Senior Cost Consultant

Platinum Global Talent Solutions • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Senior Cost Consultant will support the development, validation, and ongoing management of capital budgets for major and megaproject infrastructure programs, with a focus on the Hudson Tunnel Project. The role involves developing and reviewing estimates at multiple stages of project development, consolidating estimates into integrated program-level budgets, and providing cost analysis and reporting to support project decisions. The Hudson Tunnel Project is a major rail infrastructure initiative intended to improve capacity, reliability, and resiliency for commuter and intercity service between New York, New Jersey, and the Northeast Corridor.

Requirements

• Significant experience in cost estimating, cost management, quantity surveying, cost engineering, commercial management, or project controls on major capital projects.
• Strong background developing, reviewing, and reconciling complex construction estimates through successive stages of project development.
• Demonstrated understanding of construction scope, quantities, rates, productivity, indirect costs, escalation, contingency, risk, and market pricing.
• Experience developing or managing integrated capital budgets and Total Project Cost estimates.
• Strong knowledge of estimating methodologies, Basis of Estimate development, cost benchmarking, estimate reconciliation, change management, and cost forecasting.
• Ability to translate detailed estimating information into clear advice for senior management and client decision-makers.

Nice To Haves

• Major transportation, rail, transit, tunneling, heavy civil, or similarly complex infrastructure experience is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with AACE International estimating and cost-engineering practices is desirable.
• Relevant professional qualifications such as CCP, CEP, MRICS, PQS, CEC/ECC, PMP, or equivalent are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop, assemble, and maintain comprehensive capital budgets and Total Project Cost estimates for major infrastructure programs.
• Develop and review conceptual, ROM, design-stage, pre-tender, and progressively mature cost estimates.
• Review and challenge quantities, unit rates, productivity assumptions, indirect costs, escalation, contingency, allowances, risk, and other estimate components.
• Consolidate estimates from multiple projects, contracts, designers, consultants, and delivery teams into an integrated program-level capital budget.
• Lead estimate reconciliation and identify movements associated with scope development, design maturity, quantities, pricing, escalation, risk, procurement strategy, and market conditions.
• Develop and maintain cost benchmarks using historical project data, comparable programs, productivity information, market intelligence, and contractor and supplier pricing.
• Perform comparative cost and option analyses to support decisions regarding scope, design, packaging, procurement, phasing, and delivery strategy.
• Support development and review of Basis of Estimate documentation, cost breakdown structures, assumptions, exclusions, allowances, and estimate methodologies.
• Evaluate cost implications of design development, scope changes, procurement results, contract changes, and emerging project conditions.
• Maintain traceability between approved budgets, current estimates, commitments, changes, contingency, and forecast outturn cost.
• Prepare executive-level cost reports, reconciliations, variance analyses, trends, and decision-support materials.
• Collaborate with engineering, project controls, commercial, procurement, risk, schedule, finance, and project leadership teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed