Associate Cost Intelligence Consultant

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**Job Description**:
Associate Consultant - Cost Intelligence

**Job Description**:
Our Cost Intelligence practice is market leading, engaging clients in both the public and private sectors across the UK and around the world.

The team provide a range of solutions to address intelligence challenges faced by infrastructure clients. We work across a number of disciplines including efficiency & value identification, benchmarking & continuous improvement, and construction economics research & analysis. We utilise emerging technologies and insights to produce market leading solutions for consultancy commissions, adding tangible value to our clients.

The Opportunity

As a result of our continued growth we have multiple opportunities for proactive and innovative Senior and Associate Level Consultants.

+ Lead commissions in area of; efficiency & value identification, assurance & continuous improvement, construction economics research & analysis, plus general cost intelligence services.

+ Have experience in one or more of the following technical disciplines:
+ Cost Model and / or Cost Estimate development

+ Statistical Analysis to support benchmarking and efficiency exercises

+ Business Cases development and Cost Benefit Analysis

+ Evaluation of strategic options to support investment decisions

+ Defining business models.

+ Identify cost reduction opportunities through benchmarking and efficiency exercises

+ Possess analysis capabilities which can be applied to client and industry datasets to create data-driven solutions.

+ Work with the leadership team to mature and develop service offerings with practical and viable solutions for our clients.

+ Strengthen our position as a leader in the identification and delivery of cost intelligence solution delivery across a range of sectors both in the UK and across the Europe.

+ Contribute to the delivery our ambitious business plan; growing our share of the market by winning work with new/existing clients in the UK and across Europe.

+ Provide assistance to senior management in the preparation of technical and financial proposals

+ Ensure effective delivery through project and financial management for complex assignments.

+ Maintain high quality professional outputs.

+ Provide direction and technical advice to junior team members, taking a proactive role in developing team members to their full potential, developing team spirit and collaborative behaviours;
As a Consultant at AECOM, you will have exposure to many of the above tasks, utilising your sector knowledge, skills and experience, and benefiting from exposure to new areas of study and research. You will be responsible for deliverables within your projects and initiatives, driving innovation with the support of colleagues. You will be technically excellent, providing leading solutions to clients that solve problems in an efficient and effective manner.

You will play a key role in defining and influencing the workplace culture. You will set the tone for communication and collaboration within the team, raising morale and job satisfaction, increasing productivity and efficiency in a positive and supportive environment.

You will be supported by your line manager with regular mentoring and in continuing your professional development with training and support for chartership.

Preferred requirements

**Qualifications**:
+ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (min 2:2 or equivalent)

+ Member of relevant industry body such as the RICS, APM or ACostE with supporting accreditation/certifications

**Skills and Experience**:
+ Leading client engagements, acting as main point of contact with the client

+ Comfortable writing technical reports and preparing presentations including the development of bid proposals and documents to support client opportunities.

+ Comfortable in problem solving and developing novel solutions to meet client needs

+ Be able to lead small, multidisciplinary project teams to support project delivery

+ Demonstrable experience and/or relevan