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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Metso UK and Ireland distributor McHale Plant Sales has two new Lokotrack crushers available for order, with deliveries starting early next year.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 September, 10:06

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Heidelberg supplies low carbon concrete in Piccadilly

Heidelberg has supplied low carbon concrete, using cement decarbonised through carbon capture, and containing GGBS, to Realtime Civil Engineering and Kier, for use on the Crown Estate's 33-35 Piccadilly in London.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 September, 07:36

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H E Services trials EVision golf carts

Excavator hirer H E Services (Plant Hire) Ltd has trialled golf carts from EVision, which aim to support travel around busy construction projects.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 September, 07:20

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Sisk breaks ground on London riverside development

Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) and Sisk have broken ground on a Gehry Partners-designed residential and commercial development, Prospect Place South.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 September, 07:05

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Vistry gets OK for 226 Conisbrough homes

Doncaster Council has approved plans for Vistry to build 226 mixed tenure homes at Kings Brook, in Conisbrough.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 September, 06:56

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