Cost Manager

Rider Levett Bucknall RLB; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rider Levett Bucknall is seeking a Cost Manager in Houston to lead cost control, forecasting and procurement on complex projects. You will prepare cost reports and support value engineering to help meet the client’s objectives.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in construction or quantity surveying with four years of relevant experience, strong Excel skills, and the ability to communicate clearly with the Office Director and project teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Quantity Surveying, or a related field plus four years or relevant experience.
• Must be highly articulate, have clear and analytical approach to problem solving, and strong decision-making abilities.
• Must have people management experience.
• Must have excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Must thoroughly understand and utilize Excel.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and issues periodic cost reports to senior technical staff.
• Preparation of construction related cost estimates, cost plans, and cost strategies.
• Reviews the cash flow prepared by junior technical staff and issues to senior technical staff.
• Reviews all change orders in accordance with the client’s approval process.
• Reviews all invoices for the project and ensures proper coding and submission to accounts payable.
• Provides procurement services for construction and engineering services, including preparing RFPs and bid analyses.
• Overviews and reports to the client on contractor buyout of subcontract bid packages.
• Attends bi-weekly cost meetings to review procurement status and change order status.
• Provides cost information on value engineering analysis.
• Carries out earned value analysis of the project on a periodic basis.
• Reviews contractors close out administration and ensures contractual requirements are met.
• Contributes to team performance by collaboration and effective communication.
• Understands client outcomes and identifies opportunities to add value.
• Adds to team effort by taking on additional duties.

Skills

People management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Quantity Surveying, or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Overview Of Role

The Cost Manager provides cost management services including invoice validation, cost forecasting and reporting, change management, close out administration, procurement management, earned value and value engineering. The Cost Manager should have the ability to identify opportunities within a project that will add value and help successfully accomplish the client’s desired project outcome.

Title

Cost Manager

Reporting to

Office Director

Essential Functions

• Prepares and issues periodic cost reports to senior technical staff
• Preparation of construction related cost estimates, cost plans, and cost strategies
• Reviews the cash flow prepared by junior technical staff and issues to senior technical staff
• With minimal supervision, reviews all change orders in accordance with the client’s approval process
• Reviews all invoices for the project and ensures that junior technical staff codes the invoices where applicable and forwards them to the client’s accounts payable department
• With minimal supervision, provides procurement services for the client, where applicable, for construction and engineering services, including preparing RFP and bid analysis
• Where applicable, overviews and reports to the client on contractor buyout of subcontract bid packages
• Attends the bi-weekly cost meetings to review procurement status and change order status with the contractors and engineering team
• With minimal supervision, provides cost information on value engineering analysis
• With minimal supervision, carries out an earned value analysis of the project on a periodic basis
• Reviews the contractors close out administration and ensures that they meet their contractual requirements
• Contributes to team performance by collaboration and effective communication
• Contributes to and understands the clients desired project outcomes, identifies opportunities to add value to accomplish the desired outcomes.
• Adds to team effort by accomplishing other duties as assigned

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Quantity Surveying, or a related field, plus four years or relevant experience
• Must be highly articulate, have clear and analytical approach to problem solving, and strong decision-making abilities
• Must have people management experience
• Must have excellent communication and presentation skills
• Must thoroughly understand and utilize Excel

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Indoor office environment. May require work on site location when necessary
• Equipment used includes computers and standard office machines
• Essential physical tasks include: Ability to work on a computer and the ability to answer and speak on a telephone

Equal Opportunity Employer

RLB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.