Director - Cost Management

People Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

People Group is seeking a Director – Cost Management to join our Leeds office, driving the cost management practice and advising on major development projects. The role requires senior leadership experience and a strong MRICS background to lead a talented team and build client relationships across the Yorkshire and wider UK markets.

You will oversee feasibility, cost planning, procurement and construction phases, collaborating with project management, surveying and engineering colleagues.

Qualifications

• Senior Cost Management/Quantity Surveying professional with MRICS preferred.
• Proven track record of leading teams and delivering client-focused cost advice.
• Strong commercial and technical cost management expertise across development lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Leeds cost management offering.
• Mentor a team of cost managers / quantity surveyors.
• Build and strengthen relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Win and deliver new business across Yorkshire and the wider UK market.
• Provide strategic cost and commercial advice across development lifecycles.
• Lead major projects from feasibility through procurement and construction.

Skills

Cost management

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Business development

Education

MRICS qualification

Job description

I’m working with a well-established independent real estate and construction consultancy that is looking to appoint a Director – Cost Management to join its Leeds office.

The business has a strong reputation for providing technically excellent, commercially focused advice to property owners, investors and occupiers, supporting clients throughout the property lifecycle.

With a UK-wide team of 200+ specialist advisors, the business combines the scale and capability to deliver complex projects with the independence and collaborative culture of an employee-focused consultancy.

The opportunity

This is a senior leadership position within the Cost Management team, with responsibility for:

• Leading and developing the Leeds cost management offering
• Managing and mentoring a team of cost managers / quantity surveyors
• Building and strengthening relationships with existing and prospective clients
• Winning and delivering new business across the Yorkshire and wider Northern market and UK.
• Providing strategic cost and commercial advice across the full development lifecycle
• Leading major projects from feasibility and cost planning through procurement and construction
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across project management, surveying, engineering and sustainability
• Contributing to the wider strategic growth and development of the business

The consultancy’s cost management offering covers strategic cost advice, cost planning and modelling, feasibility and development appraisals, benchmarking, procurement, tendering, change control, cost reporting and final account management.

About you

We are looking for an experienced Cost Management / Quantity Surveying professional, ideally MRICS, who has already operated at Associate Director, Director or equivalent level.

You will ideally bring:

• Strong commercial and technical cost management expertise
• A proven track record of winning and developing client relationships
• Experience leading and developing teams
• A strong network across the Yorkshire / Northern property and construction market
• Experience across commercial development, refurbishment and/or mixed-use projects
• The confidence and credibility to operate at senior stakeholder level
• An entrepreneurial mindset and genuine appetite to help grow a regional business

This is an excellent opportunity for an established Associate Director / Director / Senior Cost Manager who wants greater influence over the growth of a regional business and the opportunity to work within a genuinely multidisciplinary consultancy.