Senior Cost Consultant

Senior Cost Consultant
Due to continued growth and success, the London Cost Management Team is excited to be recruiting a number of Senior Cost Consultants to join a friendly, supportive, and ambitious group of professionals.
If you're ready to take the next step in your career, this opportunity provides the perfect platform for growth, development, and progression. You'll work on high-profile projects, be supported by industry-leading experts, and have the chance to contribute to shaping the future of the built environment.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Senior Cost Consultant, you will:
·Provide accurate cost advice and reporting to clients.
·Deliver projects, commissions, and professional assignments.
·Lead commercial management services with limited supervision.
·Take a leading role within the team and foster a collaborative, innovative environment where talent thrives.
·Maintain effective communication to ensure all information is available for successful project completion.
·Deliver all work outputs accurately and on time.
·Liaise with other managers to ensure good resource allocation and efficient financial control.
·Support team leaders in the cost management of projects.
·Represent the organisation professionally - meeting, negotiating, and corresponding with clients to form strong working relationships.
 
What You'll Bring
To be successful in this Senior Cost Consultant role, you should have:
·A BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
·Chartered membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).
·Awareness of sustainability requirements, carbon reduction, carbon assessments, and option studies.
·Strong data skills, including cost analyses, benchmarking, dashboards, and smart reporting.
·Experience in both public and private sectors - ideally across new build, cut & carve, refurbishment, and fit out (offices, healthcare, residential, hospitality, major projects, government, leisure, or retail).
·Pre- and post-contract experience.
·Proficiency in CostX or other cost planning software.
·Excellent technical writing, client-facing, and communication skills.
·A well-organised, diligent, proactive, and commercially astute approach.
·A positive, collaborative, and adaptable attitude with strong interpersonal skills.
 
What's in It for You
·Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including private medical insurance and enhanced pension.
·25 days' holiday (rising to 27 after 5 years), plus the option to buy additional leave.
·Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
·£400 annual healthy living subsidy.
·Interest-free season ticket loan.
·Paid professional subscriptions.
·Clear progression routes and global career mobility.
·A supportive, inclusive working culture focused on your development.
 
Where and How You'll Work
This Senior Cost Consultant position is based in London, offering flexible hybrid working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance. You'll enjoy the autonomy to manage your workload while being part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team that values innovation and quality.