Job Description

• Lead the Cost Management team on specific client commissions, making sure that the team delivers on all accountabilities.
• Set a clear strategy and ambition for the team through undertaking performance reviews, line management duties and providing mentorship to the team across all Quantity Surveying/Cost Management competencies.
• Input into the formal management of staff and recruitment interviews.
• Take a lead role in interfacing with the client, stakeholders and other consultants, at all project stages
• Identify opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products.
• Take responsibility for identifying and developing new business opportunities with existing and new clients.
• Prepare, lead and present cost estimates using market data, first principals estimating methods and outline risks, opportunities and impacts of construction escalation.
• Prepare and lead cost management team estimating tasks using CostX or equivalent while maintaining ability to pivot to management tasks.
• Manage post contract cost variances and the change control processes assessing change order validity and quantum in line with the contract.
• Prepare and advise clients on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.
• Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the review of the exclusions, contingencies and contractor costs and provide recommendations to the client.
• Understand and advise client on cost (material prices, labor, productivities), third party costs as well as cashflow forecasts, LLE dates, procurement approach (GMP, Lump Sum etc.) and overall project/program costs.

RELATED OCCUPATION:

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

1. Develop detailed cost estimates from drawings and specifications;
2. Assist with negotiating costs;
3. Provide visual representations of costs;
4. Produce tender lists of potential bidders alongside clients procurement team and create mechanism for scoring best submission;
5. Assist in the production of bid documents;
6. Review design proposals for recommendation to client;
7. Create and maintain cost lines using first principals method and market research for each construction element;
8. Review scopes of work to assess any redundancies in the design process and recommend ways to reduce costs;
9. Provide cost plans and estimates for each construction phase and updating accordingly at appropriate construction milestones;
10. Review and verify contractor and subcontractor pricing, costs and proposals;
11. Perform cost control, budgeting and change management services;
12. Compile as-built estimate records for benchmarking purposes;
13. Limit commercial risk to the client through pre contract/post contract risk management;
14. Identify outliers, trends and calculating key performance measures;
15. Provide procurement and contract advise to clients; RFP strategy, Lump sum, Cost Plus Fee etc.;
16. Complete Take Off (Measurement of Quantities) using CostX or equivalent and write estimate reports.

JOB TIME: Full Time

SALARY RANGE: $163,072 to $200,000/year

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management and 5 years of experience in job offered or 5 years of experience in the Related Occupation

Additional Information

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