Cost Manager- English & German Speaking

The PureGym Way

As part of the international PureGym Group , we are the second largest European gym operator . With over 700 gyms worldwide , you can currently find us in the UK, USA, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Denmark.

We are a dynamic and international team driven by our mission to strengthen the health and well-being of the population. Our goal is to provide a high quality and affordable fitness experience for everyone, everywhere. We offer:

• A free gym membership for you + 1
• Exclusive perks with our benefits package, including substantial discounts on a variety of products and services, both within out gyms and through other external providers
• Our office is located in the greater Zurich area, including direct gym access
• Our working hours are flexible
• We provide 25 days of vacation + 1 personal day

The Role

Location: Zurich

Type: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent

Exciting opportunity to join PureGym as the Cost Manager!

As a Cost Manager, you will be fully accountable for preparing, managing, and reporting all financial costs connected to new gym development and/or existing gym refurbishment. In addition, you will contribute to the wider Development team in developing a culture of best practice and continuous improvement.

You will

• Provide sound commercial judgement at key stages of the property development process and presenting recommendations through the appropriate governance forums when required.
• Assessing high level feasibility for potential new sites and producing clear, detailed preacquisition cost plans.
• Producing detailed pre-acquisition cost plans.
• Identifying, analysing and developing responses to commercial risks and providing input into all budget and capex investment approval processes.
• Advising on a range of legal and contractual issues and inputting into the selection of, and agreeing pricing and sourcing of construction materials.
• Tendering of Main Contractor works and post contract cost management through to final account.
• Management of all other aspect of Capex spend for the project including consultant, direct spend.
• Drive efficiencies into design, procurement to reduce Capex spend.
• Review project data to provide clarity and analysis on budgeted costs versus final cost and in the re-use of this data to better inform the budgeting/benchmarking process.