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Partner, Cost Management

United Kingdom, Waterloo Employment contract · Job Posted May 16, 2026
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Joining as Partner, Cost Management, you will be a key leader within our London office and play a central role in strengthening and expanding our Commercial Sector offering. This is a high-impact, strategic leadership role suited to an experienced and forward-thinking Partner who thrives on developing teams, driving client growth, and delivering excellence across complex commercial projects. You will champion our Cost Management capability within the commercial sector—spanning office, mixed-use, workplace, urban regeneration, and wider commercial development—while supporting the evolution of our national service offering.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead and grow the London Cost Management team with a strong focus on the Commercial Sector
  • Shape and deliver a strategic business plan for commercial cost management, aligned to office growth targets and sector priorities
  • Play a prominent role in the leadership team, contributing to strategic decision-making, operational performance, and staff development
  • Drive business development initiatives to expand our commercial portfolio across private developers, funds, occupiers, and major commercial clients
  • Build, nurture, and maintain trusted relationships with existing and new clients, acting as a senior point of contact
  • Identify emerging opportunities within the commercial market and convert these into sustainable revenue streams
  • Oversee delivery of high-value, complex commercial projects, ensuring best-in-class cost management and commercial advice
  • Lead client meetings and multi-disciplinary teams, owning project outcomes from inception to completion
  • Maintain rigorous quality and technical standards across all cost management outputs
  • Inspire, coach, and mentor junior and mid-level colleagues to support their professional growth and chartership progression
  • Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture, promoting innovation, learning, and accountability

Requirements

  • Degree qualified in a relevant cost management, surveying, or construction discipline (RICS-accredited or equivalent)
  • Extensive experience delivering high-value, complex commercial sector projects within a consultancy environment
  • Strong leadership capability, with experience growing teams and enhancing service offerings
  • Proven commercial acumen with excellent negotiation, analytical, and organisational skills
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, comfortable engaging at senior levels internally and externally
  • Ability to build long-term, trusted client relationships and drive repeat business
  • Robust technical cost management expertise and the confidence to act as a trusted advisor

Nice to have

MRICS chartered status preferred (support available for those pursuing it)

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