Overview In this role you will lead cost management for complex commercial real estate projects, guiding cost planning, budgeting, and commercial decision-making across multi-phase developments. You will work closely with design teams, contractors, and clients to ensure value and alignment with project objectives. You'll drive accurate reporting, risk assessment, and value engineering to improve cost efficiency while maintaining project intent. This opportunity offers meaningful impact through shaping budgets and commercial strategy in a collaborative, client-facing environment.
Compensation / Benefits- flexible working environment
- healthy work-life balance
- equal opportunity employer
- supportive, inclusive culture
- on-site presence may vary
- career development opportunities
Responsibilities- Lead estimating and management of change orders across the project lifecycle
- Develop and review detailed cost plans at key milestones and present findings
- Collaborate with design teams and general contractors to refine cost estimates
- Coordinate cost inputs from subcontractors and suppliers for commercial decisions
- Produce cost commentary and executive summaries highlighting risks and variances
- Track cost impacts, contingency usage, and change control across multiple workstreams
- Perform cost checks and valuations for timely financial reporting
- Support procurement by evaluating bids and negotiating terms
- Contribute to value engineering and design optimization
- Produce monthly cost reports with budgets, forecasts, and funding analyses
- Mentor junior team members and support consistency in service delivery
- Manage financial performance including fee forecasting and margin tracking
- Adhere to SOX controls where applicable
- Maintain benchmarking data for future project planning
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or related field
- 5-7 years' experience in cost management or quantity surveying for commercial real estate projects (TI, interiors, or ground-up)
- RICS accreditation preferred or in progress
- Experience with medium to large-scale commercial construction projects
- Prior QS consultancy experience preferred
- Strong understanding of construction methodologies, procurement, value engineering, and cost planning
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent communication
- Stakeholder management
- Client-facing demeanor
- Cost management
- Quantity surveying
- Cost planning
