AtkinsRéalis
Engineer II to Senior Engineer|ME Experience|Pre Contract|Buildings & Places

How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Job Description
Overview
Responsible for delivering quantity surveying, cost estimation, and cost management services across project lifecycles. The role involves quantity take-offs, BOQ preparation, cost planning, rate analysis, bid evaluation, change management, and value engineering while ensuring quality, accuracy, and budget compliance. The candidate will work closely with clients and project stakeholders to provide cost assurance, commercial insights, and support project delivery. Requires strong experience in pre contract, quantity surveying, estimation, costing, standard measurement methods (NRM, POMI, CESMM, etc.), and tools such as CostX and AutoCAD. Experience in building projects and client-facing communication skills are essential.
This position may be offered as either a contract-to-hire or a regular full-time role, depending on your overall experience and the technical competencies demonstrated during the interview process.
Your role
- Review project drawings and establish RFI (Request for information) document.
- Quantity take-offs for different types of elements as per International Method of Measurements, With Proper QA/QC.
- Identify, prepare, and establish Bill of Quantities for various trade packages.
- Prepare various stages of cost plans as per project requirements and available information.
- Support cost assurance processes at various stages of the projects.
- Generate cost breakdown and establish unit rates for elements.
- Rate benchmarking with data bank and built-up from prevailing market rates.
- Organize proposals, specifications, and related documents and convert them into cost estimate.
- Costing for value engineering opportunities.
- Work with stakeholders to ensure estimates are accurate and to make appropriate adjustments and resolve issues.
- Ensure quality deliverables to the client.
- Support all activities in bid evaluation by preparing comparison statements and assist in generating technical and commercial evaluation reports.
- Track changes to the design and/or construction work, modify estimates, and prepare cost change reports.
- Collaboration with the team and stakeholders with good communication skills.
- Liaise with stakeholders and support team by providing appropriate cost information and data.
- Provide cost estimates during the change process and advise of cost impact of changes.
- Support project meetings and collaborate with the team to meet target timelines for deliverables.
- Utilize experience to aid best practice in all processes and procedures.
Reasons to use Rodeo
I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?
Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.
Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme
Why you're a good match
StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
See breakdownIt searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
About you
- Minimum 08-12 years of relevant experience in Pre/Post Contract Projects.
- Knowledge of Standard measurement methods like; NRM1/NRM2/POMI/CESMM4.
- Bachelor's / Master’s degree Civil preferred.
- Experience of quantity surveying, estimation, costing, BOQs, rate analysis etc.,
- Ability to complete work on time and on budget within project scope with proper QA/QC.
- Client-facing with excellent language, report writing, presentation, and communication skills.
- Proficient in quantity take-off using CostX, AutoCAD, Civil 3D.
- Knowledge of Standard measurement methods like; NRM 1 & 2, POMI, SMM7.
- Charted membership of RICS (MRICS) will be added advantage.


Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards, and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial, and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data, and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers, and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Find out more.
Worker Type
Employee
Job Type
Contractual (Fixed Term)
At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds, and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion, or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Location