Senior Manager, Cost Management & Value Engineering, Costa Navarino (2027)

Costa Navarino; Ohio; On-site; USD 100,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Plan

Pension Plan

Employee discounts at Marriott Hotels

Job summary

Costa Navarino, based in Athens, is seeking a Senior Manager, Cost Management & Value Engineering to lead cost control, budgeting and value optimization across luxury real estate projects. You will partner with design, procurement and construction teams to ensure cost discipline from early design through tender and delivery.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Real Estate Operations, you will develop benchmarks, supervise external cost consultants, and provide transparent cost reporting to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field; Master’s degree is an advantage.
• 8-10 years of progressive experience in Cost Management, Commercial Management, Construction Management, or Project Delivery.
• Experience in hospitality, luxury residential, mixed-use, or resort developments is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of cost management, quantity surveying, procurement, and commercial management principles.
• Professional certifications such as MRICS, Chartered Engineer, CCP, or equivalent are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost management across the Real Estate portfolio, ensuring alignment with approved budgets and business objectives.
• Review project cost plans, forecasts, and budgets throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify budget variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare and review cost estimates, feasibility studies, and investment appraisals.
• Lead value engineering initiatives to optimize costs while maintaining quality and guest experience.
• Ensure design development remains aligned with approved project budgets.
• Support procurement strategies, tender evaluations, contract negotiations, and award recommendations.
• Review tender submissions and provide commercial guidance on consultant and contractor appointments.
• Identify and mitigate commercial risks arising from market conditions and project delivery.
• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, contingencies, and final costs.
• Review variations, claims, and change requests, assessing their financial impact.
• Provide cost reports and recommendations to project stakeholders and senior management.
• Develop cost benchmarks and market intelligence to support decision-making.
• Lead external cost consultants and advisers across the project portfolio.
• Act as the owner's principal cost management and value engineering expert.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Strategic mindset

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree

Tools

MRICS

Job description

Be Part of Our Story. Grow with Us.

Costa Navarino is a sustainably driven destination in Messinia, on the southwest coast of the Peloponnese, where people, nature, heritage and community come together to create meaningful experiences. Respect for the region, its people and its natural environment is at the heart of everything we do.

Home to four 5-star resorts, The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort, The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino, W Costa Navarino and Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino, the destination also brings together four signature golf courses, more than 40 restaurants and bars, over 50 retail shops and services, three spa centers, a collection of luxury villas for private ownership, Navarino Agora and a wide range of sporting, cultural and outdoor experiences.

This diversity creates opportunities across many areas of expertise, where associates can grow professionally, broaden their experience, and contribute to the continued evolution of the destination.

We are looking for a Senior Manager, Cost Management & Value Engineering to join our team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute, learn and grow while helping shape the experiences and impact we create across Costa Navarino.

Based in Athens and operating within our Real Estate Implementation team, the Senior Manager, Cost Management & Value Engineering will make a significant contribution to the successful delivery of Costa Navarino’s luxury residential projects. The role will report to the Senior Director, Real Estate Operations and will provide strategic oversight across cost management, budget governance and value engineering, supporting projects from early design through tender and construction.

Responsibilities

Cost Management & Budget Governance

• Lead cost management activities across the Real Estate portfolio, ensuring alignment with approved budgets and business objectives.
• Review and monitor project cost plans, forecasts, and budgets throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify budget variances and recommend corrective actions.

Cost Planning & Value Engineering

• Prepare and review cost estimates, feasibility studies, and investment appraisals.
• Lead value engineering initiatives to optimize costs while maintaining quality and guest experience.
• Ensure design development remains aligned with approved project budgets.

Procurement & Commercial Management

• Support procurement strategies, tender evaluations, contract negotiations, and award recommendations.
• Review tender submissions and provide commercial guidance on consultant and contractor appointments.
• Identify and mitigate commercial risks arising from market conditions and project delivery.

Cost Control & Reporting

• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, contingencies, and final costs.
• Review variations, claims, and change requests, assessing their financial impact.
• Provide cost reports and recommendations to project stakeholders and senior management.

Leadership & Market Intelligence

• Develop cost benchmarks and market intelligence to support decision-making.
• Lead external cost consultants and advisers across the project portfolio.
• Act as the owner's principal cost management and value engineering expert.

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field. Master’s degree is an advantage.
• 8-10 years of progressive experience in Cost Management, Commercial Management, Construction Management, or Project Delivery.
• Experience in hospitality, luxury residential, mixed-use, or resort developments is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of cost management, quantity surveying, procurement, and commercial management principles.
• Solid understanding of construction methods, materials, procurement strategies, and project delivery practices.
• Ability to review technical and design proposals from a cost, value engineering, and constructability perspective.
• Strong analytical, commercial, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in cost planning, estimating, value engineering, procurement, tendering, project controls, and risk management.
• Professional certification such as MRICS, Chartered Engineer, CCP, or equivalent is considered an advantage.
• Strategic mindset with strong leadership and decision‑making capabilities.

What We Offer:

• Private Medical Plan
• Pension Plan

Personal & Professional Growth:

• Ongoing Training & Development Opportunities
• Experience in a Multicultural & International Work Environment

Wellbeing & Perks:

• Access to the Support Room - Online Wellness Platform
• Recognition & Wellbeing Initiatives
• Employee Discounts & Associate Benefits at Marriott Hotels Worldwide