MEP Associate Cost ManagerOur Opportunity We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and knowledgeable MEP Cost Manager at Principal or Associate level to join our thriving business. Joining a supportive network as part of a national team, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance and genuine scope for career development. Your skill set matters to us more than your location, so we are open to applications from candidates up and down the UK, as long as you're within commuting distance of one of our offices; Birmingham, Manchester, London, Glasgow, Bury, Bristol, Bradley Stoke, Cardiff, Leeds, Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and Leicester. We work across sectors, including healthcare, education, commercial, residential, defence and heritage. With Pick Everard, you can expect to be able to diversify your experience and work with some high profile, prestigious clients. Take a look at some of our projects: Discover our projects - Pick Everard Your focus will be with the preparation of cost estimates, bills of quantities, contract documents and reports. You will be building on existing client relationships and therefore ensuring commissions are delivered on time. Find out what it is like to work at Pick Everard here: Life at PickEverard - Pick EverardAbout YouIn order to be considered for this role, you must: Have relevant MEP experience within Cost Management in a consultancy environment. Be proficient in managing projects across the built environment, conducting feasibility studies, detailed cost planning and have both pre and post contract experience. Have experience liaising directly with client. Have ability to control day to day programming and planning. Have excellent client communication skills, report writing skills, presentation skills at project level. Have a thorough understanding of the principal standard forms of Building Contracts including JCT and NEC3. In order to stand out from the crowd, it is desirable for you: To have excellent client communication skills To have achieved Chartership To have excellent report writing and presentation skills To have an excellent self-motivated, friendly, efficient, and enthusiastic attitudeAbout UsOur nationwide multidisciplinary team of 650+ work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better.We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues.We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career. What we offerProviding a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect: Agile working 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan Professional subscriptions Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme Stakeholder pensionAs an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.#LI-Hybrid