Associate / Associate Director – Real Estate Fit Out

Overview

As an Associate/Associate Director, you will lead cost management for high-value Commercial and Corporate Occupier projects, guiding delivery teams and ensuring profitable, risk-aware outcomes. You’ll shape strategy, coach talent, and act as a brand ambassador to clients and the market. You’ll own feasibility, cost planning, procurement, and post-contract cost reporting, driving value engineering and continuous improvement. This role offers impact across major projects and a collaborative, inclusive culture.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working environment
• work-life balance
• inclusive culture
• equal opportunity employer
• opportunity to work on high-profile projects
• career development and impact

Responsibilities

• Set team strategy and foster inclusive leadership
• Coach and mentor talent to unlock potential
• Lead One Business culture with balanced outcomes for people, clients, shareholders, and society
• Maintain market understanding and pipeline of opportunities
• Assist with feasibility studies and procurement reports
• Estimate and plan costs; present final cost plans
• Manage tendering processes and related analyses
• Handle post-contract cost variances and change control
• Conduct cost checks and valuations; produce monthly post-contract cost reports
• Input into value engineering and negotiate final accounts
• Interface with clients and consultants across project stages
• Lead the 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 information captured in internal databases and track financial management via FMS
• Suggest process improvements and assess commission management quality

Key requirements

• 12+ years’ cost management experience
• MRICS qualified
• UK Cost Management experience in Real Estate/Property
• Experience on large projects (new builds and fit-outs)
• Exemplary leadership and stakeholder engagement
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills

• leadership
• stakeholder engagement
• communication
• cost management
• cost planning
• tendering and procurement

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