Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor

ZipRecruiter; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the UK is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to manage commercial and residential projects ranging from £5m to £500m. This role offers autonomy, flexible working conditions, and opportunities for personal development and professional growth as part of a reputable firm.

Benefits

Personal development opportunities

Hybrid and flexible working

Roadmap for career progression

Supportive and personable environment

Encouragement of fresh thinking and innovation

Qualifications

• Proactive approach with commitment to customer service and commercial results.
• Experience on complex schemes (£5m-£500m) pre- and post-contract.
• Outgoing, flexible, ambitious team player.

Responsibilities

• Prepare indicative cost budgets and appraisals in accordance with NRM.
• Advise on procurement strategy and manage tender processes.
• Verify applications for interim payments and produce cost reports.

Skills

Customer Service

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Presentation Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or similar

MRICS or similar professional accreditation

Job description

Job Description

Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor at Brookbanks operates nationwide, providing integrated and holistic consultancy services for major infrastructure and development schemes. We have a reputation for designing and delivering complex mixed-use, major residential, and commercial build projects. Projects range from £5m to £500m. As a UK, privately owned consultancy, we offer autonomy, flexibility, and trust.

Our people are empowered and supported to challenge the status quo, implement their ideas, and make a real impact. What’s in it for you at Brookbanks?

• Personal development: opportunities to develop cross-disciplinary expertise, funded chartership, mentoring, and professional development.
• Hybrid and flexible working: we trust you to decide how you work best and strive to accommodate your personal circumstances.
• Scale and scope: be part of many of the UK’s most prestigious projects from day one.
• Personable environment: as a UK, privately-owned consultancy, you’ll be more than just a number.
• Roadmap for progression: expanding into new sectors and regions to support your career growth.
• Autonomy: work in your own way, create change, and shape the company.
• Innovation: we encourage fresh thinking and an entrepreneurial mindset, free from rigid processes or hierarchy.

As a Project Cost Consultant / Quantity Surveyor, you will be working on… a wide variety of commercial build, residential, and mixed-use developments ranging from £5m to £500m. You will act as the sole contact for clients and support the existing team. Your responsibilities include:

• Cost Planning: preparation of indicative cost budgets and appraisals, elemental cost plans in accordance with NRM, providing advice on development plans, and value engineering studies.
• Procurement: advising on procurement strategy, assembling tender lists, preparing tender documents, managing tender processes, and evaluating tenders.
• Post Contract Quantity Surveying: verifying applications for interim payments, preparing certificates, managing change control, producing cost reports, supporting dispute resolution, and developing commercial strategies.

What do we look for?

• A proactive approach and commitment to delivering excellent customer service with good commercial results.
• Quantity Surveyor (Cost Manager) with relevant consultancy or end-user client experience.
• MRICS or professionally qualified in surveying or engineering, or aspiring to be so.
• Technical background with a degree in quantity surveying, engineering, or similar.
• Experience on complex schemes (£5m-£500m) both pre- and post-contract.
• Stakeholder management skills, focusing on developing client relationships and new business.
• Outgoing, flexible, ambitious team player with excellent communication and presentation skills.

Want to find out more? To learn more over a confidential chat, simply apply or contact Zoe Evans, Head of Talent.