Senior Cost Manager

Title: Senior Cost Manager                                                                                                           

Reporting to: Office Director

Overview of Role

The Senior Cost Manager is responsible for oversight of cost estimation and adhering to the company’s quality standards and the client’s satisfaction.  Employees in this position will interface with clients, consultants, and designers to achieve the project’s goals and ensure that all project activities are consistent with Company policy. The Senior Cost Manager should have the ability to identify opportunities within a project that will add value and help successfully accomplish the client’s desired project outcome.

Truth. Trust. Together. Tomorrow. 

At RLB, we speak the truth, build for the long term, look out for each other and work to do good.  We are driven by outcomes, creating tailored solutions that deliver successful projects. We believe that when we bring together the right people doing things the right way, we make progress for our clients and our communities

RLB is an award-winning international firm, known for providing property and construction consultancy advice at all stages of the construction cycle. Utilizing its many years of experience and professionally trained employees, RLB continues to firmly establish itself as one of the major players in the construction industry throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania. Our employees are involved in a variety of projects across a range of sectors, from sports arenas and healthcare to higher education and convention centers.

As a privately held company, we hire the best people, give them exceptional training, and provide extensive opportunities for professional growth while working on exciting projects while providing an excellent compensation and benefits package. Review construction plans and specifications during preconstruction to complete quantity take-offs and prepare estimates for architectural, structural, and civil scopes—from schematic through final design—for new construction and renovation projects.

Essential Functions

● Prepare value engineering, cost option, and cost strategy estimates.

● Prepare independent post-contract estimates, including reports on differences in scope, quantities, and pricing from the contractor’s estimate.

● Work as an integral part of the Estimating Team to analyze plans and specifications, perform take-offs, and price various types of construction projects.

● Act as the lead individual for specific projects.

● Review estimates prepared by the Estimating Team before the supervisor’s final review.

● Compile and analyze data on factors that influence costs, such as materials, labor, equipment, and profit margins.

● Evaluate cost-estimating deliverables prepared by architects and engineers to support cost containment.

● Acquire and evaluate historical and vendor cost data to develop cost estimates and pricing recommendations.

● Accurately forecast costs for future projects and changes to existing projects.

● Prepare technical evaluations, draft cost-estimating reports, memos, and letters; present recommendations to management and clients.

● Attend client meetings.

● Participate in design charrettes and workshops, including presenting estimates to the client and architect/engineer (A/E) team.

● Participate in value engineering studies, reconciliations, and negotiations with contractors.

● Prepare valuations of work-in-progress based on contractor draw requests.

● Undertake other cost-related tasks as directed by the supervisor, including reviewing estimates prepared by others.

● Assist with training and mentoring others.

● Contribute to team performance through collaboration and effective communication.

● Understand and support clients’ desired project outcomes, identifying opportunities to add value and achieve those outcomes.

● Contribute to team efforts by completing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

● The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive, proactive approach to the role and a commitment to delivering customer service excellence.

● Education: Four-year college degree in Construction Management, Structural Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Cost Estimating, or an equivalent recognized technical qualification. Equivalent experience may be considered.

● Experience: 5–10+ years of relevant construction cost-estimating experience across a variety of building types and design stages, including program, conceptual, schematic, design development, and construction documents. Experience should include elemental and CSI-format estimating for architectural, structural, and civil components of new construction and renovation projects. Some MEP estimating experience is preferred. AACE International certification and/or Certified Cost Professional certification is preferred.

● Knowledge and understanding of cost management services, with strong planning, organization, and communication skills.

● Ability to understand technical and non-technical documents related to cost management services.

● Knowledge of and experience with industry-standard estimating software and Microsoft Office programs.

RLB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items. 

NOTICE TO EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT AGENCIES    

RLB North America’s Talent Acquisition Team exclusively manages all external agency engagements. Candidate submissions will only be accepted from agencies with a current, fully executed fee agreement.Submissions without an active agreement will be considered unsolicited. RLB North America assumes no obligation to pay fees and reserves the right to contact, interview, or hire candidates without obligation to the submitting agency. All unsolicited resumes or candidate information, including materials sent directly to RLB employees, will be considered the property of RLB North America.