Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.

Cost Manager, Senior Cost Manager

Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • California, Illinois, New York, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $145,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Collaborate with team members to establish, track, and maintain project budgets and cost control reports.
  • Develop and execute project plans, defining project scope, objectives, deliverables, and priorities.
  • Identify and analyse potential risks that may impact project deliverables, schedules, or budgets and develop risk mitigation strategies.
  • Prepare detailed and accurate construction and project cost estimates from conceptual design through final construction documents.
  • Research local market pricing for material, labor, and equipment using published documents, historical data, and performing market studies.
  • Review change order and support change management, assessing whether changes are within the scope of the base work.
  • Coordinate with project stakeholders to gather data and ensure accurate and timely project status updates.
  • Work collaboratively with various teams to implement lessons learned, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives on future projects.
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends, standards, regulations, and best practices related to project controls.

Requirements

  • 2 -5 years as an Estimator, Cost Manager or similar role
  • 3-10 years of Estimator, Senior Cost Manager or similar role
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
  • Preference towards Quantity Surveying, Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management
  • Ability to regularly communicate analyzed data to client and team to achieve project goals
  • Strong working knowledge of architectural drawings and planning concepts.
  • Highly organized with strong analytical skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to interact with executive level external and internal clients as well as external team members (architects, contractors, client’s representatives, etc.).
  • Aggregates and translates outputs into marketable deliverables (e.g. Case Studies, White Papers and quarterly metrics.)
  • Ability to generate AACE level 1-5 cost evaluations; capable of working conceptually and qualifying unknowns; expertise in estimating software and benchmarking tools
  • Ability to work collaboratively, independently and through ambiguity to create structure and consensus.
Benefits
  • 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care
  • Paid parental leave at 100% of salary
  • Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
  • Early access to earned wages through Daily Pay

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
cost estimationproject budgetingrisk analysischange managementmarket pricing researchAACE cost evaluationsarchitectural drawing knowledgeanalytical skillsestimating softwarebenchmarking tools
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsdata analysisproblem-solvingadaptabilityteamworkleadershipcontinuous improvement
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeQuantity SurveyingConstruction Management