Cost Consultant / Senior Cost Consultant

Market

Cities & Places

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

➡️ Opportunities for professional growth and development

➡️ Collaborative and inclusive work environment

➡️ Be part of a team that goes beyond to deliver impactful solutions

➡️ Commitment to work/life balance and excellent benefits

We Offer

???? Competitive salary

⌚ Fantastic work-life balance and flexibility: hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations

????️ 24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days

⚕️ Single medical cover and Digital GP service with option to add partner and family

???? Fertility healthcare and family planning

???????????????? Enhanced parental leave pay, free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes

???? Enhanced pension contributions

4️⃣ Life assurance at 4x salary

♿ Income protection

???? Online Wellbeing hub with free access to paid apps such as Calm and Daily Burn

???? Professional membership fees and CPD

???? Charity matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations

About the Opportunity

✅ The Cost Management function within the Programmes & Advisory business unit serves all industry sectors, and provides clients with a full range of pre and post contract cost consulting and commercial management services.

✅ We are looking for passionate and experienced Cost Consultants to join our fantastic team.

✅ We are involved in projects and programmes across a variety of sectors, such as:

• Lower Thames Crossing
• HS2
• King Salman International Airport
• Dublin BusConnects

✅ 2 roles available: Cost Consultant (not fresh grad, but with some good experience in Consultancy); also Senior Cost Consultant, ideally Chartered and with experience of mentoring or training less experienced colleagues.

✅ Bristol or Reading offices

Key responsibilities include:

➡️ providing expertise in the procurement of bids, tenders, contracts etc. 

➡️ commercial due diligence

➡️ price negotiation

➡️ cost agreements

Here’s what you’ll need

☑️ Experience in consultancy work and project delivery in the construction industry

☑️ Degree educated in quantity surveying or other relevant qualification

☑️ Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS or equivalent) preferred for Senior Cost Consultant role

☑️ Working knowledge of common industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC

☑️ Use of computerised measurement packages – such as CostX

☑️ Good general commercial and contractual awareness 

☑️ Effective communication skills for liaising with local team and project teams

READY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Apply NOW!

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. ???? We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs. www.jacobs.com 

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here: https://www.jacobs.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity 

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.

Your application experience is important to us and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know.

At Jacobs, we’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 45,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

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Locations

CityStateCountryWokinghamBerkshireUnited KingdomBristolBristol CityUnited Kingdom

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