Position: Cost Director – Quantity Surveying & Advisory

Location: Toronto, ON (Greater Toronto Area)

Company: Global Property & Construction Consultancy

Sector: Real Estate, Commercial, Mission-Critical, Infrastructure & P3s

About the Business

We are representing a leading, privately held international property and cost consultancy . With an established global headcount of over 2,000 professionals across 70+ offices, our client combines the financial backing and prestige of a global powerhouse with the agility, speed, and autonomy of a partner-led practice.

Unlike traditional, publicly traded multi-nationals bound by rigid matrix management and bureaucratic red tape, our client operates under an entrepreneurial, partner-led model. In Ontario, the business is rapidly expanding its footprint, delivering commercial advisory, cost planning, loan monitoring, and independent certification on landmark infrastructure, commercial, tech, and public-private partnership (P3) schemes.

To lead the next phase of expansion, they are seeking an ambitious, highly networked Cost Director to take the helm of their Toronto practice .

The Role Mandate

As the Cost Director , you will serve as the commercial leader for the Greater Toronto Area practice. This is an entrepreneurial practice-building role that balances high-level client advisory with strategic business development, team leadership, and P&L; accountability.

You will have the autonomy to leverage your network, win new commissions, scale local delivery capacity, and shape the strategic direction of the practice across Ontario.

Key Responsibilities:

- Practice Leadership & BD: Drive business development initiatives, secure new client relationships, and win competitive tenders across commercial real estate, mission-critical, infrastructure, and institutional sectors.
- Client Advisory: Serve as the trusted lead advisor for key developers, public sector entities, financial institutions, and multi-national corporations.
- Full Lifecycle Cost Governance:



Oversee pre- and post-contract cost management, Class A–D feasibility estimating, procurement strategy, change order reviews, value engineering, and lender/loan monitoring operations.
- Team Scaling & Mentoring: Recruit, mentor, and manage a high-performing team of quantity surveyors and cost consultants, fostering an agile and performance-driven culture.
- Commercial & Operational Governance: Oversee commission performance, project margins, resource allocation, and practice profitability.

Candidate Requirements

- Qualifications: Professional Quantity Surveyor ( PQS ) designation via CIQS and/or Chartered Surveyor ( MRICS ) designation. A degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent.
- Experience: 10+ years of progressive cost management experience within a reputable consultancy or contractor environment, with a track record at Director or Senior Leadership level.
- Local GTA Network: Proven, deep-rooted connections across the Ontario real estate, development, financial institution, or public infrastructure communities.
- Commercial Drive: Demonstrated capability to win work, prepare RFP submissions, and cultivate long-standing client relationships.
- Sector Breadth: Diverse project exposure spanning commercial fit-outs, industrial, high-density residential, institutional, mission-critical/data centers, or major civil infrastructure/P3 schemes.

What’s on Offer?

- True Autonomy: The freedom to run and build a practice without being constrained by corporate multi-national bureaucracy.
- Direct Executive Upside: A total reward structure directly linked to local office performance and practice growth, including a clear pathway toward private equity/profit-share participation.
- Prestige Portfolio: Immediate leadership over high-profile regional projects and major institutional/lender monitoring portfolios.
- Executive Compensation: Competitive base salary, annual executive performance bonus, pension matching, comprehensive health perks, allowance, and paid professional dues.

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