Cost Manager – Real Estate

Overview

In this role you will support iconic Birmingham projects by lead­ing cost management for the real estate team. You collaborate with clients, contractors, and consultants to ensure best value from a qualitative and commercial perspective. You’ll work across feasibility, cost planning, tendering, and post‑contract cost control to drive accurate valuations and final accounts. The opportunity combines heritage conservation insights with modern cost management, in a collaborative, cross‑functional environment.

Pay / Benefits

• great place to work
• flexible working environment
• focus on work‑life balance
• inclusive workplace
• equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

• Assisting feasibility studies and procurement reporting
• Estimating and cost planning, presenting the final cost plan
• Tendering and procurement management, including pre-qualification
• Managing post‑contract cost variances and change control
• Carrying out cost checks and valuations on large projects
• Producing monthly post‑contract cost reports for the client
• Inputting into value engineering
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
• Interfacing with client and other consultants across project stages

Key requirements

• Proven track record in cost management / quantity surveying across full project lifecycle
• Professionally qualified (RICS or similar)
• Degree or HNC level qualification

• Outgoing/collaborative approach
• Stakeholder engagement and communication
• Teamwork with cross‑functional professionals
• Cost management / quantity surveying
• Estimating and cost planning
• Tendering and procurement

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