Job Abstract

• Lead the Cost Management team on specific client commissions, making sure that the team delivers on all accountabilities.
• Interface with the client, stakeholders, and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products.
• Ensure that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
• Process improvement – Identify and act upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• Lead proposals for new work or variations for existing projects.
• Attend relevant networking events and other promotional opportunities.
• Staff management – Input into the formal management of staff and recruitment interviews.
• Undertake Staff Performance reviews.
• Financial management – Utilize the tools provided keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission.
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor, in the development of the cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes that occur over the planning phase and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
• Quality Control – Ensure compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits.
• Communicate or meet with general contractor and owner project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update.
• Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary. Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es,
• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes.
• Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
• Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.
• Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders.
• Understand cost (material prices, labor, productivities) as well as commit profiles, cashflow, LLE dates, and overall project cost.
• Prepare Cost Management estimates and reports.
• Advise clients on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.

RELATED OCCUPATION:

Consultant or any other job title performing the following  job  duties:

1. Business Development and Client Interaction:
   • Developing business opportunities with new and existing clients.
   • Interfacing with clients, stakeholders, and consultants throughout all project stages.
   • Hosting project handover and kick-off meetings.
2. Design and Estimation of Projects:
   • Supporting architects and engineers during various stages of design development.
   • Reviewing project specifications and drawings to generate RFI logs.
   • Scrutinizing technical and contractual documents, and meeting with clients, consultants, and architects to resolve discrepancies.
   • Preparing mechanical, plumbing and fire protection estimates for various projects.
   • Preparing estimates of civil, structural, architectural, and other specialty trade services on the project.
   • Providing value engineering options and life cycle costing analysis.
3. Technical Documentation and Project Coordination:
   • Analyzing specifications, drawings, and schematics to determine optimal mechanical systems and components.
   • Compiling cost and logistics reports during pre-con, procurement, construction, and close-out phases.
   • Coordinating documents related to estimates, vendors, procurement, and mechanical system materials.
4. Contractor Management:
   • Developing comprehensive contractor lists for building trade services.
   • Preparing and maintaining database for material cost from vendors and labor rates from subcontractors.
   • Qualifying subcontractor proposals and ensuring accurate trade coverage.
   • Reviewing change orders and determining entitlements of the costs.
5. Cost Negotiation and Proposal Management:
   • Preparing cost reconciliation reports based on contractor proposals.
   • Negotiating costs with vendors and subcontractors.
6. Financial Management and Quality Control:
   • Utilizing tools to track profits and forecast manpower resource for each commission.
   • Ensuring compliance with quality standards and owner’s prerequisites.
   • Identifying and acting upon opportunities for improving cost management procedures and products.

SALARY RANGE: $164,000 - $200,000/year

JOB TIME: Full Time