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About the Role
This role involves taking ownership of the commercial governance and reporting for capital investment across Fora’s portfolio, ensuring projects are delivered with financial clarity, effective control, and a clear understanding of risk. You will provide insights into project budgets, forecasts, and commercial performance, partnering with internal teams and external consultants.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of capital expenditure data, ensuring accuracy and accessibility for decision-making.
- Maintain oversight of project budgets, forecasts, and cash flow, providing visibility of capital requirements.
- Agree reporting formats and timelines with Commercial Finance, reconciling adjustments.
- Review and improve cost management processes for effectiveness and scalability.
- Develop and present capital budgets for new buildings, refurbishments, and alterations.
- Lead commercial review of technical due diligence and analyze cost information.
- Provide commercial briefs to design teams and ensure understanding of cost templates and processes.
- Identify financial risks early and provide recommendations.
- Shape procurement strategies balancing quality, value, programme, and risk.
- Oversee tender documentation, analysis, and recommendation reports.
- Participate in tender meetings and challenge proposals.
- Support contractor appointments and contractual arrangements.
- Report on the financial health of live projects, focusing on risk-adjusted forecast costs.
- Maintain effective change control for project variations.
- Review external cost reports and challenge assumptions.
- Support investor reporting and translate project information into portfolio insight.
- Build trusted relationships with stakeholders to align commercial priorities.
- Manage multiple projects while maintaining accountability for commercial performance and risk.
- Delegate effectively while maintaining oversight.
- Support colleagues in developing commercial capability and provide presentations.
Requirements
- Extensive professional experience in quantity surveying, commercial management, or property development.
- Experience managing project costs across the development lifecycle.
- A track record of delivering high-quality, design-led projects.
- Strong knowledge of capital expenditure management, cash flow forecasting, cost reporting, and commercial risk.
- Experience overseeing tender processes, contractor procurement, change control, and final account negotiations.
- Experience partnering with senior stakeholders, internal project teams, and external consultants.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Ability to present complex commercial information clearly.
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities while maintaining accountability for quality, cost, and deadlines.
Skills
- Quantity Surveying
- Commercial Management
- Property Development
- Cost Management
- Capital Expenditure Management
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Cost Reporting
- Commercial Risk Assessment
- Tender Management
- Procurement Strategy
- Change Control
- Stakeholder Management
- Microsoft Office Proficiency
- Presentation Skills
Location
- Office
- Work from Anywhere
Work Type
- 4 days in the office
- 1 day working from anywhere
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Extensive professional experience
Education Level
- BSc or MSc in quantity surveying, commercial management, construction, property or another relevant discipline (Desirable)
- Chartered membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Desirable)
Benefits
- Core working hours with flexibility
- Two weeks ‘Work from Anywhere’
- 28 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
- Birthday off
- Option to buy additional annual leave
- 5% matched pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Discounted gym membership
- Access to gyms and selected wellness classes with Restore at Fora
- Health cash plan
- Mental Well-being support
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Season Ticket Loan
- 25% off at Fora cafés
- 2 x volunteer days / year
- Generous Employee Referral Scheme
About the Company
- Fora reimagines the workplace by creating inspiring, design-led spaces that blend hospitality, community, and wellbeing.
- With over 20 years of experience and 60+ locations, Fora supports over 30,000 members.
- Backed by The Office Group, Blackstone, and Brockton Capital, Fora is growing rapidly and pioneering conscious design, sustainable construction, and empowering workspaces.
- Fora is shaping the future of work.