Associate Director, Cost Consultant

About The Role

The role – what is it we would like you to do? Currie & Brown is currently looking for an M&E Cost Consultant for our Dublin office.

The successful candidate will support our directors in generating a high standard of service delivery on a wide range of private and public sector projects, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred service provider.

• Your core duties will involve
• Providing accurate cost advice and reporting to our clients
• Assisting Director delivering projects, commissions and professional assignments
• Assuming a leading role in setting objectives and priorities, working as a proactive team player
• Maintaining effective communication to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects; liaising with other managers to ensure efficient financial control
• Undertaking commercial management services with limited supervision
• Delivering all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner, working under minimum supervision
• Providing support to the project director in cost management of projects
• Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients to form strong working relationships
• Producing Bills of Quantities for M&E works, including medium and high voltage infrastructure works., pre contract budgeting, bid levelling and post contract work.
• What skills and attributes are we looking for from you
• BSc in quantity surveying or equivalent
• Membership of the Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCSI)
• If not Chartered, on the road to chartership
• A minimum of two years’ technical delivery experience
• Experience of Public Sector Procurement in Ireland relating to M&E Services
• Pre- and post-contract experience using PW-CF1 & 5 relating to M&E Services
• Experience of project cost control, including management & negotiation claims
• Good client-facing and communication skills
• Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute
• A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible
• Cost
• X experience preferred, but not essential
• Driving Licence
• Ability to pass Garda Vetting and Security Clearance procedures
• Why Join Our High‑Tech Cost Management Team in Dublin?

Our Dublin office is the centre of excellence for high‑tech projects across EMEA, leading cost management delivery for one of the world’s largest hyperscale tech companies. We provide full CSA and MEP cost management expertise in‑house, with a dedicated MEP team based in Dublin and additional specialist support across our UK offices.

This allows us to offer clients a fully coordinated, multidisciplinary service from early estimating through to post‑contract delivery.

We manage the entire lifecycle of data centre projects — RIBA Stages 0–5 — including front‑end estimating, benchmarking, cost modelling, OFCI procurement, and full post‑contract cost control. All team members, regardless of level, receive strong client exposure, regularly presenting cost plans and reports directly to senior stakeholders within the developer’s organization.

Our pipeline stretches well beyond five years, driven by long‑standing hyperscale programmes and multiple new private developer clients. This results in exceptional stability, continuous career progression, and the opportunity to grow with a rapidly expanding team.

The Dublin office is young, diverse, and collaborative, with strong social culture, hybrid working, and direct access to senior leadership. With both CSA and MEP teams under one roof — supported by multiple offices across EMEA — we offer a truly integrated technical environment, giving staff the chance to specialise, broaden their expertise, and work on some of the most complex, high‑tech assets in Europe.

About Us

Currie & Brown is a leading international consultancy specializing in physical asset management and construction. We advise clients worldwide, leveraging our expertise across multiple sectors and services. Our reputation is built on our people, innovation, and a genuine globalofficenetwork. At Currie & Brown, every team member - from apprentice to senior management - contributes uniquely to our success.

We foster a collaborative environment where everyone can thrive and enjoy their work.

Ready to make an impact?

Join Currie & Brown and be part of a team that values expertise, innovation, and collaboration. Apply today to help shape the future of asset management and construction consultancy.