Senior Cost Manager - Property Operations

What You’ll Get

Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and the option to buy 5 more days. Primark also offers Tax Saver Tickets, a fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.

What You’ll Do as a Senior Cost Manager

• Lead the commercial and cost planning activities for Primark's global capital programme, providing expert cost and commercial leadership from property acquisition through to construction mobilisation.
• Drive commercial due diligence and feasibility assessments for new property opportunities, developing cost plans, evaluating risks, and supporting investment decisions across international markets.
• Own and develop Primark's cost planning and benchmarking capability, maintaining global cost models, market intelligence, and cost databases.
• Establish and oversee commercial governance frameworks, including cost controls, reporting standards, stage-gate reviews, and investment approval processes.
• Lead and manage external Quantity Surveying and Cost Consultancy partners across Primark's international portfolio.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Property, Construction, Procurement, Finance, and the wider business to influence investment decisions and identify cost savings and commercial value.

What You’ll Bring

• A degree in Quantity Surveying and Chartered MRICS status, with significant experience in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or Cost Consultancy.
• Deep expertise in commercial, financial, and cost management, with a proven record of delivering value across complex capital programmes.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior decision-makers using data-driven commercial insight.
• Experience managing external Quantity Surveying, Cost Consultancy, and professional services partners.
• A background in retail, commercial, or multi-site property environments, ideally within an international or multi-market organisation.
• Experience developing cost benchmarking frameworks, commercial governance processes, and strategic investment plans. Knowledge of procurement best practices and project management qualifications is an advantage.

About Primark

Primark is an international retailer that grew from its first store in Dublin in 1969 to a business with over 80,000 colleagues and more than 440 stores in 17 countries.

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