Executive Cost Consultant

Executive Cost Consultant

• Location:
  
  London
• Salary: £45,000 - £55,000
• Sector:
  Built Environment
• Contract:
  
  Permanent

Ready to take your Cost Management career to the next level?

Join a leading independent construction and property consultancy and work on high-profile, high-value projects across the built environment, partnering with some of the industry's most prominent clients.

As an Executive Cost Consultant, you'll play a key role in delivering complex projects, taking ownership of cost and commercial activities from pre-contract through to completion. You'll work closely with senior clients, Project Managers and specialist consultants, while gaining exposure to a diverse range of sectors and challenging projects.

This is an opportunity to build on your existing experience, broaden your commercial expertise and take real responsibility on major projects within a highly respected consultancy.

If you're ready for your next challenge and want to work on projects that will genuinely shape your career, this could be the opportunity for you.

• Manage procurement, tendering and contract processes, including NEC 3/4
• Prepare cost plans, estimates, budgets, forecasts and detailed cost reports
• Monitor project costs, cash flow, risks, changes and contingencies
• Manage valuations, compensation events, claims and final accounts
• Analyse design changes, benchmarking and market costs to identify value opportunities
• Provide proactive cost and commercial advice to clients
• Build strong client and stakeholder relationships and act as a key project contact
• Manage multiple projects, budgets and resources
• Support and mentor junior team members
• Contribute to business development, recruitment and wider G&T initiatives

• Degree qualified, preferably in Quantity Surveying, Construction or a related discipline
• MRICS preferred, but not essential
• Strong pre- and post-contract experience
• Experience on high-value built environment projects
• Consultancy experience strongly desirable
• Background in sectors such as commercial, residential, office, fit-out, healthcare, education or industrial
• Strong cost planning, estimating, procurement and cost management skills
• Knowledge of NEC 3/4 contracts
• Excellent client-facing, communication and leadership skills

• High-profile and diverse projects
• Strong training and career development
• Supportive environment
• Client-facing responsibility and leadership opportunities
• Collaborative environment with clear progression opportunities