Cost Manager, Construction

Sccsinternational; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Sccsinternational in New York is seeking an experienced Cost Manager to lead pre- and post-contract commercial activities for large-scale construction projects.

The role covers strategy development, vendor prequalification, bid evaluation and appointment facilitation.

Qualifications

• Three to five years in a cost management role.
• Degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying or engineering.
• RICS accreditation is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Provide precontract strategy advice and manage vendor prequalification, bids and appointments.
• Oversee project estimates including value engineering and risk assessments.
• Report costs after contract to schedule with a commercial risk register.
• Review payment applications and advise on contractor entitlements.
• Analyze change orders and conduct post‑contract audits and closeout.

Skills

Cost management

Vendor cost benchmarking

Risk assessment

Education

Construction / Quantity surveying / Engineering degree

Job description

This post supports large commercial and mixed use construction in New York, including high rise developments, corporate headquarters and urban development programmes. The duties run from strategy to final account. Before contract the holder advises the client on strategy, prequalifies vendors, assesses proposals, bids and bid levelling documents, chairs bid interviews and manages the appointment process.

Estimating sits with the post: project estimates covering construction, fees and direct work, review of estimates prepared by junior members of the team, presentation of value engineering recommendations and risk assessments to the client, and challenge of vendor costs against benchmark data from other projects.

After contract the work is cost reporting to an agreed schedule, a commercial risk register, review of payment application assessments, recommendation of contractor entitlements to project managers, and assessment of vendor requests for change orders.

The posting names dispute prevention, management and resolution procedures as the way payment requisitions, change orders and contractual disputes are handled, and gives the holder the final accounting process, post contract audits and account close out.

Three to five years in a cost management role are asked for, with a degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying or engineering, and accreditation by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors treated as valuable. The published base salary range is 100,000 to 135,000 US dollars. Advertised 18 August 2026 and read 19 August 2026.