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Infrastructure Cost Estimator

Hybrid in Amersfoort·Full-time·Added 1 month ago (last checked 19 Oct)

Arcadis

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Our summary

Work mode
Hybrid, Amersfoort
Contract
Full-time
Languages
Dutch
Experience
3+ years

Skills

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • You have at least 3 years of work experience as a cost estimator or estimator.
  • You possess good oral and written communication skills in Dutch and English.
  • You have an affinity for technology; no bridge, station, or airport is too crazy for you.
  • You are solution-oriented and result-oriented.
  • You enjoy working in a team and with relations within our broad organization.

Nice to have

  • You are digitally driven; experience with CostX or Ibis is a plus.
  • A strong interest in sustainability in the construction sector is a plus.

The role

Arcadis is the global partner at the forefront of the most impactful projects of our time. We help our clients make sustainable choices through the combination of digital innovation, expertise, and future-oriented skills in areas such as environment, energy, water, buildings, transport, and infrastructure. We take that extra step to offer our clients tailored solutions for design, engineering, and consultancy. By utilizing data-driven insights, we shape the natural and built environment together.

With more than 34,000 people, we pool global expertise and tackle challenges such as climate, affordable energy, and livable cities together. We improve quality of life through our presence in more than 30 countries.

What you'll do

Role responsibilities:
In this role, you will perform complex financial tasks and be responsible for cost control within projects. You will prepare SSK estimates for investment and maintenance costs, from sketch design through to the tender phase. You will also advise clients with, among other things, benchmarks, second opinions, and LCC calculations. During execution, you will manage financial deviations and coordinate clearly with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience

Qualifications & Experience:
We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague with a sense for people, finance, and technology. You have a completed HBO or WO degree in a technical, financial-economic, or management field and are enthusiastic about further developing yourself within the world of Cost and Commercial Management.

Why Arcadis?

We achieve our goals by enabling everyone to get the best out of themselves. We believe that everyone's contribution matters. That is why we pioneer with an approach based on your skills and build a 'Skills Powered Organisation'. With your unique experience and expertise, you will map out your own career path. Together we maximize impact! Your work makes the difference. Whatever role you play, you help provide sustainable solutions for a healthier planet. Leave your mark on your career, your colleagues, clients, your life, and the world around you. On our website, you can read the blogs of Arcadians to find out how we do this.

Arcadis offers you a position with a lot of freedom to independently shape your work in an ambitious and driven team. In addition to a great work culture, we have also included excellent employment conditions, including:

  • 30 days of leave with full-time employment, with the possibility to buy or sell extra days.
  • Employees may use the NS business card for private use free of charge.
  • Additional arrangements regarding partner parental leave and paid parental leave.
  • Possibility for hybrid working, facilitated by an appropriate home office allowance and a professionally equipped workspace at home.
  • Good pension scheme with the Dutch Pension Fund (HNPF), where Arcadis pays the largest part of the premium.
  • Opportunities to follow courses and training, access to our extensive Arcadis Learning Experience Platform (LXP).

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging:

We want you to be your best self every day. We take equality and inclusion very seriously and we hold ourselves accountable for our actions. We want to be an employer of choice and offer everyone a great workplace.

Recruitment, secondment, and W&S agencies do not need to respond; acquisition following this vacancy is not appreciated.

An assessment and/or pre-employment screening may be part of the application procedure.

Hiring process

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  1. Apply online

  2. Interview

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  3. Psychometric or behavioral assessments

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  4. Assessment center

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  5. Job offer

  6. Pre-hiring background check · Not every role

  • The page is an FAQ, not a step-by-step process page, so the sequence of stages is not fully defined.
  • Candidates are told they will likely have at least one interview or assessment center.

About Arcadis

Industry
Architecture and Engineering Consultancy
Founded
1888
Employees
10,000+
Headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands

In their own words

About the company & team

Role description:
As an infrastructure cost estimator, you will work within the Cost and Commercial Management advisory group on the financial control of large infrastructure projects. Together with your colleagues, you will ensure reliable cost insights during various project phases, from early planning to execution. Our clients include municipalities, provinces, water boards, and contractors.

You will join a team specialized in the financial guidance of infrastructure projects. It is a diverse group of colleagues who advise with extensive professional knowledge on financial and budget-related issues. We work together with international colleagues in the Global Excellence Centers in Romania and with the worldwide network of Cost & Commercial Managers, where knowledge and experience are actively shared. The projects vary in size and complexity and relate to, among others, dikes, roads, structures, rail, and energy systems.

If, in addition to cost estimation expertise, you also bring broad civil engineering knowledge, you can contribute to various project teams through your expertise.

We are continuously working on digitalization, innovation, and improving our work. Your insights can make a valuable contribution to this.

Do you want to contribute to this?

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