Executive​/Associate Cost Consultant; Executive​/Associate Estimators & Cost Planners

Executive/Associate Cost Consultant (Executive/Associate Estimators & Cost Planners)

Location:

Multiple Locations (Manchester, London, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol)
Permanent  Full-time with flexible working and core hours  Gleeds is a leading global property and construction consultancy. Independent since 1875, we are proud to deliver award-winning projects around the world. We are an accredited Great Place to Work, with our people at the heart of everything we do. Gleeds Infrastructure specialise in delivering projects worldwide with extensive experience in the Rail, Water & Utilities, Aviation, and Transportation & Highway sectors.

Our goal is to deliver Infrastructure that leaves a positive, lasting legacy when well-integrated into the physical, human, and economic environment. Whether it’s a rail link, wind farm, or flood defence barrier, the goal is to create tangible benefits for individuals, communities, and economies.

We are looking for highly motivated Executive/Associate Cost Consultant (Executive/Associate Estimators & Cost Planners) with proven experience in the infrastructure sector (Rail, Highways, Aviation, Utilities, Water, Power and general Civils). Our team supports some of the UK’s most complex and high-profile infrastructure programmes across Rail, Aviation, Water, Utilities, Power, Highways and General civils helping clients develop robust business cases, make informed investment decisions, and safeguard commercial outcomes.

Estimating sits at the heart of infrastructure decision-making. Our team specialises in developing high-quality estimates and cost intelligence across the full project lifecycle from early strategic business case estimates through to detailed delivery phase cost plans and independent assurance. Our work combines industry best practice estimating methodologies, structured benchmarking, digital cost intelligence, and rigorous assurance to provide clients with confidence in their investment decisions.

We offer a wide range of estimating services, including:

Estimate and cost plan production across all levels of maturity

Independent estimate assurance and challenge

Benchmarking and cost intelligence development

Major programme and estimating framework setup

This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop specialist estimating expertise within a highly regarded and collaborative team.

Your day-to-day responsibilities may include:

Leading complex or high-value estimating and assurance commissions

Managing delivery to programme, budget, and quality expectations

Managing estimating resources and ensuring effective delivery of commissions

Defining estimating approaches and methodologies appropriate to project maturity

Taking overall responsibility for the robustness, completeness, and reliability of estimating outputs

Providing independent assurance and challenge to client and contractor estimates

Leading client engagement and presenting estimate outcomes to senior stakeholders

Acting as a trusted advisor to clients on estimating strategy, cost risks, and estimate confidence

Supporting development of estimating standards, tools, and best practice

Leading benchmarking and cost intelligence initiatives

Providing technical leadership, development and mentoring to the wider estimating team Supporting and advising on strategic business case development and investment decision-making

Who we're looking for:

We are interested in candidates with significant infrastructure estimating or cost planning experience. You may have:

Proven experience leading estimating or cost planning commissions within infrastructure or construction

Experience developing and overseeing estimates across multiple stages of project maturity, including business case and detailed delivery estimates

Strong understanding of estimating principles, methodologies, and best practice

Strong understanding of estimate risk, uncertainty, and contingency development

Experience applying industry standard Methods of Measurement (e.g. NRM, RMM, CESSM, MMHW or similar)
Experience providing estimate assurance, challenge, and technical review

Strong client-facing experience, including presenting to and advising senior…