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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

* Value engineering studies

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?

To learn more over a confidential chat, simply apply or contact Zoe Evans, Head of Talent