Cost Controls Manager

Cumming Management Group•Norwood, MA

1d•$115,100 - $174,167•Onsite

About The Position

Cumming Group is seeking an experienced Cost Controls Manager based at a project site in Norwood, Massachusetts. The role manages change orders for a large, billion-dollar public works construction project, tracking and analyzing change orders alongside budgets, actual costs, estimates to complete, revisions, and cash flow. The position uses eBuilder, the cost module of the project management information system (PMIS), to process contract requests and approvals and to produce cost and change-order reports. The manager leads change-order management as part of a team of five to six other cost-control staff and works with project leadership, scheduling staff, estimators, the general contractor, agency personnel, and the client’s contract administration team. The role supports overall project cost control, contract compliance, budgeting, cash-flow projections, project scheduling, and the handling of claims and dispute-resolution processes.

Requirements

10+ years of cost-control experience in the construction field.
5+ years of experience leading change-order management efforts in the construction field.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office software.
Detail-oriented, with effective organization and coordination skills.
Ability to interface and communicate effectively with others.
Knowledge of construction cost accounting, including setting up budgets, commitments, actual costs, remaining costs, potential and approved change orders, and estimates to complete.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Accounting, or a related field is preferred.
Knowledge of Expedition/CM13, Procore, Unifier, and eBuilder is preferred.

Responsibilities

Track, manage, and analyze change orders alongside program costs, including budgets, actuals, estimates to complete, and revisions; run regular cash-flow and tracking reports using eBuilder’s cost module.
Process incoming contract requests and approvals in eBuilder.
Prepare monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc change-order and cost-tracking reports.
Lead change-order management efforts as part of a team of five to six other cost-control staff.
Monitor contract compliance and interpret contract documents to assess the merit of change requests.
Prepare contract modifications and change orders, cost analyses, pre-negotiation plans, claim and change-request evaluations and resolutions, close-out documents, reports, and correspondence.
Prepare materials for and lead dispute-resolution processes, including Dispute Resolution Board or other Alternate Dispute Resolution processes; document and prepare for potential claims following unsuccessful ADR processes and establish documentation processes for potential claims.
With support from the estimating team, compare contractor submissions against market rates and productivities.
Attend, lead, and record meetings with the contractor to fact-find details of change requests.
Develop and maintain change-management spreadsheets, including issues, change-request, and change-order logs.
Update and use eBuilder software.
Coordinate with the client’s contract administration team to process and approve change orders.
Recommend improvements to project-controls systems, tools, and methods.
Establish a project work breakdown structure in line with industry best practices.
Coordinate with other project groups on cost codes, purchase-order commitments, and change orders to ensure accounting guidelines are implemented.
Assist in creating detailed project budgets and cash-flow projections from estimates.
Work with senior project-management staff to manage overall project cost-control efforts.
Work with scheduling staff to develop, manage, revise, and update integrated detailed project schedules covering all phases of project execution.
Perform other duties requested by the supervisor.