Cost Consultant

Currie & Brown is currently looking for a Cost Consultant to join our Glasgow office. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their career, broaden their project experience and work towards achieving their APC with the support of an experienced team.

The successful candidate will support project leaders in delivering a high standard of service to our clients, contributing to successful project outcomes and developing their cost management skills across a varied portfolio of projects. These include large commercial new builds for blue-chip clients, private residential developments, towers and national government frameworks.

Currie & Brown’s quantity surveying team is one of the largest in Scotland and is currently working on a wide variety of notable projects which the successful candidate could get involved in.

• A multi-phased redevelopment of Aberdeen’s city centre and beachfront
• £450 million exemplar major net zero acute hospital
• Multi-million-pound commercial and residential development in Edinburgh’s city centre
• Major £40 million expansion of Leith’s harbour
• £26 million incubator research facility for a university and local authority client
• New high-quality £30 million teaching facility for a Russell Group university
• £55 million exemplar net zero carbon commercial development at Haymarket

Your core duties will involve

• Providing cost advice and support to clients across a range of projects
• Assisting with the delivery of projects, commissions and professional assignments
• Supporting the preparation of cost plans, estimates, reports and project documentation
• Working collaboratively with project leaders and colleagues to achieve successful project outcomes
• Developing an understanding of commercial management, cost control and financial reporting
• Maintaining effective communication with clients, colleagues and project stakeholders
• Ensuring all work is completed accurately and within agreed timescales
• Building strong client relationships and representing Currie & Brown in a professional manner
• Taking an active role in personal and professional development, with the opportunity to work towards your APC

What skills and attributes are we looking for from you

• BSc in quantity surveying or equivalent
• Private commercial sector experience – ideally experience gained from some of the following: offices, residential, hospitality, major projects, fit out and refurb
• Proficient CostX or other Cost Planning software