Cost Manager – Commercial Real Estate Construction

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Deliver cost management services throughout the entire project lifecycle for commercial real estate construction projects across the United States.

• Provide guidance to clients on procurement strategies and oversee vendor prequalification, proposal evaluation, bid leveling, bid interviews, recommendations, and appointments.

• Oversee project estimating, encompassing construction costs, fees, direct work, and additional expenses.

• Review and present estimates, value engineering suggestions, and risk evaluations to clients.

• Meet with vendors to review, validate, and scrutinize costs, utilizing benchmark data from similar projects.

• Establish cost-reporting schedules and review as well as present cost reports and forecasts.

• Assess project budgets and spending forecasts with clients while maintaining commercial risk registers.

• Conduct periodic meetings with project teams and vendors.

• Manage cost-control processes, assess payment applications, determine contractor entitlements, handle change orders, and resolve contractual disputes.

• Oversee and monitor invoicing.

• Benchmark performance against successful commissions.

• Manage final accounting, post-contract audits, and account closeouts.

• Execute post-contract reviews, document lessons learned, and create training materials.

• Develop project handover procedures.

• Utilize and prepare bid analysis sheets, change control forms, cost estimating software, and take-off software.

• Comply with applicable SOX control responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related construction field.

• A minimum of 3–5 years of relevant experience in a cost management position within the construction industry.

• Experience in supporting cost management for medium to large-scale construction projects.

• Strong understanding of construction industry technical matters, including procurement methods, value management, and value engineering.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Experience in construction consultancy is highly preferred.

• RICS accreditation or progress toward it is considered advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work options available.

• A healthy, productive, and flexible working environment.

• Support for work-life balance.

• An equal opportunity and inclusive workplace.

• Confidential management of applicant information.

• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact and achieve success in both work and life.