Cost Consulting

Recruiting Cost Managers and Professional Quantity Surveyors

We offer Quantity Surveyors seeking new job opportunities in the consulting sector a range of career options.  The job seekers registered with Maxim Recruitment have secured employment with some of the UK's leading cost management consultancies, as well as with smaller niche practices and in regional offices close to home.

Career Progression

The role of the Quantity Surveyor has arguably changed more than any other in the building and construction industry over the last few decades. The traditional core services long associated with quantity surveying such as BOQ preparation are still prevalent but additional specialised services relating to procurement, cost management, contract management and contract services are demanded more and more by the contemporary clients that procure cost management and cost consulting related services.

At Maxim, you will receive thorough and well informed advice throughout your professional Quantity Surveying career from an experienced recruitment consultant who is an experienced specialist in the niche area of cost consulting. We can advise you on the best employers to work for - ones  who can assist you with your APC, your career progression,  your work life balance and of course those who pay market leading salaries.

Defining Cost Management

Cost Management includes:

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To discuss your career options with a knowledgeable and experienced consultant, apply for the job most suiting your aspirations or get in touch with the right recruitment consultant in one of our offices to discuss your options further.

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Ainscough used a Liebherr LTM1650-8.1 to help Circet dismantle a 53-metre telecoms mast, one of the largest of its type, at a former EE site in Sunderland.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 13 August, 10:19

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Myers Group picks Hitachi for quarry work

Myers Group has bought two Hitachi excavators, the first purchased for dedicated use at its Johnsons of Wellfield quarry in West Yorkshire.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 13 August, 10:09

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ABAX adds AI camera monitoring

Fleet management platform ABAX has launched Vision AI, a single or dual camera system using AI to capture accident related video and to monitor risky driver behaviour.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 13 August, 09:58

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HBC completes child health centre in Sheffield

HBC Construction Limited has completed work on The Spark in Sheffield, the £17m home of the National Centre for Child Health Technology (NCCHT). The centre will become operational later this year.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 13 August, 07:40

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CCL picked for ECF's Bicycle Works

CCL Facades will join parent company and lead contractor Caddick Construction on Wolverhampton's Bicycle Works, a 331 home development being built for English Cities Fund (ECF), a partnership between Homes England, L&G and Muse.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 13 August, 07:22

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