Commercial Cost Manager - Real Estate Development

Deverell Smith Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Deverell Smith Recruitment Ltd is sourcing a Commercial Manager for a real estate development group in the UK. The role focuses on controlling costs across design and build schemes, developing budgets, and ensuring projects stay within approved financial limits.

You will collaborate with development managers, designers and contractors to drive value, review tenders, and monitor cash flow through the project lifecycle from feasibility to handover.

Qualifications

• Degree in quantity surveying or a related discipline.
• Client-side or developer experience, ideally in student housing, hotels or co-living.
• Confident with Excel and cost estimating tools.
• Analytical, with a careful eye for detail.
• Clear communicator who builds good working relationships with contractors, suppliers and internal clients.
• Resilient under pressure and a natural problem solver who hits deadlines.
• Working knowledge of industry standards, regulations and codes of practice.
• Has managed a portfolio of several schemes at once, from inception through to completion.

Responsabilités

• Take ownership of cost control across the group’s design and build developments.
• Build cost plans and budgets for each scheme that match the brief and financial limits set by the investment team.
• Keep precise cost estimates, procurement programmes and cash flow forecasts up to date.
• Partner with development managers and designers so proposals are affordable and buildable within the budget.
• Engage contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers to secure competitive pricing on materials and services.
• Produce tender packages, assess bids and make recommendations to development managers and projects director.
• Run project budgets and the change control process, assess how changes affect cost and programme, and protect margin.
• Ensure contract terms are followed, anticipate risk, deal with claims and settle disputes to protect project results.
• Administer variations, change control and time extension claims strictly per contract.
• Supply the finance team with regular updates on project spend and budget position.

Connaissances

Excel

Cost estimating tools

Analytical

Clear communicator

Budgeting

Procurement

Formation

Degree in quantity surveying or related

Outils

Estimating software

Description du poste

Deverell Smith Recruitment Ltd is sourcing a Commercial Manager for a real estate development group in the UK. The role focuses on controlling costs across design and build schemes, developing budgets, and ensuring projects stay within approved financial limits.

You will collaborate with development managers, designers and contractors to drive value, review tenders, and monitor cash flow through the project lifecycle from feasibility to handover.