Cost Verification Analyst

Currie & Brown is one of the world’s leading physical assets management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients in respect of the management and use of their physical assets. We are differentiated by our people, innovation, expertise and experience. Our people, all the way from the first-day apprentice to senior management make our business what it is today. Everybody in the Currie & Brown family, no matter how experienced they are, plays their own unique part in our success and we have fun along the way.

Due to recent appointments with Network Rail, EDF and the Environment Agency, plus supporting major projects in the Middle East from our UK offices, Currie & Brown are seeking ambitious and highly motivated Commercial Managers or Quantity Surveyors/Cost verification consultants and project cost audit analysts with UK infrastructure/rail experience to join our team.

We are looking for people that have:

• Experience in providing pre-contract and post-contract commercial services on £100m+ UK infrastructure, utilities or other complex construction projects.
• Knowledge and experience of administering or auditing NEC4 / NR / FIDIC contracts.
• Experience working as part of a project delivery team, either within a client organisation or consultancy.
• Professional report writing skills, analysing information and effectively structuring evaluations and recommendations.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the ability to lead commissions to provide high standards of service delivery in challenging and fast-moving environments, while achieving successful outcomes for our clients. With an eye on future development, we are looking for driven and ambitious candidates who bring a proactive approach to learning and development through capturing and sharing knowledge across projects. Experience of mentoring and advising junior staff as well as supporting bids for new work is an essential part of the role.

Culture is really important to us, so we are looking for individuals that share our values, ambition and professionalism to provide excellence in our services, whilst supporting the development of the wider team and taking an active role in contributing to our future growth and success.

What skills and attributes are we looking for from you:

• Professional institution membership (RICS, ICE, etc), or evidence of working towards a recognised professional qualification.
• Commercial Management and/or Quantity Surveying experience gained on UK civil engineering / construction projects.
• Ideally you will be working as part of a cost verification team for rail or transport infrastructure projects with experience in cost audit and control.
• Good technical writing, client-facing and effective communication skills.
• Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute.
• Able to become Security Cleared.

Benefits: We offer competitive salaries and benefits to attract key staff that are looking for long term roles with a progressive business. Our competitive benefits package includes pension, private healthcare, flexible working, 25 days’ holiday with the option to buy additional days, £400 a year towards gym/healthy living membership and much more. But benefits are not just financial - our team culture is progressive, professional and supportive, working together to develop opportunities and deliver client requirements, whilst supporting the training and development of others. Come and join an organisation when you are valued as an individual and supported to achieve your goals.