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Cost Manager - Real Estate

London, United Kingdom, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-25

Core

Lead cost management for real estate and property development projects, including feasibility, tendering, post-contract control, and final accounts.

Role type

Senior Cost Manager (Real Estate)

Builds

Cost plans, feasibility studies, tender reports, monthly cost reports, and bid documentation for new builds and fit-outs.

Domain

Real Estate / Property Development / Construction

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Cost estimation and planning, tender management, post-contract cost control, value engineering, negotiation, financial management, team leadership, process improvement, client interface

Preferred skills

MRICS qualification, experience with larger projects, new build and fit-out expertise

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; 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

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