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Consultancy and advisory

We push the boundaries of smart-thinking but are always grounded in the understanding of consequences and deliverability gained from 150 years of delivering some of the UK's most complex infrastructure programmes.

Costain's consultant

Whether you require an independent viewpoint on strategic options, advice on a specific topic or multi-year multi-disciplinary support through a framework, our consultants are here to support you at any point in the life cycle of a project or programme to help you transform the performance of assets and business operations. Our programme delivery pedigree provides assurance, efficiency and right first-time results in highly regulated, politically charged, stakeholder rich and physically complex environments.

Our consulting team draws upon multi-disciplinary and multi-sector experience from across the Group enabling us to bring a fresh lens to challenges so companies can learn from the mistakes of others and innovate with greater certainty.

Our experts' in-depth understanding of developing and integrating digital technology solutions, engineering know-how, advisory services and collaborative approach enables us to help you leverage leading-edge solutions that are right for you and your business.

Our consulting and advisory services deliver in these main areas:

  • Developing strategic solutions at the beginning of investments
  • Programme and project management
  • Design and engineering solutions
  • Asset development, management and optimisation to maximise efficiency
  • Decarbonisation, sustainability environmental protection and social value
  • Behaviour and safety improvement
  • Driving analytical decision making, providing real data insight and improving customer experience
  • Technical and programme assurance - assuring successful outcomes for our clients
  • Transformational skills and knowledge development to empower our clients so they no longer need us.

More information about our ‘Future-shaping strategic consultancy’ service will be available on our website very soon.