Cost Manager

Currie & Brown; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Currie & Brown in Houston is seeking a cost manager to support project leaders in delivering high-quality service and outcomes for clients, while advancing knowledge sharing across projects.

You will work with estimating, procurement, scheduling, and finance to drive cost reporting, forecasting, and cost control, with emphasis on collaboration and industry benchmarking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• Minimum five years’ cost management/cost reporting experience in pharma sector.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, process piping / plumbing equipment.
• Ability to conceptually visualize and quantify project requirements.
• Knowledge of estimating and cost control applications.
• Demonstrate advanced industry knowledge and facilitation skills in pricing analysis and benchmarking.
• Exceptional time management, prioritization, and negotiation skills; self-managing with minimal supervision.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Strong computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking construction project cost reporting and analysis, including interface with estimating, procurement, scheduling, document control and finance.
• Assisting and implementing cost control, schedule and progress control reporting.
• Monitoring cost performance to discover and understand variances from the budget.
• Producing accurate/unbiased cost forecasts at a detailed and summary level.
• Identifying and ensuring early warning of adverse cost trends so that corrective actions can be taken.
• Forecasting the final cost of the project based on the analysis of actual incurred cost against the budget.
• Supporting client account, monthly invoicing, and purchase order management.
• Assisting with project cost estimates from conceptual through stages of project development using experience, data and ratios.
• Establishing new and maintaining existing cost/estimating tools, methods and databases.
• Participating in industry benchmarking of project metrics.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Microsoft Office

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or equivalent

Tools

Cost estimating software

Job description

Currie & Brown is currently looking for a cost manager for one of our projects in Houston, TX. The successful candidate will support project leaders in generating a high standard of service delivery, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation, and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred service provider.

Responsibilities for a successful candidate:

• Undertaking construction project cost reporting and analysis, including significant interface with estimating, procurement, scheduling, document control and finance/accounting when appropriate
• Assisting and implementing cost control, schedule and progress control reporting
• Monitoring cost performance to discover and understand variances from the budget
• Producing accurate/unbiased cost forecasts at a detailed and summary level
• Identifying and ensuring early warning of adverse cost trends so that corrective actions can be taken
• Forecasting the final cost of the project based on the analysis of the actual incurred cost against the agreed budget
• Supporting client account, monthly invoicing, and purchase order management
• Assisting with project cost estimates from conceptual through various stages of project development using experience, historical data, and parametric ratios
• Establishing new and maintaining existing cost and estimating tools, methods and databases used to produce project estimates
• Participating in industry benchmarking of project metrics

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or equivalent
• A minimum of five years’ cost management/cost reporting within the pharma sector
• Good understanding of mechanical, electrical, process piping / plumbing equipment.
• Ability to conceptually visualize and quantify project requirements
• Knowledge of estimating and cost control applications
• Demonstrate advanced industry knowledge and facilitation skills in pricing analysis, modeling, purchase price cost analysis and identifying competitive benchmarks
• Exceptional time management, prioritization, and negotiation skills. Candidate will be self-managing and require minimum supervision
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Strong computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft office suite programs

Currie & Brown is one of the world’s leading physical assets management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients in respect of the management and utilisation of their physical assets, and is differentiated by innovation, expertise and experience.

With principal offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York and Shanghai, we operate throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, India and the Middle East.