Senior Cost Manager
Gleeds
- Cost Consultant
- Senior/Executive level
- Chicago, IL based
- Permeant, full time with hybrid working
- Managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the client, attending bid interviews, and managing appointment processes
- Estimating services for full project by developing project estimates (relating to construction, fees, direct work and other costs), presenting estimates to Client, preparing value engineering recommendations and risk assessments, meeting with vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs, and reviewing estimates by utilizing benchmark data collected from other projects
- Cost reporting by establishing reporting schedule, reviewing & presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget & spend forecast, developing & maintaining commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with project team & vendors
- Reviewing payment application assessments, liaising with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, reviewing requests for change orders from vendors, and using dispute prevention/management/resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes
- Manage & monitor invoicing process
- Final accounting process and post contract audits and account close outs.
- Establish a lesson learned document for further professional development and creation of training material.
- Perform all the duties above through the use/preparation of Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software
- We are looking for a consultant who brings:
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or other fields related to construction.
- Relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
- Experience working in construction cost management roles such as Estimating, Cost Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Cost Controls etc.
- Thrives in a client facing role
- Experience supporting program level cost management for medium to large-scale construction projects.
- Good knowledge of the construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
- Strong communication skills
- Prior estimating tools and software experience required
- About us Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment. #LI-KK2 #LI-Hybrid
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