Assistant Cost Consultant

About The Role
Currie & Brown is looking for an assistant quantity surveyor for our Edinburgh office. The successful candidate will support project leaders in generating a high standard of service delivery, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation and reinforcing our reputation as a leading commercial sector cost consultant in the region.
Currie & Browns 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.
These include:

• A multi-phased redevelopment of Aberdeens city centre and beachfront
• A £450 million exemplar major net zero acute hospital
• A multimillion-pound commercial and residential development in Edinburghs city centre
• A major £40 million expansion of Leiths harbour
• A £26 million incubator research facility for a university and local authority client
• A new high-quality £30 million teaching facility for a Russell Group university
• A £55 million exemplar net zero carbon commercial development at Haymarket

Responsibilities will include:

• Preparing cost plans and estimates and contributing to the development of more complex pieces of work under supervision
• Contributing to the preparation of tender documentation
• Undertaking measurement of drawings
• Assisting in the tendering and procurement of contractors for projects
• Monitoring project costs in line with approved budget
• Assisting with the financial reporting, cost management including recommendations and variation assessments for projects in post-contract phase

Requirements:

• BSc in quantity surveying or equivalent
• RICS APC-qualifying degree
• Ambition to become a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• Good time management and prioritisation skills, delivering quality work within deadlines
• Flexible, ability to adapt to different work practices and demonstrate an appreciation of the wider implications of our clients projects
• Ability to work with minimal supervision

Benefits:
Competitive package of employee benefits including 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.

About The Company
Why choose Currie & Brown?

Currie & Brown is one of the worlds leading physical assets management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients in respect of the management and utilisation of their physical assets. We are differentiated by innovation, expertise, experience and a focus on net zero construction.
With principal offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York and Shanghai, we operate throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, India and the Middle East.

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Location: Edinburgh, GB

Posted Date: 9/21/2024