Cost Manager – Life Sciences Construction

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Provide guidance to clients on procurement strategies and oversee the vendor prequalification process.

• Evaluate proposals, bids, and bid leveling documentation; offer recommendations; participate in bid interviews; and assist in contract awards.

• Oversee estimating services throughout the entire project lifecycle.

• Create construction estimates, review estimates from junior team members, present estimates and cost plans to clients, conduct benchmark analysis, and deliver value engineering recommendations along with risk assessments.

• Engage with contractors, consultants, and vendors to review, validate, and scrutinize project costs and commercial assumptions.

• Develop cost reporting schedules; prepare and present cost reports and forecasts; review budgets and spending forecasts; maintain commercial risk registers; and facilitate project cost reviews.

• Administer cost control processes, including reviewing payment applications, assessing contractor entitlements, evaluating change orders, and providing commercial recommendations.

• Assist in contract administration and strategies to avoid disputes.

• Oversee and monitor project invoicing processes.

• Benchmark project performance against historical and comparable projects.

• Manage negotiations for final accounts, conduct post-contract audits, and oversee project closeout activities.

• Conduct reviews of lessons learned and support the implementation of best practices.

• Develop procedures governing project handover and closeout activities.

• Utilize cost estimating software, takeoff software, bid analysis tools, and change management documentation.

• Collaborate with project managers, designers, contractors, vendors, and client stakeholders.

• Comply with relevant SOX control responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Architecture, or a related construction field.

• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in cost management, quantity surveying, estimating, or commercial management within the construction sector.

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

• Preferred experience in life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, laboratory, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, industrial, or highly technical construction projects.

• RICS accreditation or progress toward accreditation is highly regarded.

• Strongly preferred experience in construction consultancy.

• Solid understanding of construction procurement methods, value engineering, cost planning, and commercial management practices.

• Proven experience in preparing estimates, managing budgets, reviewing change orders, and producing cost reports throughout the project lifecycle.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

• Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating with multidisciplinary project teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employees have the option to work remotely.

• Enjoy a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment.

• Support for work-life balance.

• An equal opportunity and inclusive workplace.

• Confidential handling of information in accordance with EEO guidelines.