Senior Cost Manager

National Grid plc; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their dynamic team in Massachusetts. This hybrid role focuses on managing contracts and relationships for electric construction projects, ensuring compliance and efficiency. You'll collaborate with various stakeholders, support project development, and lead change management efforts to deliver superior performance. This position offers a clear career path for advancement, allowing you to grow your expertise in a meaningful way. If you're passionate about making a tangible impact and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in contracts, construction, or project management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with Procore preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support project teams in bid development, cost management, and negotiation.
• Lead change management efforts and ensure contract compliance.

Skills

Contract Management

Negotiation

Cost Management

Project Management

Change Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Procore

Microsoft Office

Power BI

MS Teams

SharePoint

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Superpowered. Meaningful work. Human impact. A story we're proud to tell. This is what matters to us at National Grid. In a world of complexity and unanswered questions, there is one thing we're certain about: the power of our people. Join us in our goal to deliver 100% fossil-free heat to our customers by 2050!

National Grid is hiring a Senior Quantity Surveyor, Quantity Surveying for Massachusetts. This is a Hybrid Role - Must live within a commutable distance to one of our locations.

Job Purpose

The New England Electric Contracts and Commercial team manages, supports, and monitors contracts and contractual relationships for outsourced complex and non-complex electric construction contracts for National Grid.

Key Accountabilities

• Supports project teams in supporting bid project development, cost management, negotiation, and dispute resolution to ensure the annual electric capital construction workplan assigned to contracted resources is effectively and efficiently delivered.
• Leads project Change Management effort. Review change orders for contract compliance, pricing accuracy, timely submission, and proper supporting documentation.
• Fosters relationships with external contractors along with internal stakeholders including but not limited to Construction, Project/Program Management, Procurement, Engineering, Safety and Emergency Planning.
• Supports efforts to ensure contract compliance, prudency, assurances, and contract performance through the lifecycle of Electric Utility Projects.
• Supports internal initiatives for process and operational improvements within the department.
• Support the New England External Line Resource Unit during weather events.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• 2-3 years of experience in contracts, construction, construction management, project management or engineering within the electric utility or similar technical industry required.
• 2-3 years of negotiating contracts and change orders to achieve value.
• 1-3 years of estimating background is preferred.
• Procore experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Power BI, MS Teams, SharePoint, Power Point, Excel and Word required.
• Valid driver’s license required.

More Information

Salary - $107,000 - $126,000.

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.

Nearest Major Market: Waltham
Nearest Secondary Market: Boston