Arcadis

Cost Engineer

Arcadis$150K — $180K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
  • Minimum of 10 years managing cost on large-scale infrastructure and transit projects
  • Experience with Kahua, Sage, Unifier, and E-builder
  • Excellent communication skills for clear data presentation
  • Experience managing costs on large-scale federal programs

Responsibilities

  • Verify contractor invoices for accuracy and compliance
  • Track and analyze project costs against budgeted and actual expenditures
  • Generate detailed monthly financial reports for stakeholders
  • Visualize data using tools like Power BI and Excel
  • Input and manage cost-related data in PMIS platforms
  • Maintain data accuracy and consistency across systems
  • Act as the primary contact for cost-related inquiries

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • 401K plan
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Reward & recognition program
  • Tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance
  • 20 days PTO and nine paid holidays
Full Job Description
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 is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cost Engineer to support one of the most iconic and consequential infrastructure initiatives in the United States - the Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP).

We are working in partnership with Parsons and Mace as part of the MPA Delivery Partner team, selected by the Gateway Development Commission to deliver this transformative project. The HTP is a critical component of the broader Gateway Program - one of the most ambitious and impactful transportation initiatives in the nation - and is designed to strengthen mobility, enhance resiliency, and ensure the long-term reliability of the Northeast Corridor.

The project encompasses the construction of a new, two-track rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River, along with the full rehabilitation of the existing 113-year-old North River Tunnel. This vital infrastructure supports more than 200,000 daily passengers via Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT and serves as a backbone for economic activity and connectivity between New York and New Jersey.

This is more than just a job - it's a once-in-a-generation opportunity to contribute to a nationally significant infrastructure program that will reshape rail transportation, drive sustainable economic growth, and improve regional accessibility for millions. As part of this high-performing, multidisciplinary team, you will help deliver excellence on one of the most technically complex and high-profile projects in the world.

If you're seeking to make a meaningful, lasting impact - while advancing your career alongside some of the best minds in the industry - this is your moment.

Role Accountabilities:
  • Verify contractor invoices for accuracy and compliance.
  • Track and analyze project costs, comparing budgeted costs to actual expenditures and earned values.
  • Generate detailed monthly reports for upper management and stakeholders, highlighting cost variances, performance indices, and forecasts.
  • Use tools like Power BI and Excel to visualize data and ensure that it accurately reflects the project's financial health.
  • Input and manage cost-related data in PMIS platforms like E-builder, Unifier, or Kahua.
  • Maintain data accuracy and consistency across systems, understanding system structures, workflows, and data dependencies.
  • Oversee data imports and exports between PMIS and other data management tools like Access and Excel.
  • Work closely with project managers to establish and manage the project budget, tracking expenditures and adjusting forecasts as needed.
  • Monitor budget trends and analyze expenditures against the forecast to identify potential risks or opportunities.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for cost-related inquiries, ensuring clear and concise communication with various project stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience managing cost on large-scale infrastructure and transit projects
  • Experience with Kahua, Sage, Unifier and E-builder

Key Skills and Abilities:
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present data clearly and concisely.
  • Experience managing costs on large-scale federal programs and generating monthly financial reports to ensure federal regulations.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Certified Cost Engineer (CCE) preferred

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.

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 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $150,000- $180,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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About Arcadis

Arcadis is a global engineering and consulting firm that provides a range of services in the areas of infrastructure, water, environment, and buildings. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Arcadis has a presence in over 70 countries and employs more than 27,000 people worldwide. The company's clients include governments, businesses, and non-profit organizations. Arcadis is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts in this area.
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