Senior Cost Manager – Lead & Grow Scotland Practice in Glasgow

Hollis' Cost Management team has a rare opportunity for an experienced and commercially focused Quantity Surveyor to take a leading role in the growth and delivery of our Cost Management service across the Scotland region. Based in our Glasgow office, you will work closely with colleagues across our network of offices within Scotland and Ireland, supporting a wide range of cost management instructions across multiple commercial building sectors. This is a senior role combining expert project delivery with leadership, client management and business development.

The Role

As a Senior Associate Cost Manager, you will be a key figure within the regional cost management team. You will take ownership of projects, clients and team performance, while helping shape the strategic direction and continued growth of the service. You will operate with a high level of autonomy, acting as a trusted adviser to clients and a mentor to colleagues, while working closely with the Service Head and regional leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of cost management services from feasibility through to post-contract and final account.
• Take responsibility for the performance and financial management of cost management projects, including fees, billings and profitability.
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients, building long-term relationships and securing repeat work.
• Play a leading role in business development, supporting fee proposals, tenders and promotion of cost management services.
• Work collaboratively with Project Management and other service lines to deliver integrated solutions.
• Lead, manage and mentor a team of cost managers, supporting development and performance.
• Contribute to recruitment planning and resourcing to support service growth.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety requirements, company procedures and professional standards.

About You

• Degree or MSc in Quantity Surveying
• Chartered (MRICS) Quantity Surveyor
• Proven experience delivering commercial real estate projects from feasibility through to completion.
• Strong leadership capabilities, with experience managing and developing teams
• Commercially astute, with experience managing fees and project performance.
• Established knowledge of the Scotland construction market.
• Excellent communication, presentation and client-facing skills.

Hollis is a leading independent real estate consultancy. We work with owners, occupiers, developers and funders, across both private and public sectors, to help them get more out of their real estate, at every stage of the property life cycle. We’re a multi-skilled team of surveyors, engineers, ESG consultants, project managers and technical specialists operating across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain and The Netherlands. We have a unique way of working and believe that people do things better by doing them together. We aim to do the right thing, be clear, transparent and find some fun along the way.

Why join us?

We are hardworking, progressive, successful and fun. We’re independently-owned and independently-minded, not afraid to give honest advice or to be ourselves. We aim to achieve the right balance for you, delivering excellent client service whilst supporting you in fulfilling your potential and achieving your goals.

We offer a highly attractive salary and a generous benefits package including:

• Life assurance and private medical insurance
• Season ticket loan
• 5% Employer pension contribution
• 25 days of holiday and an extra day off on your birthday
• Cycle to work scheme, retail vouchers, gym discounts and more
• EV car scheme
• Longevity awards

Hollis operates a hybrid-working policy giving employees the opportunity to work between their home and our offices, where their job allows it. In addition, employees are encouraged to request flexible working hours when needed and we work hard to accommodate where we can.

We are a sociable bunch and host pay day drinks, quarterly lunches, quiz nights and cultural and sporting activities to socialise and have fun with your colleagues. We also give back and take part in numerous charity events all over the country throughout the year.

We're Inclusive

Together we welcome, we embrace, and we celebrate our differences. Our aim is to provide a diverse and inclusive workplace which supports and cares for all our employees, including those from underrepresented or non-dominant groups. We’re focused on a culture of inclusion; where all barriers including prejudice are removed from our working environment; and where all our people are empowered to be the best they can be.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you would like the opportunity to join Hollis but your past experience is not an exact match, we encourage you to apply anyway as you could be the right candidate for this role or another role within the company.

If you require alternative formats of our documents or need to apply offline, please get in touch with the talent acquisition team: talentacquisition@hollisglobal.com or call us on 020 7622 9555.