Cost Manager

About The Job

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 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 seeks a Sr. Cost Control Specialist (Cost Manager) to join our Project Controls team in Norton, MA. This role will be deeply integrated into CapEx projects at pharmaceutical facilities, overseeing upgrades and expansions. The position focuses on maximizing value from allocated funds through strategic cost management, ensuring effective planning, budgeting, compliance, and execution.

Role accountabilities:

Strategic Cost Management

• Oversee capital expenditure (CapEx) project costs, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and maximizing value.
• Develop and implement project cost control standards, processes, and reporting structures, including vendor commitments, invoicing, work in progress, accruals, and funding requests.

Cost Analysis & Reporting

• Manage enterprise-wide information systems to streamline cost analysis and project reporting.
• Develop and maintain financial tracking spreadsheets and reports to evaluate deliverables, progress, and variances.
• Prepare comprehensive weekly and monthly project cost/status reports.
• Deliver clear financial presentations to management and stakeholders.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with facilities, engineering, manufacturing, finance, and capital program management teams to optimize project execution and ensure alignment with corporate guidelines.

Project Controls & Forecasting

• Implement and enhance project cost analysis and control systems for improved accuracy in reporting costs and earned value data.
• Monitor, analyze, and forecast all project cost elements, proactively identifying risks and potential changes.
• Review labor, equipment, and material estimates for budget accuracy and efficiency.
• Manage detailed Project Change Notice (PCN) logs and integrate forecasts into overall cost reports.
• Support project teams in maintaining earned value analysis with input from suppliers, contractors, and project leaders.

Risk Management & Process Improvement

• Proactively identify and mitigate budget or scheduling risks throughout project execution.
• Build and support processes from proposal and estimating through design, execution, and close out.
• Anticipate and address budget or scheduling issues before they impact project outcomes.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Construction Management, or related field (required)
• 7+ years of relevant cost control experience in capital projects, ideally within pharmaceuticals or manufacturing
• Proficient in cost management systems, spreadsheets, and enterprise project information platforms
• Strong analytical, reporting, and forecasting skills
• Proven experience implementing cost control standards and earned value methodologies
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities
• Collaborative mindset with cross-functional teams
• Experience in the pharma industry
• Ability to provide legal US work authorization documents required. Will consider US domestic travelers and relocation.

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 are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. 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. Salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.