Senior Estimator

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:

We’re looking for an experienced construction cost professional to serve as a Senior Estimator , responsible for developing estimates and leading multidisciplinary estimating assignments.

The ideal candidate will have strong construction estimating experience across a diverse range of building, site and infrastructure scopes, with experience developing estimates throughout the project lifecycle, from conceptual and early design through construction documents, procurement/GMP, and construction-phase cost support.

This role will support a diverse portfolio of projects and clients, including advisory services for data center investors.

Role accountabilities:

Estimating & Cost Management

- Lead development of conceptual, design-phase, independent, GMP/bid, and construction cost estimates.

- Develop detailed estimates, including quantity takeoffs, unit pricing, indirect costs, escalation, contingency, assumptions, exclusions, and basis-of-estimate documentation.

- Review drawings, specifications, models, and other design information to determine scope, identify gaps and cost risks, and develop appropriate assumptions where information is incomplete.

- Lead multidisciplinary estimating assignments, coordinate other estimators, and review estimates for scope, pricing, consistency, quality, and completeness.

- Reconcile estimates with contractor, construction manager, design-team, and third-party pricing and explain material cost and scope variances.

- Support value engineering, constructability, benchmarking, risk, procurement/GMP evaluations, and cost forecasting.

- Evaluate contractor and subcontractor pricing, change orders, and detailed cost breakdowns.

- Lead cost-review and reconciliation discussions and clearly present estimating conclusions and recommendations to clients and project stakeholders.

- Conduct site visits as required to support estimating and project delivery.

Qualifications & Experience

- 8+ years of construction estimating, preconstruction, cost management, or related construction experience.

- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent construction training and experience.

- Strong hands-on estimating experience across a broad range of building, site, and/or infrastructure construction scopes, from conceptual design through GMP/bid and construction documents.

- Experience leading or coordinating complex estimating assignments and reviewing the work of other estimators.

- Strong knowledge of quantity takeoffs, cost development, construction means and methods, estimate reconciliation, and contractor pricing evaluation.

- Ability to work effectively with incomplete or evolving design information and clearly present and defend estimating conclusions to clients and project teams.

- Proficiency with digital estimating and quantity takeoff tools.

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. 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 $110,592 - $165,888. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.