Senior Cost Consultant — Infrastructure Capital Planning

Platinum Global Talent Solutions Ltd.; New Jersey; Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Platinum Global Talent Solutions Ltd. seeks a Senior Cost Consultant for the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP), a landmark infrastructure program connecting New York and New Jersey.

You will develop and validate capital budgets and Total Project Cost estimates across multiple delivery teams to enable robust cost control and executive-ready reporting. The role requires extensive experience in cost estimating and project controls on major capital projects, with familiarity in rail, tunneling, or heavy

Formación

• Significant experience in cost estimating, cost management, quantity surveying, cost engineering, commercial management, or project controls on major capital projects.
• Strong background in developing, reviewing, and reconciling complex construction estimates through stages.
• Understanding of construction scope, quantities, rates, productivity, indirect costs, escalation, contingency, risk, and market pricing.
• Experience developing or managing integrated capital budgets and Total Project Cost estimates.
• Knowledge of estimating methodologies, Basis of Estimate development, cost benchmarking, estimation reconciliation, change management, and cost forecasting.
• Ability to translate detailed estimating information into clear advice for senior management and client decision-makers.
• Major transportation, rail, transit, tunneling, heavy civil, or similar infrastructure experience preferred.
• Familiarity with AACE International estimating and cost-engineering practices desirable.
• Relevant professional qualifications such as CCP, CEP, MRICS, PQS, CEC/ECC, PMP, or equivalent advantageous.

Responsabilidades

• Develop, assemble, and maintain comprehensive capital budgets and Total Project Cost estimates for major infrastructure programs.
• Develop and review conceptual, ROM, design-stage, pre-tender, and progressively mature cost estimates.
• Review and challenge quantities, unit rates, productivity assumptions, indirect costs, escalation, contingency, allowances, risk, and other estimate components.
• Consolidate estimates from multiple projects, contracts, designers, consultants, and delivery teams into an integrated program-level capital budget.
• Lead estimate reconciliation, identifying movements due to scope development, design maturity, quantities, pricing, escalation, risk, procurement strategy, and market conditions.
• Develop and maintain cost benchmarks using historical data, comparable programs, productivity information, market intelligence, and contractor pricing.
• Perform cost/option analyses to support decisions regarding scope, design, packaging, procurement phasing, and delivery strategy.
• Support Basis of Estimate documentation, cost breakdown structures, assumptions, exclusions, allowances, and estimate methodologies.
• Evaluate cost implications of design development, scope changes, procurement results, contract changes, and emerging conditions.
• Maintain traceability between budgets, estimates, commitments, changes, contingency, and forecast outturn cost.
• Prepare executive-level cost reports, reconciliations, variance analyses, trends, and decision-support materials.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, project controls, commercial, procurement, risk, schedule, finance, and project leadership teams.

Conocimientos

Cost estimating

Cost management

Quantity surveying

Cost engineering

Project controls

Descripción del empleo

Platinum Global Talent Solutions Ltd. seeks a Senior Cost Consultant for the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP), a landmark infrastructure program connecting New York and New Jersey.

You will develop and validate capital budgets and Total Project Cost estimates across multiple delivery teams to enable robust cost control and executive-ready reporting. The role requires extensive experience in cost estimating and project controls on major capital projects, with familiarity in rail, tunneling, or heavy