Senior Cost Manager

Senior Cost Manager (USA based and Relocation from UK & Australia)

San Francisco Bay Area

Up to $155,000 + bonus

A growing cost management team is hiring experienced Cost Manager to support a major long‑term account with a leading confidential client. The programme is expanding quickly and has the potential to grow into a 30+ person team, offering strong progression, project security and exposure to major capital works.

The work includes large-scale office and pharma campus redevelopment projects, with individual schemes reaching up to $600m+. Pharma experience is not essential; the priority is strong Quantity Surveying fundamentals, commercial awareness and the ability to operate confidently on complex built environment projects.

You will support the delivery of major campus redevelopment work, providing cost management expertise across pre‑contract and post‑contract stages.

• Preparing cost plans, estimates, budgets and cashflow forecasts
• Managing procurement, tender analysis and contract recommendations
• Supporting change control, valuations, cost reporting and final accounts
• Working closely with the client, design team, contractors and internal stakeholders
• Providing commercial advice across major construction packages
• Supporting junior team members where required
• Maintaining accurate project cost data and reporting

• 6+ years’ Quantity Surveying / cost management experience for Senior level
• Consultancy, client-side, developer, main contractor or cost consultancy background
• Strong cost planning, procurement and post-contract experience
• Experience on large-scale building projects
• Willingness to be based in San Francisco with regular onsite work in South San Francisco
• Quantity Surveying training or experience preferred
• If relocating must have British, Australian or American Passports

• MRICS or working towards chartership
• Life sciences, pharma, healthcare, commercial office or campus project experience
• Relocation appetite for San Francisco
• Experience working with major corporate or institutional clients

• Major long-term account with strong growth potential
• Projects up to $600m+
• Opportunity to join early as the team scales
• Clear progression potential across multiple levels
• Relocation and in-country candidates considered
• Exposure to complex commercial and life sciences redevelopment work

• Quantity Surveying / cost management background
• Strong pre- and post-contract experience
• Large building project exposure
• Willingness to be based in San Francisco
• QS experience preferred