Construction Cost Manager for Capital Projects

Seven; Santa Monica (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Seven is seeking a Cost Manager to provide regional capital planning, cost management, and commercial support for projects. The role entails preparing cost reports, forecasts, and decision-support materials for regional stakeholders, with a base in Santa Monica and four days per week in the client’s office.

The successful candidate will have proven experience in cost management or quantity surveying, strong estimating and forecasting skills, and the ability to communicate assumptions and risks

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in cost management or quantity surveying on design and construction projects.
• Strong estimating, cost planning, forecasting and budget reconciliation skills.
• Experience with procurement support, tender evaluations and contract governance.
• Ability to communicate assumptions, exclusions and risks clearly.
• Proven ability to prepare and present reports for diverse stakeholders.
• Organized and accurate, managing multiple projects and trackers.

Responsibilities

• Provide regional capital planning inputs and cost tracking.
• Prepare order-of-cost estimates and gateway cost reports.
• Support procurement strategy, tender documentation and negotiations.
• Review contract pricing and maintain risk and change trackers.
• Prepare cost forecasts, cashflows and variance commentary.
• Assess cost impact of design changes and value engineering.
• Support final account review and commercial closeout.
• Prepare and present commercial dashboards and reports.
• Contribute benchmarking data and process improvements.

Skills

Cost management

Estimating

Forecasting

Cashflow analysis

Final accounts

Job description

Seven is seeking a Cost Manager to provide regional capital planning, cost management, and commercial support for projects. The role entails preparing cost reports, forecasts, and decision-support materials for regional stakeholders, with a base in Santa Monica and four days per week in the client’s office.

The successful candidate will have proven experience in cost management or quantity surveying, strong estimating and forecasting skills, and the ability to communicate assumptions and risks