Cost Manager/ Senior Cost Manager
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Location: Raleigh, NC 27610
Description:
Cost Manager/ Senior Cost Manager
Department: North America Consultancy
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Raleigh Durham
Description
Why Soben?
We're an award-winning construction consultancy with huge ambitions to put ourselves firmly on the map. We've come a long way since operations commenced in 2011 but now is the time to step on the gas and realize our true potential.
It is a hugely exciting time to join our business and we have some amazing times ahead of us. We're targeting to have 1000 people globally by 2030 to support our expansion plans in current locations as well as additional territories.
If you want to play an integral part in achieving our ambitious plans for growth and delivering an exceptional consultancy service for our clients in the LATAM & NA region, whilst progressing your own career in a supportive and dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!
Role Description:
The Cost Manager will be tasked with creating and managing budgets and making improvements, reviewing plans, preparing take-offs and estimates, negotiating with various contractors and vendors, as well as building relationships with clients and site managers.
Key Responsibilities
Preferred Qualifications / Relevant Experience
Department: North America Consultancy
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Raleigh Durham
Description
Why Soben?
We're an award-winning construction consultancy with huge ambitions to put ourselves firmly on the map. We've come a long way since operations commenced in 2011 but now is the time to step on the gas and realize our true potential.
It is a hugely exciting time to join our business and we have some amazing times ahead of us. We're targeting to have 1000 people globally by 2030 to support our expansion plans in current locations as well as additional territories.
If you want to play an integral part in achieving our ambitious plans for growth and delivering an exceptional consultancy service for our clients in the LATAM & NA region, whilst progressing your own career in a supportive and dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!
Role Description:
The Cost Manager will be tasked with creating and managing budgets and making improvements, reviewing plans, preparing take-offs and estimates, negotiating with various contractors and vendors, as well as building relationships with clients and site managers.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare cost Estimates/Cost Plan for review including benchmarking
- Develop a variety of Value Engineering/Life Cycle Costing options
- Identify potential risks and assist with preparing and maintaining the Risk Register
- Contribute to meetings on the Pre-contract Process
- Develop and prepare Cost Control Reports
- Attend Client meetings along with senior colleagues as required and record relevant discussion points and actions
- Attend Design Team meetings, capture and advise on potential cost implications and implement meeting outcomes
- Contribute and assist in the development of project templates
- Prepare and process changing order logs, invoice logs, cost reports, etc.
- Prepare and oversee measurements and research pricing for Development Appraisals
- Draft and finalize the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for review
- Review and tabulate PQQ responses
- Develop and mantain cost control process: cost applications, schedule of values, buy outs, and change orders.
- Perform additional duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications / Relevant Experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 5 years of minimum cost management experience
- Proficient in the use of advanced functions in CostX to produce estimates, bills, etc.
- Proficient in the use of the required functions in Microsoft Office skills, (e.g., Excel, Word & PowerPoint) to an appropriate level
- Project management experience is a plus
- Team player with thy to clearly communicate verbally and in writing
- Organized and detail-oriented