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.
Role description
Arcadis is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to support major data center projects. This position will be primarily REMOTE with minimal travel.
As a senior member of our Cost Management team, you will drive project delivery, collaborating closely with clients, contractors, and stakeholders to provide insightful cost analysis and guidance. Regular site presence is required to support project execution and maintain strong client relationships.
We are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor with a proven track record in the technology sector or advanced manufacturing environments, who excels at analyzing complex data, facilitating transparent contractor engagement, and delivering successful project outcomes.
Role accountabilities:
Cost Management Leadership
- Lead regular cost review meetings; set agendas, define objectives, and drive informed decisions.
- Facilitate value engineering, risk/contingency, and cost reconciliation sessions with clients, contractors, and design teams.
- Present estimate methodologies and assumptions; critically assess project scope, quantities, and pricing using data-driven insights.
- Reconcile internal and contractor estimates, resolving differences to achieve agreed outcomes.
Cost Governance & Assurance
- Oversee peer reviews and QA/QC processes, ensuring robust audit trails and compliance with client standards and procedures.
Commercial & Procurement Support
- Support procurement strategy, including bid evaluations, subcontractor/supplier quote analysis, and contract negotiations.
- Evaluate change orders, manage cost trends, and provide negotiation support.
- Produce clear, concise cost reports, variance analyses, and dashboards; communicate trends and forecasts effectively.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Obtain and scrutinize detailed contractor pricing to ensure transparency and cost validation.
- Analyze drawings, specifications, and technical documents to validate project scope.
- Conduct regular site visits for meetings and field verification.
- Collaborate with project management, design, and client teams on budgeting, value engineering, and change management.
- Leverage experience in high-tech environments to identify and mitigate cost and constructability risks.
Key Skills & Attributes
- Proactive, resourceful, and solutions-oriented approach.
- Exceptional negotiation, stakeholder management, conflict resolution, and executive presentation skills.
- Deep understanding of complex construction processes and end-to-end cost management.
- Expertise in design and tender preparation, with strong market knowledge for resources, materials, and equipment.
- Ability to challenge assumptions and drive contractor transparency.
- Proven relationship builder with experience turning client relationships into new business opportunities.
- Collaborative team player with a strong commitment to project excellence.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Minimum 12 years of relevant cost management experience, ideally in data centers, technology, advanced/high-tech manufacturing, or life sciences.
- Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders, resolve conflicts, and deliver executive-level presentations.
- Proven experience obtaining and validating detailed cost breakdowns from contractors and subcontractors.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with proficiency in quantity take-offs, cost reconciliations, and pricing reviews.
- Proficient with industry-standard cost and project management tools.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly and maintain a strong site presence.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with a talent for building effective relationships with clients, contractors, and internal teams.
Continue your career journey as an Arcadian.
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 do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, 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.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $170,000.00 - $180,000.00. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
