Senior Cost Manager - Real Estate
Core
End-to-end commission management for real estate projects (£10m–£50m), delivering cost planning, tendering, contract administration, and final account negotiation.
Role type
Senior Cost Manager (Commission Manager)
Builds
Cost plans, tender reports, contractual documents, monthly cost control reports, and carbon footprint assessments.
Domain
Real Estate / Construction Cost Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Cost planning, tendering and procurement, contract administration, change control, valuation, negotiation, team leadership, business development, process improvement
Preferred skills
RICS Chartered Status, NEC accreditation, experience with The Hive digital tools, embodied carbon accounting
Technologies
The Hive, CostX, eTender Platform, Cost Control App, D365, Embodied Carbon Calculator
Responsibilities
Coach junior staff and allocate roles; advise clients on feasibility and procurement; manage estimating and cost planning; conduct tendering and procurement; act as contract administrator; produce monthly cost reports; negotiate final accounts; lead bid submissions; manage internal fees and job costing.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities