Senior Manager, Project Controls, Mechanical Estimator, Project & Development Services

Cushman & Wakefield; Creve Coeur (MO); On-site; USD 149,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, & dental insurance

Retirement savings plans

Paid time away

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield in the United States seeks a Senior Manager, Project Controls, Mechanical Estimator to lead cost management on complex projects, focusing on mechanical trades and division 21, 22, and 23. You will partner with senior PMs, clients, and stakeholders to drive strategic cost plans from early lifecycle stages to closeout.

The role requires extensive experience in cost controls, earned value, and risk assessments, with strong organizational and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related field.
• 8+ years of cost management experience on capital projects including design and construction.
• Mechanical estimating experience and ability to interpret complex drawings.
• Direct experience in a matrixed, complex environment.
• Expertise using Excel.
• Experience with data centers and life sciences preferred.
• Construction industry experience required; life sciences exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish the cost management program and deliverables for large-scale capital programs.
• Prepare quantity take-offs, analyses, estimates, and studies for mechanical scope.
• Evaluate labor productivity using appropriate resources.
• Integrate all third plans and cost components into an integrated cost plan.
• Provide detailed cost risk analysis to project managers, clients, and stakeholders.
• Drive accruals and forecasts with monthly/biweekly updates as required.
• Support risk management and quantitative risk assessments.
• Develop and lead the earned value component of complex programs.
• Support development of cost management and project execution plans.
• Review invoices from subcontractors and third parties.
• Assist with RFPs, RFQs and contract negotiations.
• Drive development of project estimates and value engineering.

Skills

Excel

Problem Solving

Analysis

Reporting

Leading Teams

Cost Management

Project Controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related field

Job description

Job Title

Senior Manager, Project Controls, Mechanical Estimator, Project & Development Services

Job Description Summary

This senior level role will manage all cost management activities of one or multiple complex projects focusing on mechanical trades, i.e. division 21, 22 and 23. The role will make an immediate impact at a client by working with senior project managers, clients, and other key stakeholders to support strategic cost plans to support the client through the early phases of the project lifecycle to the closeout. Must have exceptional organizational, analytical and problem-solving.

Job Description

Essential Job Duties

• Establish the cost management program and deliverables to be used on large scale capital programs (tools, technology, processes and procedures).
• Prepare quantity take-offs, analysis, estimates, and additional studies for mechanical scope of work.
• Utilize appropriate resources to evaluate labor productivities.
• Integrate all third plans and cost components into integrated cost plan.
• Lead effort to provide detailed analysis to the project manager, client, CM, engineering or other 3rd parties on cost risk, issues, and/or mitigations.
• Drive the accruals and forecast process for the projects including detailed monthly, biweekly, and/or weekly as required.
• Support the risk management process and plan.
• Support facilitation of quantitative risk assessments when required.
• Develop and lead the earned value component of complex manufacturing programs.
• Support development of project control and project execution plan.
• Review/approve invoices from subcontractors and third party.
• Assist with the development of RFPs, RFQs and other project related contract negotiations.
• Drive the development of project estimates.
• Drive value engineering process.
• Assist in the development of cost management procedures for C&W and clients as required.

Education/Experience/Training

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related field.
• 8 or more years of related experience in working as a cost management expert on capital projects, including design and construction phases.
• Mechanical estimating experience including ability to interpret complex mechanical drawings and prepare quantity take-offs.
• Direct experience working on teams within a complex, matrixed environment.
• Expertise using Excel.
• Experience with data centers and life science preferred.
• Experience within the construction industry required, candidates with additional life sciences experience strongly preferred.

Competencies

• Problem Solving
• Analysis
• Reporting
• Leading Teams

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 148,750.00 - $175,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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