Cost Manager – Quantity Surveyor, Healthcare Construction
Turner & Townsend
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $100,000 - $130,000 per year
About the role
- Advising client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the client
- Manage estimating services for full project by developing project estimates, reviewing estimations prepared by junior team members, presenting estimates to client, presenting value engineering recommendations and risk assessments to client
- Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedule, reviewing & presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget & spend forecast with the client, developing & maintaining commercial risk register
- Manage cost control process by reviewing payment application assessments prepared by junior team members, liaising with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, reviewing requests for change orders from vendors
- Manage & monitor invoicing process
- Benchmark performance against other successful commissions
- Manage all facets of the final accounting process and post contract audits and account close outs
- Hold post-contract reviews with the client to establish a lesson learned document and apply lessons to create training manual.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related field
- Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in a cost management role in the construction industry
- RICS accreditation or working towards it is valuable
- Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects
- Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred
- Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering
- Strong communication skills.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
cost managementproject estimatingcost reportingcost controlinvoicing processrisk assessmentsvalue engineeringbudget forecastingfinal accountingpost contract audits
Soft Skills
communicationadvisingpresentationmanagementteam leadershipclient relationsanalytical thinkingproblem solvingcollaborationorganizational skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeRICS accreditation