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Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Real Estate Construction

Houston, Texas, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-14 → 2026-09-25

Core

Senior Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor acting as the key client interface for major corporate real estate programs, including large-scale office renovations, high-rise modernization, and ground-up R&D facilities.

Role type

Senior IC cost management professional (construction)

Builds

Cost plans, estimates, valuations, and financial reports for real estate development and renovation projects.

Domain

Real Estate Construction / Cost Management

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Estimating and negotiation, cost planning, change order management, quantity surveying, cost controls, value engineering, contract price negotiation, financial forecasting, cost auditing, leadership and mentoring

Preferred skills

RICS accreditation, construction consultancy experience, knowledge of procurement routes

Technologies

Internal Business Management Systems, internal software for margin tracking

Responsibilities

Estimating and negotiating change orders, producing final cost plans, reconciling changes with general contractors, managing cost checks and valuations, preparing monthly cost reports, leading negotiations on behalf of the client, managing post-contract cost variances, compiling built cost estimates for benchmarking, mentoring talent

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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