Berkeley Group Plc
Assistant Cost Planner
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Berkeley Group
Berkeley Group builds homes and neighbourhoods across London, Birmingham and the South of England. We revive underused land, creating welcoming, sustainable and nature-rich places where communities thrive and where people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy a great quality of life.
We specialise in long-term brownfield regeneration, focusing on challenging and complex sites that are beyond the scope of conventional homebuilders. We are highly collaborative, working with councils and communities to create a shared vision and to unlock a mix of social, environmental, economic and commercial value that benefits all our stakeholders.
Our passion for quality and design underpins everything we do. All Berkeley homes are created with care, expertise and relentless attention to detail.
What You'll Be Doing
As Assistant Cost Planner you will work closely with the Senior Cost Planner and Commercial Director and be an integral part of the pre-contract team involved in the design and specification of developments.
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- Liaise with development and technical teams to align financial goals with design intent.
- Support the Senior Cost Planner in the preparation of all build cost estimates throughout the development phases, often to tight deadlines, for the approval of the Commercial Director.
- Undertaken measurements from technical drawings in order to prepare detailed cost plans.
- Review all design proposals and undertake value engineering exercises to ensure best value and efficiency for all developments.
- Maintain cost database to ensure accurate build costs and awareness of market trends.
What You'll Bring
- Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- Previous experience (1-3 years preferred) within a property developer, cost consultancy or main contracting environment.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills.
- Proficiency in Excel, and measurement software.
- Excellent attention to detail, communication and organisation.
- Ambitious, proactive and eager to develop towards Cost Planner level
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Why join us?
- 25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.
- Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.
- Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.
- Berkeley Foundation volunteer day.
- Private pension plan.
- Group life assurance.
The standard default full-time working hours in the office are 8am-5pm with core working hours 9am-4pm.
Internal applicants:
If you’re an internal applicant, please ensure you’ve informed your line manager of your intention to apply for this position.
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