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Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor

JR United Kingdom

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GBP 40,000 - 60,000

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Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Project Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to oversee significant residential and commercial projects, ranging from £5m to £500m. The role demands a proactive individual with MRICS qualification or related degree, focusing on cost planning, procurement, and post-contract quantity surveying. Emphasizing personal development and flexible working, the firm values autonomy and innovation, offering a supportive environment for professional growth. Join a team where you can make a real impact and help shape the future of major infrastructure projects.

Benefits

Personal development opportunities
Hybrid and flexible working
Roadmap for progression
Innovative working environment

Qualifications

  • MRICS or ambition to work towards it.
  • Pre and post contract experience on complex schemes (£5m-£500m).
  • Relevant consultancy or end user client experience.

Responsibilities

  • Preparation of indicative cost budgets and appraisals.
  • Providing advice on procurement strategy.
  • Scrutinising and verifying applications for interim payments.

Skills

Customer Service
Stakeholder Management
Communication
Presentation Skills

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering or similar

Job description

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Project Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor

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 are between £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: we provide the opportunity 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 endeavour to accommodate your personal circumstances.
  • Scale and scope: you’ll 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: we’re expanding into new sectors and regions, ensuring we can honour your progression.
  • Autonomy: you’ll have the freedom to work in your own way, create change and shape the company.
  • Innovation: free from rigid processes or layers of hierarchy, we encourage fresh thinking and an entrepreneurial mindset.

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.

Acting as the sole contact for clients as well as providing support to the existing team.

This includes…

Cost Planning:

  • Preparation of indicative cost budgets and appraisals
  • Preparation of elemental cost plans in accordance with NRM
  • Provide advice and opinion in respect of our client development plans and expectations

Procurement:

  • Providing advice on procurement strategy
  • Assembling and seeking agreement to long and short tender lists
  • Preparing and issuing tender documents.
  • Running a competitive tender process including managing queries from tendering contractors
  • Managing and contributing to structured and documented tender evaluations
  • Preparation of Contract Recommendation Reports
  • Preparation of contract documents
  • Compliant tenders

Post Contract Quantity Surveying:

  • Scrutinising and verifying applications for interim payments
  • Preparing certificates
  • Managing change control in accordance with contracts
  • Producing cost reports and cost forecasting
  • Assisting Project Managers in preparing Early Warnings, Instructions and Compensation Events
  • Attending progress meetings
  • Promoting commercial awareness throughout the project
  • Support formal dispute resolution processes and contract close out strategies
  • Advising and liaising with internal project and cost control team
  • Developing Commercial Strategies
  • Developing Acquisition 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 a surveying or engineering discipline, or with the ambition to work towards this.
  • Technical background with a degree in quantity surveying, engineering or similar.
  • Pre and post contract experience on complex schemes (£5m-£500m)
  • Stakeholder management with a clear focus on developing client accounts and forging new business relationships
  • A team player who is outgoing, flexible and ambitious. Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Want to find out more?

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