Cost Consultant

Currie & Brown; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Currie & Brown, a leading consultancy in physical asset management, is looking for a cost consultant to join their Manchester office. In this role, you will provide cost advice, manage projects, and work with blue-chip clients. Candidates should have a BSc in quantity surveying and MRICS membership, along with strong communication and data management skills. This position offers a clear career path with opportunities for international mobility and involvement in prestigious projects.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits packages

Career progression opportunities

Support for international mobility

Qualifications

• BSc in quantity surveying or equivalent required.
• MRICS membership is mandatory.
• Experience in private commercial sector is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate cost advice and reporting to clients.
• Deliver projects, commissions, and professional assignments.
• Undertake commercial management services with limited supervision.

Skills

Communication skills

Client-facing skills

Proficiency in CostX

Sustainability skills

Data skills

Technical writing

Organizational skills

Proactive attitude

Team player

Education

BSc in quantity surveying or equivalent

Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)

Tools

CostX

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

Currie & Brown is one of the leading international physical asset management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients worldwide with our expertise and experience in multiple sectors and services. We are differentiated by our people, innovation and reputation with a genuine global office network.

Our people, from the first-day apprentice to senior management, make our business what it is today. Everybody in the Currie & Brown family, no matter how experienced they are, plays their own unique part in our success and have fun along the way.

The role – what is it we would like you to do?

Currie & Brown is currently looking for a cost consultant in our Manchester office. The successful candidate will support project leaders in generating a high standard of service delivery, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation, and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred service provider working across a range of projects such as large commercial new builds for blue-chip clients, private residential, towers, and national government frameworks.

Your core duties will involve:

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

What skills and attributes are we looking for from you?

• BSc in quantity surveying or equivalent
• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
• Private commercial sector experience – ideally experience gained from some of the following: offices, residential, hospitality, major projects, fit-out, and refurbishments
• Proficient in CostX or other Cost Planning software
• Sustainability and Data Skills, e.g., carbon assessment and Power BI
• Pre- and post-contract experience
• Good technical writing, client-facing, and communication skills
• Well-organized, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined, and commercially astute
• A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful, and flexible

About You

About Us

Why choose Currie & Brown?

Unlike some businesses, we prioritize long-term commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive, always investing in our people’s futures. Whether you desire international work, career progression, or exploring new sectors, we support your growth through advice, support, and structured development. Many of our employees have built successful careers here for years.

We offer a clear career progression path and facilitate international mobility, encouraging international moves on a permanent or secondment basis.

As an industry leader, working with us provides the chance to be involved in prestigious projects for top clients worldwide. We focus on excellence, are digitally-led, and committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, believing diverse backgrounds foster innovation.

Backed by our parent company, Dar Group, we operate as a truly independent business, empowering our people to make quick, agile decisions and work directly with leading partner brands.

Our comprehensive benefits packages are tailored to reward employees across all levels globally.