Construction Cost Assurance

Maxim Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development and chartership support

Job summary

A respected international construction consultancy in London is seeking an experienced Assurance Manager. This role involves leading cost management for complex infrastructure projects while providing high-quality analysis and advisory. Candidates should have a solid background in cost management and consultancy, with chartership in progress or completed. The position offers professional development and a supportive working environment.

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in project development and delivery.
• Understanding of contingency application and indirect cost analysis.
• Experience with major project business cases and stage-gate assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead production of high-quality client deliverables.
• Conduct assurance reviews on major projects in the UK and overseas.
• Support bids and proposals, ensuring quality deliverables.

Skills

Cost management

Estimating

Forecasting

Stakeholder engagement

Technical leadership

Education

Chartered or working towards chartership with RICS, ICE, AACE, ACostE

Job description

An excellent Assurance Manager opportunity within a cost consulting and estimating advisory team in London.

You will lead and review capital cost, deliverability, and forecasting on complex infrastructure, transport, and energy projects, supporting bids and producing high-quality analysis, dashboards, and reports for senior stakeholders.

Willingness to travel 2-3 working days per week/fortnight. Salary up to £70k+.

High-profile complex infrastructure schemes across infrastructure, including water, defence, aviation, transport, rail, highways, local authorities, energy, nuclear, and renewable power.

Responsibilities and Duties

Joining a collaborative Project & Programme Services practice focused on Estimating & Cost Advisory, you will provide assurance and advisory across the full project lifecycle.

• Plan and deliver assurance reviews on major and niche projects in the UK and overseas, with emphasis on capital costs and project deliverability.
• Lead production of high-quality client deliverables, including cost and risk analysis models, benchmark studies, reports, dashboards, and presentations.
• Develop robust ‘should/could/will’ cost assessments and ‘forecast to complete/cost at completion’ using client, in-house, and market data.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to senior clients; craft concise messaging on complex issues and routes to improvement.
• Support bids and proposals; contribute to continuous improvement of deliverable quality and our internal methodologies.
• Provide technical leadership and peer review to drive consistent quality and knowledge sharing across the national team.
• Engage subject matter experts and stay connected with the wider Estimating & Cost Advisory practice to align on best practice and QA processes.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Strong technical background in project development and delivery with a specialism in cost management, estimating, and forecasting.
• Understanding of contingency application, cost breakdown structures, and indirect cost analysis; awareness of global thought leadership in cost.
• Experience contributing to or reviewing major project business cases and stage-gate assurance.
• Sound grasp of commercial and contractual requirements and their impact on estimates and forecasts.
• Confident stakeholder engagement with designers, engineers, project managers, and client leaders.
• Adaptable consultant able to work across multiple sectors and disciplines; motivated to learn new skills.
• This role may require UKSV security clearance; residency of 5+ years may be needed.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Chartered or working towards chartership with RICS, ICE, AACE, ACostE or similar (essential or actively in progress).

Employing Company Overview and Profile

Maxim Recruitment is supporting a respected international construction consultancy with a strong presence in London and across the UK and overseas.

The business delivers client-side cost management, estimating, project, and programme services for complex infrastructure, transport, and energy schemes, offering structured career development, mentoring toward chartership, and flexible working.

A full client overview will be given to shortlisted candidates.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Professional development and chartership support

Hugh Duffield is our specialist consultant managing this position

0116 473 5358
(Office hours 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday)

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