Construction Cost Estimator

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless! Essential Duties & Responsibilities Review contractor payment applications and supporting cost documentation for semiconductor construction projects. Validate billed amounts against contract terms, approved Schedule of Values, subcontract values, and actual work completed. Review labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, stored-material, and other supporting cost documentation. Reconcile contractor invoices with approved commitments, subcontractor costs, incurred costs, and completed work. Validate reported percent complete through field verification and coordination with quantity-surveying and construction personnel. Review billing for cleanroom, mechanical, electrical, process piping, structural, architectural, controls, and utility scopes. Identify overbilling, underbilling, duplicate billing, front-loaded values, unsupported charges, and incorrect cost allocations. Review stored-material billing, including invoices, delivery records, ownership documentation, insurance, and onsite or offsite storage verification. Confirm approved change orders are properly incorporated into payment applications and Schedule of Values updates. Review invoices in lump-sum and open-book Guaranteed Maximum Price environments. Validate subcontractor invoices and supporting documentation against contractor billings. Track billing discrepancies and required contractor corrections. Prepare payment-validation reports and payment recommendations. Maintain invoice-review records, reconciliation files, and supporting commercial documentation. Knowledge & Skills Required Strong knowledge of construction payment applications, progress billing, and invoice validation. Experience reviewing Schedule of Values, contractor invoices, subcontractor costs, and supporting documentation. Knowledge of lump-sum and open-book Guaranteed Maximum Price billing structures. Ability to reconcile contractor billings with approved commitments, change orders, incurred costs, and completed work. Experience identifying unsupported costs, front-loaded billing, duplicate charges, and incorrect cost allocations. Knowledge of retainage, stored materials, allowances, contingencies, approved change orders, and progress-payment procedures. Understanding of semiconductor construction scopes, including cleanroom, process utility, mechanical, electrical, controls, and tool-installation support. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. Experience with construction cost-management, project accounting, or enterprise resource planning systems. Preferred Education And Experience Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Accounting, Finance, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field. 5+ years of construction cost control, payment-application review, project accounting, or commercial-management experience. Experience reviewing contractor payment applications on semiconductor fabrication, cleanroom, advanced manufacturing, or other technically complex capital projects. Experience reviewing high-value mechanical, electrical, process utility, and cleanroom invoices. Experience working in both open-book Guaranteed Maximum Price and lump-sum environments. Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity. All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws. The salary range for this full-time role is $65,400.00-$87,200.01 per year. Ranges are determined based on the position, geography, client and industry experience and level, and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range reflects base salary only, and not the total compensation package. Cumming Group reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on a candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications, including client requirements. In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including: Medical Dental Insurance Vision Insurance 401(k) 401(k) Matching Paid Time Off Paid Holidays Short and long-term disability Employee Assistance Program #J-18808-Ljbffr