk, scope management and wider project controls disciplines.Experience working across multiple stages of the project lifecycle.Degree or diploma in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & BelongingWe 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. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.
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Arcadis UK is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, where sustainability and resilience are at the forefront of our projects. Employees benefit from continuous professional development opportunities, a supportive environment, and the chance to work on impactful projects in the water and energy sectors. Located in the UK, we offer a dynamic workplace that values diversity and encourages creative solutions to complex engineering challenges.
