Construction Cost Manager
Date: 6 Nov 2026
Location: London, GB, N2 8AW
Company: McDonald's Corporation
About Us
McDonalds has run its business in the UK since 1974 and currently operates over 1500 restaurants across the UK and Ireland, serving almost four million customers each day. McDonalds is one of the UKs largest private sector employers, employing over 170,000 people.
Department Overview
Construction is part of the wider Development Department covering all aspects of New Build, Refurbishment and Estates Management of all UK&I property.
Duties
• Working with internal Project Managers & external Quantity Surveying practices supporting our New Store & Reinvestment projects.
• Work hand in hand with the UK&I Cost Manager to support the development team & wider business functions including Finance, Global Internal Audit and the Legal Team.
• Providing support to the UK&I Construction Cost Manager across a wide range of system tools (including but not limited to Exiger, Oracle Aconex, Oracle Finance & the McDonald’s Development Portal – these will include administrative privileges).
• Work with & support the McDonald’s finance team on regular cost reporting & forecast modelling of CapEx across the franchised & McOpCo portfolio.
• Supporting on strategic initiatives around tendering across the construction supply chain – for goods/services such as annual fit-out / groundworks tenders or consultant services/components.
• Ability to attend & communicate to both internal & external stakeholders including monthly/quarterly meetings as required.
• Supporting on external consultant reviews across the QS consultant group.
• Ongoing management support of the external QS group facilitating regular QS Forums with internal and external stakeholders.
• Supporting/maintaining key cost documentation templates & lead value engineering initiatives.
Qualifications
• Experience in a quantity surveying role, ideally within the retail construction industry.
• Strong knowledge of construction cost & contractual processes.
• Strong aptitude for software systems across a plethora of cloud-based platforms – including administrative responsibilities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to influence and build strong relationships across the business including senior management.
• Diploma or equivalent qualification in construction cost management.
• Membership of a relevant professional institute is desirable such as the RICS (whether qualified or in training).
Company Vision and Culture
Our Global vision is to build a better McDonalds and in the UK and Ireland we are working hard to be the UK & Irelands best-loved restaurant company.
McDonalds is defined by its culture. Our culture shapes and informs everything we think and everything we do. Our culture influences the way we interact with each other, and how we interact with customers, franchisees and suppliers. Our culture motivates and inspires us to attract and retain great talent, creating positive, energising, exceptional working environment for us all.
Our values drive our culture and shape our beliefs, our priorities and our actions. They influence the decisions we make, how we treat one another and how we show up as a brand to the world.
Serve: We put our customers and our people first
Inclusion: We open our doors to everyone
Integrity: We do the right thing
Community: We are good neighbours
Family: We get better together
At McDonalds we are People from all Walks of Life...
People are at the heart of everything we do, and they make the McDonalds experience. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices, which helps us to better serve our customers. We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, Franchisees and suppliers gives us strength.
We do not tolerate inequality, injustice or discrimination of any kind. These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.
We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities, helping to develop skills and drive aspirations that will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it, whether with McDonalds or elsewhere.