Cost Manager

About the Role

The role encompasses advising clients on vendor strategies, managing estimating services, cost reporting, cost control, invoicing, benchmarking performance, final accounting, post‑contract reviews, and establishing handover procedures, utilizing bid analysis sheets, change control forms, cost estimating and take‑off software, and complying with SOX controls where applicable. • Advise clients on vendor pre‑qualification, assess proposals/bids, and make final recommendations, chairing bid interviews and managing appointments. • Develop and review project cost estimates, present estimates and value‑engineering recommendations, and validate costs with vendors using benchmark data. • Establish cost‑reporting schedules, present cost reports and forecasts, and maintain a commercial risk register with periodic stakeholder meetings. • Review payment applications, recommend contractor entitlements, evaluate change‑order requests, and manage disputes, payment requisitions and contractual issues. • Oversee invoicing and monitor billing processes. • Benchmark project performance against comparable commissions. • Manage final accounting, post‑contract audits, and account close‑outs. • Conduct post‑contract reviews to capture lessons learned and create training manuals. • Develop procedures for project handover. • Utilize bid analysis sheets, change control forms, cost estimating and take‑off software; adhere to SOX controls as required.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸vendor pre‑qual
• ▸cost estimating
• ▸cost reporting
• ▸invoicing
• ▸benchmarking
• ▸sox compliance

What You Bring

Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or a related field, and have 3–5 years of cost‑management experience on medium to large construction projects, preferably within a consultancy. RICS accreditation (or pursuit thereof) and strong knowledge of procurement routes, value management and engineering, as well as excellent communication skills, are valued. • Bachelor’s degree in construction‑related discipline (construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, etc.). • 3–5 years of cost‑management experience on medium or large construction projects. • RICS accreditation or actively working towards it. • Experience in construction consultancy is strongly preferred. • Strong knowledge of procurement routes, value management and value engineering. • Excellent communication skills.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor’s
• ▸3–5 years
• ▸rics
• ▸consultancy
• ▸procurement
• ▸communication

Work Environment

Office Full-Time