Director - Cost Planning

Job description

The Director, Cost Planning is responsible for leading cost planning across major projects within the General Business Unit. The role involves setting and maintaining the the employer cost position across a portfolio of larger, more complex projects, guiding strategic design-to-budget decisions, supporting executive and Stage Gate approvals, and ensuring that cost planning is integrated into business and project decision-making. The role also directs, reviews, and challenges the work of external cost consultants and internal project teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics, Commercial Management, or a related discipline
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in cost planning, quantity surveying, or estimating, including significant experience on major General, or mixed-use developments
• Demonstrated experience leading external cost consultants and reviewing consultant-produced cost plans
• Strong knowledge of cost planning governance, benchmarking, design-to-budget principles, phasing, risk and contingency management, inflation, escalation, and cost reporting
• Advanced proficiency in cost planning software and digital tools