Senior Cost Manager – Energy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New Mexico.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary day-to-day liaison with clients, providing valuable cost management services.

• Assist with large-scale capital construction and development initiatives based in the Houston area.

• Negotiate change orders throughout the construction process.

• Create and deliver comprehensive final cost plans.

• Reconcile changes and aid the general contractor in ensuring data accuracy.

• Collect status updates and prepare cost reports along with the latest estimate revisions.

• Draft written feedback on submissions from the general contractor, including executive summaries.

• Coordinate cost data from NPA, subcontractors, architects/engineers, and quantity sources.

• Communicate and prioritize engineering tasks based on their cost implications.

• Proactively resolve scheduling conflicts with minimal supervision.

• Oversee cost checks and valuations for larger projects.

• Engage in post-contract cost variance analysis and change control processes.

• Manage cost impacts, contingency management, and commitment tracking logs.

• Prepare funding data presentations and facilitate value engineering sessions.

• Develop and revise cost plans and estimates throughout design milestones.

• Provide commercial insights during design optioneering and value engineering.

• Evaluate contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead negotiations on behalf of clients.

• Execute quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management across the project lifecycle.

• Oversee cost auditing, valuation, and validation processes.

• Generate monthly cost reports for client presentations.

• Negotiate and finalize accounts.

• Compile built cost estimate documentation for benchmarking purposes.

• Identify, coach, and mentor emerging talent.

• Deliver leadership and service excellence on commissions.

• Monitor margin levels, monthly fee/resource forecasts, and financial reports using internal systems.

• Implement internal business management frameworks, delivery methodologies, and tools.

• Foster a unified business culture that balances the needs of people, clients, stakeholders, and society.

• Comply with applicable SOX control responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5–7 years of pertinent experience in cost management, cost engineering, estimating, or project controls for significant capital construction projects.

• Demonstrated experience in leading cost management for medium or large-sized construction projects of moderate to high complexity.

• Experience in supporting extensive industrial, manufacturing, commercial, energy, transportation, or infrastructure construction programs.

• Prior experience in construction consultancy is highly preferred.

• Strong understanding of estimating, cost forecasting, change management, earned value management, and project controls principles.

• Proven experience in preparing and reviewing cost reports, budgets, forecasts, contingencies, and project cash flows.

• Solid knowledge of construction industry technical issues, including procurement methods, value management, and value engineering.

• Extensive experience with SAP software.

• Familiarity with and experience using Ecosys.

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

• RICS accreditation or working towards it is preferred.

• Exceptional communication skills.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employees have the option to work remotely.

• 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.