Cost Manager

Currie & Brown; North Carolina; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Currie & Brown is seeking a cost manager for a North Carolina project. You will support project leaders in delivering high standards of service, sharing knowledge, and strengthening our reputation as a trusted adviser.

Responsibilities include cost reporting and forecasting, cost control, interfacing with estimating, procurement, scheduling and finance, and producing unbiased final cost estimates. A minimum of five years in pharma cost management is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• Five+ years’ cost management/cost reporting experience in the pharma sector.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, process piping/plumbing equipment.
• Ability to visualize and quantify project requirements.
• Knowledge of estimating and cost control applications.
• Demonstrated pricing analysis, modeling and benchmarking skills.
• Excellent time management, prioritization and negotiation abilities; self-managing.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking construction project cost reporting and analysis across interfaces with estimating, procurement, scheduling and finance.
• Implement cost control, schedule and progress reporting.
• Monitor cost performance and variances from budget.
• Produce accurate/unbiased cost forecasts and final cost estimates.
• Provide early warning of adverse cost trends and recommend corrective actions.
• Forecast final project cost based on actual vs. budget.
• Support client invoicing and purchase order management.
• Assist with project cost estimates from concept through development stages.
• Maintain cost and estimating tools and databases used for project estimates.
• Participate in industry benchmarking of project metrics.

Skills

Cost management

Cost reporting

Pricing analysis

Cost modeling

Benchmarking

Time management

Negotiation skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management/Quantity Surveying

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Estimating software

Job description

Currie & Brown is currently looking for a cost manager for one of our projects in North Carolina. 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.