Senior Costs Manager, Property

3 weeks ago


Bradford UK, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom Morrisons Full time

The Senior Property Manager, Costs will provide professional leadership, direction and management to a team of cost managers delivering best value on construction projects and interventions for new stores, refurbishment and extensions, logistics and on-line, capital maintenance and special one off projects to ensure teams deliver quality projects.


Influencing at senior level by working cross-functionally with the Property, Procurement, Commercial, Retail, Logistics, Technology, Technical and external consultants to deliver consistency, operational effectiveness and cost efficiency, while adhering to the six priorities of the business and in compliance with Client and Designer duties under all construction related statutory legislation.


Leading the team to ensure value for money is at the heart of all decision making in Property to help maximize the return on investment in our estate.


This position follows a hybrid model with a 4.5 day working week*.


Our teams work from our vibrant head office in Bradford for three days and remotely for a day and a half, Monday to Friday.


Hilmore House, our head office, offers convenient amenities, including a subsidised on-site restaurant, coffee shop, convenience and sample store, a prayer room, free parking, and frequent company wide events and promotions.


Applicants should live within a reasonable commuting distance of our office.



Some of your responsibilities will include:


  • Define, plan and deliver all assigned projects to the agreed timescales, cost and scope of works
  • Identify resources required from specialist teams to deliver successful projects
  • Commission and lead quantity surveyor consultants to deliver project level services on appropriate investment lines.
  • Ensure legislative compliance in all areas of construction operations ∙ Establish and promote industry best practice within the department and with suppliers
  • Lead, motivate and develop Cost teams (direct and matrix reports) to create an effective working environment, strong colleague engagement and a consistently high performing and capable team
  • Provide an environment that encourages support for the immediate team, ensuring they have the information to deliver
  • Recruit, select and deploy internal and external Stakeholder resources to deliver successful project completions, in conjunction with Procurement.
  • Manage, tutor and develop the skill of others to ensure they maximise their potential and deliver the requirements of the business
  • Engage with all internal stakeholders and external partners to identify that business needs are established and developed to ensure costs can be robustly estimated.
  • Organise and manage third party suppliers to deliver to the programme dates and within budget.


We’ve built an incredibly diverse business, and we’re working hard to make sure we truly represent the communities we serve. One of the best things about working with so many different people is having the opportunity to listen, learn and connect with lots of different views, perspectives and beliefs. For this role, we’re looking for someone who has:


  • Minimum of 10 years within Retail related industry with qualification to degree level and/or membership of a recognised construction body (e.g. RICS)
  • Previous experience in a quantity surveying role, preferably client side.
  • Substantial experience within a Construction Retail Environment with both Cost and Delivery knowledge
  • A proven track record of managing budgets for construction projects, preferably within a retail, logistics and manufacturing environment
  • A proven track record in procurement, management of supply chain
  • Demonstrate alignment with the core behavioural competencies for building safety set out out in Building Safety Act Flex 8670
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making skills ∙ The ability to challenge decisions and behaviours to ensure consistency with service to our customers
  • The ability to build and maintain networks that provide internal and external customer insight.


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