Senior Cost Manager

National Grid • Waltham, MA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

National Grid is hiring a Senior Cost Manager for our New England Electric Commercial Contracts department in Waltham, MA. This a hybrid role with travel to New England sites required. Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in contract management, construction management, project management or engineering within the electric utility or other technical industry required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Power BI, MS Teams, SharePoint, Power Point, Excel and Word required.
• Valid driver’s license with a safe driving history that meets National Grid’s Safe Driver policy required.
• You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• 3-5 years of quantitative and qualitative pricing analysis and validation in construction is preferred.
• 2-3 years of estimating background is preferred.
• EPC experience is highly desirable.
• Advanced Procore experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage EPC, lump sum bid, sole source and unit rate-based construction contracts across the NE Electric project portfolio including inspection, study, review, cost validation, investigation, assessment, change order reconciliation, negotiation and dispute resolution.
• Ensure the annual electric capital construction workplan assigned to contracted resources is effectively delivered including cost control and technical contract compliance.
• Foster relationships with external contractors along with internal stakeholders including but not limited to Construction, Project/Program Management, Procurement, Engineering, Safety and Emergency Planning.
• Ensure alignment of construction contracts with customer needs and business, regulatory and legal requirements.
• Leverage contracts to support the completion of projects within scope, on time and within budget.
• Respond to and comply with audit and second line assurance requests.
• Identify contractual and cost risk through project development, RFP, award, execution and closeout for bid electric construction projects.
• Administer, manage systems and databases as it pertains to the role to support data creation and contract KPIs.
• Support the New England Emergency Planning during weather events.

Benefits

• This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior