Role description:Arcadis is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to support a multi-billion-dollar semiconductor construction program in Boise, Idaho. This role will be responsible for the measurement, valuation, and commercial management of construction works, ensuring accurate quantity tracking, cost control, and contract compliance throughout project execution.
The ideal candidate will have experience reviewing construction drawings and specifications, performing quantity take-offs, validating installed quantities, managing change orders, and supporting cost reporting on complex industrial or advanced manufacturing projects. This position will work closely with construction, engineering, project controls, and commercial teams to help ensure effective cost management and accurate project reporting.
Role accountabilities: - Review construction drawings, specifications, models, and other project documents to quantify scope of work and support cost management activities.
- Prepare and maintain detailed quantity take-offs and measurement records for construction activities.
- Verify contractor-reported progress quantities and support payment application reviews.
- Provide estimating support, relative to Change order review and Tool Install takeoffs.
- Perform field measurements and site verification activities to validate installed quantities and project progress.
- Evaluate changes in scope and prepare quantity assessments to support change orders, variations, and claims management.
- Assist with cost forecasting, earned value assessments, and project cost reporting.
- Identify discrepancies between design documents, field conditions, and contractor-reported quantities.
- Support contract administration activities related to measurement, valuation, and commercial reporting.
- Collaborate with engineering, construction management, project controls, and commercial teams to ensure alignment on project costs and scope changes.
- Maintain accurate documentation of measurements, assumptions, quantities, and commercial records.
- Support quantity and cost benchmarking efforts across project teams.
- Contribute to risk identification and mitigation related to quantity growth, scope changes, and commercial exposure.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience: - Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, Cost Management, or a related discipline; equivalent field experience will also be considered.
- 3-10+ years of experience in Quantity Surveying, Cost Engineering, Commercial Management, Estimating, or Project Controls.
- Strong understanding of quantity take-offs, measurement principles, and construction cost management practices.
- Experience reviewing and interpreting complex construction drawings, specifications, and BIM models.
- Proficiency with Bluebeam, Excel, and quantity take-off or cost management software.
- Experience reviewing contractor progress reports, payment applications, and change orders.
- Familiarity with contract administration and commercial controls processes.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Experience supporting semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, industrial, data center, or other large-scale construction projects preferred.
- Familiarity with cleanroom environments and construction systems, including MEP, tool install, structural, and architectural scopes, is preferred.
- Experience working with unit-rate or remeasurable contract structures preferred.
- Ability to provide legal US work authorization documents required. Will consider US domestic travelers and relocation.
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.
