Senior Cost Manager

Overview

Senior Cost Manager focusing on conceptual estimating and client-facing project leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• cost estimating
• pricing expertise
• contract administration
• client relationships
• project planning
• subcontractor analysis

Tasks

-Prepare project plans. -Support senior management by providing needed reports and responding to inquiries for information. -Develop and nurture sub-contractor, vendor, and client relationships. -Lead client accounts. -Provide pricing expertise in various phases of construction work. -Review, interpret and accurately estimate the scope of assigned work as described in the project documents. -Build relationships with peers, leaders, and clients. -Partner with management team in developing new customers and growing existing customer base. -Proactively participate in self-development to continually enhance current skills and build new skills required to excel at current role and prepare for career progression. -Develop and nurture client relationships to ensure client satisfaction. -Manage contract administration at the project level. -Evaluate changes and subcontractor change order estimates and provide expertise in all phases of construction work. -Mentor associate level cost and commercial managers. -Review and comment on contracts and participate in contract negotiation. -Deliver quality work product by role modeling organizational core values. -Prepare sub-contractor analysis sheets for assigned scope of work. -Perform Continuous Cost Management.

Requirements

• mrics
• bs construction
• cost management
• construction law
• communication
• 5‑8 yrs

What You Bring

-Preferred Certification: Professional accreditation – MRICS, AssocRICS, CCP, CEP, CPE or equivalent -Consistently communicate and collaborate with team members and clients. -Ability to communicate with various stakeholders, internal and external to the company in a responsive manner. -Ability to effectively integrate with other departments. -Ability to perform at high levels in a fast paced, ever-changing work environment. -Attendance at work during normal business hours. -Understand construction technology, economics of construction, construction delivery methodologies, local requirements on tax and insurances as they impact construction costs, ability to understand general conditions and general requirements at a detailed level. -Hold a professional qualification relative to your job role. -Exposure to industry events, functions, & creating a network of key AEC professionals in the market. -Demonstrate consistent management of overall project assigned beyond tasks completion. -Education: BS in Construction, Cost Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related field -Possess a working knowledge of the different roles and services Cumming provides and how the cost management team fits in the project. -Understand construction law in the local market, applicable methods of measurement and approaches to parametric, top down and bottoms up estimates. -Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work efficiently. -Ability to quickly analyze, compare, and interpret detailed but sometimes poorly defined information. -Strong research skills and ability to allocate the relevant data. -Experience: 5 to 8 years in Cost Management or Quantity Surveying with professional accreditation

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Benefits

-401(k) Matching -Paid Holidays -Vision Insurance -Employee Assistance Program -Dental Insurance -Paid Time Off -Short and long-term disability

About Cumming Group

-Specializing in high-stakes sectors like advanced manufacturing, healthcare, education, and themed entertainment, it manages projects from pre-planning through delivery. -Its expertise spans cost management, program/project oversight, scheduling, dispute resolution, energy solutions, and comprehensive project controls. -From airport terminals and hospitals to luxury resorts and semiconductor facilities, it delivers a wide range of high-profile projects. -Starting with one casino resort job, it expanded into a global consultancy by merging with boutique specialists across regions. -Today, it combines boutique agility with institutional scale, backed by private-equity investment, to tackle the world’s most complex construction challenges.

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