Associate Director, Cost Consultant

Currie & Brown Group Limited; Dublin; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Career progression opportunities

Support for international mobility

Job summary

Currie & Brown Group Limited is searching for an M&E Cost Consultant for their Dublin office. The successful candidate will provide accurate cost advice and support project delivery while collaborating closely with directors on various projects.

This role requires a relevant degree, at least two years of experience in M&E Services within the public sector, and strong client-facing skills. Currie & Brown values innovation and offers a supportive work environment with opportunities for progression and international mobility.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ technical delivery experience.
• Experience of Public Sector Procurement in Ireland relating to M&E Services.
• Good communication skills and well-organized.

Responsibilities

• Providing accurate cost advice and reporting to clients.
• Assisting Director in delivering projects and assignments.
• Undertaking commercial management services with limited supervision.

Skills

Cost control management

Client-facing skills

Teamwork

Knowledge of M&E services

CostX experience

Education

BSc in quantity surveying or equivalent

Membership of SCSI or on the road to chartership

Job description

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

Currie & Brown is currently looking for an M&E Cost Consultant for our Dublin office. The successful candidate will support our directors in generating a high standard of service delivery on a wide range of private and public sector projects, 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.

Your core duties will involve

• Providing accurate cost advice and reporting to our clients
• Assisting Director 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, working under minimum supervision
• Providing support to the project director 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
• Producing Bills of Quantities for M&E works, including medium and high voltage infrastructure works., pre contract budgeting, bid levelling and post contract work.

What skills and attributes are we looking for from you

• BSc in quantity surveying or equivalent
• Membership of the Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCSI) – If not Chartered, on the road to chartership
• A minimum of two years’ technical delivery experience
• Experience of Public Sector Procurement in Ireland relating to M&E Services
• Pre- and post-contract experience using PW-CF1 & 5 relating to M&E Services
• Experience of project cost control, including management & negotiation claims
• Good client-facing and communication skills
• Well‑organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well‑disciplined and commercially astute
• A team player with a ‘can‑do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible
• CostX experience preferred, but not essential
• Driving Licence
• Ability to pass Garda Vetting and Security Clearance procedures

Why choose Currie & Brown?

Unlike some businesses, we prioritise for the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work, and always look to invest in our people’s futures. Be it a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or even a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage – providing advice, support and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have established and built successful careers here for so long.

We don’t offer just a job we offer a career with clear structured route to progression, and a track record of making international mobility happen with international moves encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis.

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work everyday and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be taken seriously. Diverse people, backgrounds and experiences develop the most innovative of ideas, they are essential to our success, that is why we actively encourage applications from all backgrounds.

With the backing of our parent company, we are a truly independent business. Our people are empowered to make quick, agile decisions, as well as work directly with some of the world’s brightest partner brands in our industry through Dar Group.

We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry level to senior executives.

About Us

Currie & Brown is a leading international consultancy specialising in physical asset management and construction. We advise clients worldwide, leveraging our expertise across multiple sectors and services. Our reputation is built on our people, innovation, and a genuine global office network.

• At Currie & Brown, every team member – from apprentice to senior management – contributes uniquely to our success. We foster a collaborative environment where everyone can thrive and enjoy their work.

Ready to make an impact?

Join Currie & Brown and be part of a team that values expertise, innovation, and collaboration. Apply today to help shape the future of asset management and construction consultancy.

For more information, contact:

Gitte Fjordside, Head of Recruitment UK & Europe.