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Assistant Cost Consultant | Assistant Quantity Surveyor
London
£30,000 – £45,000 + benefits
Are you an Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Assistant Cost Consultant looking for a consultancy where you can genuinely develop your career?
I’m working with a growing cost consultancy in London that is looking to add an ambitious Assistant Cost Consultant to its team.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants more than just a role where they are producing reports and supporting senior team members. You’ll get hands-on exposure to live projects, clients and the wider commercial side of construction, while being supported as you progress towards your professional goals.
Role Overview
Assistant Cost Consultant | Assistant Quantity Surveyor
You’ll work across a varied portfolio of projects, gaining experience throughout the project lifecycle, including:
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- Feasibility and initial cost advice
- Cost planning and estimating
- Procurement and tendering
- Tender analysis and reporting
- Contract administration
- Valuations and payment assessments
- Change control and cost reporting
- Final accounts
- Attending project and client meetings
- Developing relationships with clients and project teams
The business works across a range of sectors, including healthcare, commercial, offices, life sciences, retail, fitness & wellbeing and fit-out, meaning you’ll get exposure to a genuinely varied workload.
Who They’re Looking For
You could be:
- An Assistant Quantity Surveyor
- Assistant Cost Consultant
- Graduate QS with some consultancy experience
- A junior QS looking to move into consultancy
Ideally, you’ll have a degree in Quantity Surveying or a related subject and some experience within construction or cost management.
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Most importantly, they’re looking for someone who is ambitious, commercially minded and keen to learn.
If you’re working towards MRICS/APC, this is an environment where your development is taken seriously, with support available throughout your progression.
What’s on Offer?
- £30k–£45k depending on experience
- Strong APC/RICS support
- RICS membership and CPD support
- Exposure to a varied project portfolio
- Early client and project exposure
- Clear opportunity to progress
- Flexible working
- Collaborative team environment
- Regular team socials and events
- Opportunity to develop within a growing consultancy
If you’re an Assistant QS who feels ready to take the next step and wants to work somewhere that will actually invest in your development, please apply or get in touch for a conversation.
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