Associate Cost Consultant

Overview

Support project leaders with cost consulting on diverse construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

• cost management
• commercial management
• client relations
• project delivery
• financial control
• reporting

Tasks

-Assuming a leading role in setting objectives and priorities, working as a proactive team player -Undertaking commercial management services with limited supervision -Providing accurate cost advice and reporting to our clients -Delivering all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner -Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients to form strong working relationships -Maintaining effective communication to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects; liaising with other managers to ensure efficient financial control -Delivering projects, commissions and professional assignments -Providing support to the team leader/service leaders in cost management of projects

Requirements

• bsc
• mrics
• costx
• power bi
• contract admin
• commercial exp

What You Bring

-BSc in quantity surveying or equivalent -Contract administration skills -Private commercial sector experience – ideally experience gained from some of the following: offices, residential, hospitality, major projects, fit out and refurb -Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) -Sustainability and Data Skills i.e. carbon assessment and Power BI -Proficient CostX or other Cost Planning software -Pre and post-contract experience

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Benefits

-£450 million exemplar major net zero acute hospital -£26 million incubator research facility for a university and local authority client -£55 million exemplar net zero carbon commercial development at Haymarket -New high-quality £30 million teaching facility for a Russell Group university -Multimillion-pound commercial and residential development in Edinburgh’s city centre

About Currie & Brown

-It delivers full‑lifecycle services—advisory, cost, project, building and facilities management—across both public and private sectors. -Their global reach spans Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and the Americas, advising governments, multinationals and infrastructure developers. -Typical projects include PPP hospital programmes, semiconductor fabs and major urban retail and regeneration schemes. -Sector strengths include commercial property, healthcare, high‑tech, industrial, government, retail, transport/logistics, utilities/renewables, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, education, hospitality, and residential. -An unusual fact: Acquired Sweett Group (formerly Cyril Sweett) in 2016, integrating its Asia‑focused consultancy roots.

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