Assistant Cost Manager | San Fransisco
Listed on 2026-06-23
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Construction
Quantity Surveyor
ASSISTANT COST MANAGER (USA Based & Relocation from UK & Australia)
San Francisco Bay Area
Up to $110,000 + bonus
A growing cost management team is seeking Assistant Cost Managers 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 develop within a complex project environment.
The Role – Assistant Cost ManagerYou will support the delivery of major campus redevelopment work, assisting with cost management activities across both pre-contract and post-contract stages.
Responsibilities include:- Assisting with cost plans, estimates, budgets and cashflow forecasts
- Supporting procurement and tender analysis processes
- Assisting with valuations, change control and cost reporting
- Maintaining project cost data and documentation
- Working closely with senior team members, contractors and consultants
- Supporting commercial management across major construction packages
- 2+ years’ Quantity Surveying / cost management experience
- Consultancy, client-side, developer, main contractor or cost consultancy background
- Exposure to pre-contract and/or post-contract cost management
- Experience working on 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
- Working towards MRICS or chartership
- Life sciences, pharma, healthcare, commercial office or campus project exposure
- Relocation appetite for San Francisco
- Experience supporting large-scale construction projects
- Major long-term account with strong growth potential
- Opportunity to work on projects up to $600m+
- Excellent progression and development potential
- Relocation and in-country candidates considered
- Exposure to complex commercial and life sciences redevelopment work
- Quantity Surveying / cost management background
- Pre- and/or post-contract experience
- Building project exposure
- Willingness to be based in San Francisco
- QS experience preferred
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