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Rider Levett Bucknall RLB

Cost Manager

Rider Levett Bucknall RLB, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Overview The Cost Manager provides cost management services including invoice validation, cost forecasting and reporting, change management, close out administration, procurement management, earned value and value engineering. The Cost Manager should have the ability to identify opportunities within a project that will add value and help successfully accomplish the client’s desired project outcome.

Title Cost Manager

Reporting to Office Director

Salary Range $80,034.48 - $130,223.70

Overview Of Role The Cost Manager provides cost management services including invoice validation, cost forecasting and reporting, change management, close out administration, procurement management, earned value and value engineering. The Cost Manager should have the ability to identify opportunities within a project that will add value and help successfully accomplish the client’s desired project outcome.

Truth. Trust. Together. Tomorrow. At RLB, we speak the truth, build for the long term, look out for each other and work to do good. We are driven by outcomes, creating tailored solutions that deliver successful projects. We believe that when we bring together the right people doing things the right way, we make progress for our clients and our communities.

Essential Functions

Prepares and issues periodic cost reports to senior technical staff

Preparation of construction related cost estimates, cost plans, and cost strategies

Reviews the cash flow prepared by junior technical staff and issues to senior technical staff

With minimal supervision, reviews all change orders in accordance with the client’s approval process

Reviews all invoices for the project and ensures that junior technical staff codes the invoices where applicable and forwards them to the client’s accounts payable department

With minimal supervision, provides procurement services for the client, where applicable, for construction and engineering services, including preparing RFP and bid analysis

Where applicable, overviews and reports to the client on contractor buyout of subcontract bid packages

Attends the bi-weekly cost meetings to review procurement status and change order status with the contractors and engineering teams

With minimal supervision, provides cost information on value engineering analysis

With minimal supervision, carries out an earned value analysis of the project on a periodic basis

Reviews the contractors close out administration and ensures that they meet their contractual requirements

Contributes to team performance by collaboration and effective communication

Contributes to and understands the client’s desired project outcomes, identifies opportunities to add value to accomplish the desired outcomes

Adds to team effort by accomplishing other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Quantity Surveying, or a related field, plus four years of relevant experience

Highly articulate with a clear and analytical approach to problem solving and strong decision-making abilities

People management experience

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Thorough understanding and utilization of Excel

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

Indoor office environment. May require work on site location when necessary.

Equipment used includes computers and standard office machines.

Essential physical tasks include the ability to work on a computer and the ability to answer and speak on a telephone.

General Benefits information can be found on the RLB Careers Page: Construction Management Jobs | RLB Americas

RLB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.

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