Cost Manager

Rider Levett Bucknall RLB; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) is seeking a Cost Manager to deliver cost management services for projects in Indianapolis, with on-site commuting required up to three days a week. The role involves cost forecasting, reporting, change management, and close-out administration to help achieve client outcomes.

The ideal candidate has a construction/quantity surveying background with at least four years of related experience, strong Excel skills, and proven leadership and communication abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction, Quantity Surveying, or a related field.
• Four years of relevant experience.
• Articulate with a clear analytical approach to problem solving and strong decision‑making abilities.
• People management experience.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proficient in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and issues periodic cost reports to senior technical staff.
• Preparation of construction related cost estimates, cost plans, and cost strategies.
• Reviews cash flow prepared by junior technical staff and issues to senior technical staff.
• Reviews change orders in accordance with the client's approval process.
• Reviews invoices and ensures proper coding before forwarding to accounts payable.
• Provides procurement services for construction and engineering services, including RFPs and bid analysis.
• Overviews contractor buyout of subcontract bid packages.
• Attends bi-weekly cost meetings to review procurement and change order status.
• Provides cost information on value engineering analysis.
• Carries out earned value analysis of the project on a periodic basis.
• Reviews contractor close out administration for contractual compliance.
• Collaborates with team and communicates effectively.
• Identifies opportunities to add value toward client outcomes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Problem solving

Decision making

People management

Communication

Excel

Education

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

Tools

Excel

Job description

(Candidate must be able to commute to job site in Indianapolis up to 3 days per week)

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.

Truth. Trust. Together. Tomorrow.

At RLB, we speak the truth, build for the long term, look out for each other and work to do good. We are driven by outcomes, creating tailored solutions that deliver successful projects. We believe that when we bring together the right people doing things the right way, we make progress for our clients and our communities.

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 teams
• 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.

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: the ability to work on a computer and the ability to answer and speak on a telephone.

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.

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