Are you a motivated individual who will be graduating in 2025 and looking to launch a rewarding career as a Graduate Cost Manager in the vibrant and ever-evolving field of the Built Environment? Pick Everard is actively seeking dedicated and detail-oriented Graduate Cost Managers to join our esteemed team and contribute significantly to our projects.
The role
As a Graduate Cost Manager, you will play a critical role in assisting the cost management team with the preparation of cost estimates, comprehensive cost plans and precise tender documents. This exciting opportunity will immerse you in a wide spectrum of projects, ranging from 1 - 500 million; encompassing diverse sectors such as commercial, residential, education and healthcare; for both public and private sector clients.
At Pick Everard, we are dedicated to nurturing the growth and success of our graduates through a comprehensive support network and tailored development programs. Our early careers development scheme consists of two distinct paths: Springboard and a discipline-specific pathway.
The Springboard program is an intensive 6-month journey designed to accelerate your professional development within the industry. Through a series of three full-day workshops, you will be immersed in a culture of peer support within our vibrant graduate community, while engaging in experiential learning activities aimed at driving meaningful transformation and growth. You will also gain access to a bespoke Learning and Development calendar, specifically designed to facilitate your seamless integration into Pick Everard and equip you with essential modern business skills essential for excelling in your new role.
This foundation of structured support extends to technical training and continuous professional development, while also fostering reflective skills crucial to your chartership journey. As you progress towards achieving chartership, our commitment to your success is evident through the provision of discipline-specific mentors who offer invaluable guidance and support as you work towards professional accreditation.
It is important that you either already have or are working towards completing a RICS-accredited degree or a RICS-accredited master's conversion course. You will be working towards obtaining professional membership of a professional association, with full funding and support from us, through the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
About you
Our ideal Graduate Cost Manager must have:
- Achieved a degree of 2:1 or above in Cost Management/Quantity Surveying or a related subject
- A professional attitude, providing you with the ability to effectively liaise with clients
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- A strong interest and desire to work within the Construction industry
It would be nice for you to have:
- An interest in looking to work towards achieving chartership
- The ability to work effectively in a team to achieve a common goal
- Strong analytical skills with a keen attention to detail
About us
Our 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 offer
Providing 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 pension
As 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.