Senior Manager / Director, Pre-Construction and Cost Management

The biggest decisions on a development project happen long before construction begins.

What gets built. How it gets designed. Which systems are selected. What it costs. How it will operate.

We're looking for a senior estimating and cost management leader who wants a bigger seat at the table - someone who can take their technical expertise and use it to influence design, development and investment decisions from the earliest stages of a project.

This is an opportunity to join one of Canada's most entrepreneurial real estate development companies, with a diverse and growing portfolio spanning high-rise residential, purpose-built rental, industrial, mixed-use, commercial and hospitality developments.

Reporting directly to the Investments Director, you'll be a key cost and construction advisor throughout the development process - helping senior leadership understand the financial and practical implications of different design and development decisions before they become commitments.

The company is open to hiring at either the Senior Manager or Director level, depending on experience and leadership scope.

You'll be involved before the project is fully designed and before the major decisions are locked in. Working alongside Investments, Development, architects, engineers and consultants, you'll bring deep estimating and cost-planning expertise to questions such as:

• Is this design delivering the right value for the investment?
• Are there more cost-effective building systems or approaches?
• What does a design change mean for the overall project budget?
• Where are the opportunities for value engineering?
• How will today's decisions affect construction, maintenance and operating costs years from now?

You'll help turn those questions into clear, commercially grounded advice for senior decision-makers. For the company's growing purpose-built rental portfolio, that perspective is particularly important. The role will consider not only upfront capital costs, but also operating budgets, maintenance requirements and lifecycle costs - helping the team make decisions with the long-term performance of the asset in mind.

What You'll Own

• Cost Planning & Budgets: Lead estimating and cost management from early concept through design development, tender and buyout.
• Design & Investment Advisory: Partner with the Investments Director and Development team to evaluate design options, building systems and materials based on cost, value and constructability.
• Value & Lifecycle: Lead value engineering and cost optimization while considering long-term operating, maintenance and lifecycle costs.
• Procurement & Delivery: Advise on procurement and project delivery strategies, oversee tendering and contractor selection, and negotiate major construction contracts.
• Stakeholder Leadership: Work closely with Investments, Development, architects, engineers, consultants and project teams, translating complex cost considerations into clear senior-level advice.
• Team & Process: Build, mentor and develop a growing pre-construction and estimating team while establishing and improving cost management processes and best practices.
• Strategic Influence: Provide senior leadership with clear insight into cost, risk and opportunity throughout the development process.

Compensation & Location

$180,000–$200,000 + bonus, with the level and overall package reflective of experience.

The company is open to bringing someone in at either the Senior Manager or Director level.

The role can be based from one or both of the company's offices in downtown Toronto or the west GTA.

Why This Role?

This role is well suited to someone coming from a cost consulting, quantity surveying, estimating, pre-construction or development background who has built strong technical cost expertise and now wants greater influence over the decisions behind the numbers.

You'll have direct visibility with senior investment and development leadership, meaningful influence over major projects and the opportunity to help shape a growing development platform.

This is a role for someone who doesn't just want to estimate the project after the decisions have been made.

If this sounds like the kind of opportunity you're looking for, we'd like to hear from you.

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