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Rider Levett Bucknall RLB

Cost Manager

Rider Levett Bucknall RLB, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Join to apply for the Cost Manager role. We are looking for a professional to provide 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 $90,000 - $118,500

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 it 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 clients 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

Must be highly articulate, have clear and analytical approach to problem solving, and strong decision-making abilities

Must have people management experience

Must have excellent communication and presentation skills

Must thoroughly understand and utilize 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

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.

Seniority level Entry level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Finance and Sales

Industries Construction

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