Cost Analyst

Turner Construction Company•Omaha, NE

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cost Analyst acts as a subject matter expert on client, consultant, and trade contractual terms and conditions. The position supports contract setup, negotiation, enforcement, and education across a project, business unit, or region, and assists Business Development, Purchasing, Estimating, and Operations with contract reviews, negotiations, and special contract needs. The role helps ensure projects comply with their contracts, appropriate documentation is maintained, and project correspondence is handled consistently with contract requirements. The Cost Analyst works with project leadership to develop positions and responses on contract issues, consults with legal counsel, assists with code interpretation discrepancies, and writes or reviews project letters. The role establishes workflows and tracking tools for contract processes, communicates the company's position to staff and senior leadership, recommends process improvements, and mentors and trains project teams. The position regularly works at construction sites and may perform other duties as assigned.

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.
Adequate knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, and engineering principles and techniques.
Extensive understanding of construction contract law.
Strong knowledge of construction methods and materials, including their characteristics, installation procedures, and tolerances.
Management know-how, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs and ladders, use construction personnel hoists as a passenger, and negotiate work areas under construction.
Specific vision abilities including close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; sit, talk, hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Set up, negotiate, enforce, and educate teams on project, business unit, or regional contracts.
Support Business Development with contract review and negotiations as needed.
Support Purchasing, Estimating, and Operations with special contract needs and exceptions to standard agreements.
Ensure projects follow contract requirements and maintain proper documentation.
Advise project leadership on staffing needs for contract compliance.
Respond to letters within 24 hours, or within 48 hours maximum, unless the contract or strategy requires otherwise.
Ensure project documents and correspondence, including transmittals, RFIs, and emails, are consistent with contract requirements.
Train, advise, and track staff compliance with contract requirements in correspondence.
Review incoming letters and determine the staff action required.
Establish efficient workflows for key processes to ensure contract compliance and reduce duplicative handling of correspondence.
Develop contract issue positions and responses with project leadership.
Consult with in-house or appropriate legal counsel at project startup and periodically throughout the project.
Assist with resolving code interpretation discrepancies as required.
Write or review letters, obtaining factual input from others as needed.
Develop tools to track issues and ensure they are addressed and serve their intended purposes.
Communicate the direction of issues and the company's position to staff at staff meetings.
Attend Senior Staff Meetings and update attendees on progress and issues as necessary.
Assess and recommend process changes to reduce waste and inefficiency.
Educate, mentor, and train others to advance project team, business unit, or regional skills.