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

• 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

• 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 in 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.