Cost Management & Commercial
Cost planning, estimating and commercial control on capital projects from $5M to $2B+, across construction, civils, aviation, rail, nuclear and M&E.
- Who we work with
- Main contractors, developers, cost consultancies, owners and public agencies across the UK, Ireland, Europe, the Middle East and the USA.
- Roles we place
- Commercial Directors, Senior MRICS Quantity Surveyors, Cost Managers, Senior Estimators, Commercial Managers.
- The hiring challenge
- Cost credibility is judged by other cost people. We assess it as chartered surveyors rather than by reading a CV, whether we are hiring the person or doing the work ourselves.
Where we work: Aviation, Commercial, Cultural, Defence, Higher Education, K-12 Education, Federal Government, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Hospitality, Multifamily Residential, Municipal Government, Recreation.
Procurement & Contracts
Procurement strategy and contract administration under the NEC, JCT and FIDIC suites, from route-to-market through to contract data, amendments and compensation events.
- Who we work with
- Airport authorities, government departments, nuclear and energy programmes, blue-chip owners and the legal teams advising them.
- Roles we place
- Contracts Directors, Procurement Leads, NEC Project Managers, Contract Administrators, Commercial Leads.
- The hiring challenge
- Most contract risk is set before anyone breaks ground. Getting the form and the amendments right at the front end is worth more than any amount of claims work later.
Project Controls & Planning
The reporting, programme and change control that tells you where a capital programme actually is, rather than where the last board pack said it was.
- Who we work with
- Programme and construction managers, contractors, funders and owners running multi-year capital spend.
- Roles we place
- Heads of Project Controls, Planning Managers, Forensic Planners, Cost Engineers, Programme Directors.
- The hiring challenge
- Controls only work if the people running them can push back on delivery. We look for the ones who will, and build the systems that make it hard to argue with them.
Claims, Quantum & Disputes
Quantifying, defending and resolving claims when programmes run over time and budget — including expert quantum reports for adjudication, arbitration and court, and oral evidence before tribunal panels.
- Who we work with
- Legal counsel, government authorities, contractors' commercial teams, claims and forensic practices, and blue-chip clients.
- Roles we place
- Quantum Experts, Delay Analysts, Expert Witnesses, Heads of Claims, Contracts Directors.
- The hiring challenge
- A small, highly technical pool where credibility in front of a tribunal matters more than a CV. We have sat on that side of the table, so we know who is genuinely respected.