Cost Analyst - Columbus

Turner Construction•Columbus, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Acts as subject matter expert on Client, Consultant and Trade contractual terms and conditions. The Cost Analyst will set up, negotiate, enforce and educate on various contracts for a project or within a Business Unit or Region. This role supports Business Development with contract review and negotiations, and assists Purchasing, Estimating, and Operations Departments with special contract needs or exceptions to standard agreements. The analyst ensures project compliance with contracts and proper documentation, advising Project Managers, Senior Project Managers, or Project Executives on staff requirements for contract compliance. Responsibilities include timely response to all correspondence, ensuring documentation consistency with contracts, and training staff on contract compliance. The role involves strategizing contract positions with project leadership, consulting with legal counsel, assisting with code interpretation discrepancies, and writing/reviewing correspondence. The Cost Analyst will develop tools for tracking issues, communicate company positions to staff, attend Senior Staff Meetings, assess process changes for efficiency, and educate/mentor project teams.

Requirements

At least four years of formal engineering or architectural training
At least ten years of building construction experience and/or a legal position focused on construction law required.
Adequate knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, and engineering principles and techniques.
Extensive understanding of construction contract law.
Strong knowledge of various construction methods and materials, their characteristics, installation procedures and tolerances.
Demonstrate management know-how, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to communicate well in English both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

Set up, negotiate, enforce and educate the various contracts on a project or in a given Business Unit or Region.
Support Business development with contract review and negotiations as required.
Support the Purchasing, Estimating and Operations Departments with special contract needs (ie. design consultants) or where there are exceptions to the standard agreements.
Ensure the project(s) is following the contract and that we have proper documentation in place.
Advise the Project Manager (PM), Senior Project Manager (SPM) or Project Executive (PX) of staff requirements to ensure contract compliance.
Respond to all letters within 24 hours, 48 hours maximum, or as required by the contract or specific strategy.
Ensure documentation from other aspects of project (e.g. transmittals, Requests for Information (RFI), emails, etc.) are consistent with the contract.
Train, advise and track consistency of correspondence compliance with contract requirements.
Read and determine staff action required on all incoming letters.
Establish a workflow for key processes to ensure compliance with the contract, reducing duplicity of handling correspondence.
Strategize position and response on all contract issues in conjunction with project leadership.
Consult with in-house or appropriate legal counsel at project startup and periodically throughout the project duration.
Assist in resolution of code interpretation discrepancies as required.
Write and/or review all letters with factual assistance from others as needed.
Develop appropriate tools to ensure all issues are tracked, addressed and serve their intended purpose or potential purposes in the future.
Communicate to staff (staff meetings) the general direction issues are heading and the Company's position.
Attend Senior Staff Meetings and update on progress and issues as necessary.
Assess and recommend process changes to reduce waste and inefficiency.
Educate, mentor and train others to advance the skills of the project team, Business Unit and/or Region.