Senior MEP Cost Consultant - Data Centres (Site Based)

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.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Cost Consultant to join our Cost & Commercial Management team, supporting the commercial delivery of a major hyperscale data centre programme. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the post-contract commercial management of large-scale capital works, supporting delivery across major building and campus infrastructure packages. The role will focus on commercial activities including GMP development, contract administration, change control, valuations, forecasting and final accounts. You will work as part of an integrated site-based commercial team and collaborate closely with contractors, consultants, client representatives and internal project disciplines.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Commercial Management
  • Support the Commercial Director in the commercial management of major capital work packages from procurement through to final account
  • Support, and where agreed lead, the development, negotiation and conversion of GMP packages into agreed contract sums
  • Support the commercial management of key packages including MEP, enabling works, civils, piling, structures, steel, architectural and CSA
  • Contribute to the agreement and closure of final accounts with contractors and supply chain partners
• Contract Administration and Controls
  • Support the administration of contracts, including FIDIC-based contract processes and commercial governance
  • Prepare and review valuations, payment recommendations and change control
  • Input into cost reports, forecasts, CVRs and executive dashboards
  • Review tender analysis and recommendation reports prepared by the main contractor
  • Work within established financial systems and budgets to monitor cost performance and manage variances
• Risk and Reporting
  • Support the management of commercial risks, opportunities and contingency
  • Analyse commercial data and project documentation to identify trends, issues and opportunities
  • Provide clear recommendations to support effective decision-making
  • Escalate key risks or issues to senior stakeholders where required
• Collaboration and Client Focus
  • Work collaboratively with project teams including design, PMO, construction, procurement and commissioning
  • Build strong working relationships with contractors, consultants, client stakeholders and the wider Arcadis team
  • Contribute to a high-performing team culture focused on delivery, collaboration and continuous improvement
  • Share knowledge and support service innovation and best practice in cost and commercial management
• Team Contribution
  • Support and guide more junior team members on technical and programme-related matters
  • Contribute positively to team development through coaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing

What We’re Looking For

• Essential Experience
  • Experience in cost and commercial management on complex construction or infrastructure projects
  • Strong post-contract experience, including change control, valuations, forecasting and final accounts
  • Experience supporting commercial delivery across major work packages, ideally within large, technically complex projects
  • Ability to work effectively with contractors, consultants and client stakeholders
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide commercial insight
  • Experience supporting or mentoring junior colleagues
• Desirable Experience
  • Experience working on data centre, industrial, mission-critical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing or similarly complex projects
  • Familiarity with GMP procurement/commercial arrangements
  • Experience of FIDIC contract administration
  • Experience working in a site-based project environment

Qualifications

We welcome applications from people with a range of backgrounds. You should be able to demonstrate relevant capability through one or more of the following:

• A degree or equivalent qualification/experience in quantity surveying, commercial management, construction management or a related discipline
• Professional membership or chartered status, or working towards this
• CSCS card, or willingness/ability to obtain one if required for site access

What Success Looks Like

In this role, you will:

• Help drive robust commercial management across a major capital programme
• Support effective cost control and informed decision-making
• Build trusted relationships with project stakeholders
• Contribute to successful project outcomes and strong client service
• Support the growth and development of colleagues within the team

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. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. 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. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.