Cost Manager - Real Estate
Core
Lead cost management for real estate and property development projects, managing costs from feasibility through final accounts.
Role type
Senior Cost Manager (Real Estate)
Builds
Cost plans, tender reports, monthly post-contract cost reports, bid documentation, and value engineering proposals.
Domain
Real Estate / Property Development / Construction
Required skills
Cost estimation and planning, tendering and pre-qualification management, post-contract cost variance analysis, change control, cost checks and valuations, value engineering, final account negotiation, team leadership, business development, process improvement, financial management tracking.
Preferred skills
MRICS qualification, experience on larger new build and fit-out projects.
Technologies
FMS
Responsibilities
Assist with feasibility studies and procurement reports; Estimate and plan costs, present the final cost plan; Manage tendering, pre-qualification, tender list, preliminaries, analysis, and reports; Handle post-contract cost variances and change control; Conduct cost checks and valuations, ensuring accuracy; Produce and present monthly post-contract cost reports; Input into value engineering; Negotiate and agree on final accounts; Interface with clients and consultants at all project stages; Lead cost management team, ensuring accountability; Identify new business opportunities with existing clients; Assist in producing bid documentation; Improve cost management procedures, templates, and products; Ensure key information and learnings are input into the internal database; Track financial management using FMS; Identify and refer ideas for process improvement; Assess commission management quality and efficiency.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership responsibilities.