Construction Cost Assurance

An excellent Assurance Manager opportunity within a cost consulting and estimating advisory team in London.

You will lead and review capital cost, deliverability, and forecasting on complex infrastructure, transport, and energy projects, supporting bids and producing high-quality analysis, dashboards, and reports for senior stakeholders.

Willingness to travel 2-3 working days per week/fortnight. Salary up to £70k+.

Project Details

High-profile complex infrastructure schemes across infrastructure, including water, defence, aviation, transport, rail, highways, local authorities, energy, nuclear, and renewable power.

Responsibilities and Duties

Joining a collaborative Project & Programme Services practice focused on Estimating & Cost Advisory, you will provide assurance and advisory across the full project lifecycle.

• Plan and deliver assurance reviews on major and niche projects in the UK and overseas, with emphasis on capital costs and project deliverability.
• Lead production of high-quality client deliverables, including cost and risk analysis models, benchmark studies, reports, dashboards, and presentations.
• Develop robust ‘should/could/will’ cost assessments and ‘forecast to complete/cost at completion’ using client, in-house, and market data.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to senior clients; craft concise messaging on complex issues and routes to improvement.
• Support bids and proposals; contribute to continuous improvement of deliverable quality and our internal methodologies.
• Provide technical leadership and peer review to drive consistent quality and knowledge sharing across the national team.
• Engage subject matter experts and stay connected with the wider Estimating & Cost Advisory practice to align on best practice and QA processes.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Strong technical background in project development and delivery with a specialism in cost management, estimating, and forecasting.
• Understanding of contingency application, cost breakdown structures, and indirect cost analysis; awareness of global thought leadership in cost.
• Experience contributing to or reviewing major project business cases and stage-gate assurance.
• Sound grasp of commercial and contractual requirements and their impact on estimates and forecasts.
• Confident stakeholder engagement with designers, engineers, project managers, and client leaders.
• Adaptable consultant able to work across multiple sectors and disciplines; motivated to learn new skills.
• This role may require UKSV security clearance; residency of 5+ years may be needed.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Chartered or working towards chartership with RICS, ICE, AACE, ACostE or similar (essential or actively in progress).

Employing Company Overview and Profile

Maxim Recruitment is supporting a respected international construction consultancy with a strong presence in London and across the UK and overseas.

The business delivers client-side cost management, estimating, project, and programme services for complex infrastructure, transport, and energy schemes, offering structured career development, mentoring toward chartership, and flexible working.

A full client overview will be given to shortlisted candidates.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• 37.5-hour work week
• Flexible working policy
• Professional development and chartership support
• Travel expenses covered
• Strong career progression