Senior Cost Manager

Cumming Management Group•San Diego, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Cumming Group is hiring a Senior Cost Manager in its San Diego, California office. The role is heavily focused on preconstruction estimating and offers the opportunity to work with clients across different sectors. The Senior Cost Manager estimates assigned work from project documents, provides pricing expertise across construction phases, manages project-level contract administration and cost management, and leads client accounts. The role also supports client development, project planning, reporting, and mentoring associate-level cost and commercial managers. Attendance is required during normal business hours. The successful candidate will contribute to organizational and team goals, deliver quality work, collaborate with internal teams and clients, build professional relationships, and pursue ongoing development. They should be able to analyze detailed or poorly defined information, manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, and demonstrate consistent overall management of assigned projects. A professional qualification relevant to the role is expected. The position is full-time. The stated annual base salary range is $115,100.00 to $153,500.02. Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package. The company states that employment decisions are made without regard to protected characteristics and in accordance with applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

Requirements

5 to 8 years of experience in Cost Management or Quantity Surveying with professional accreditation.
Bachelor of Science degree in Construction, Cost Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or a related field.
Hold a professional qualification relevant to the job role.
Provide pricing expertise in various phases of construction work.
Strong research skills and ability to identify and allocate relevant data.
Ability to quickly analyze, compare, and interpret detailed, sometimes poorly defined information.
Understand construction technology, construction economics, construction delivery methodologies, and local tax and insurance requirements as they affect construction costs.
Understand general conditions and general requirements at a detailed level.
Understand construction law in the local market, applicable methods of measurement, and approaches to parametric, top-down, and bottom-up estimates.
Working knowledge of Cumming Group’s roles and services and how the cost management team fits into a project.
Ability to communicate responsively with internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work efficiently in a fast-paced, changing work environment.
Demonstrate consistent management of assigned projects beyond task completion.
Ability to understand how the role contributes to organizational goals, deliver quality work aligned with core values, and be accountable for individual and team goals.
Ability to communicate and collaborate consistently with team members and clients, and build relationships with peers, leaders, and clients.
Willingness to participate proactively in self-development to enhance current skills and build skills for the role and career progression.
Ability to integrate effectively with other departments.
Partner with management to develop new customers and grow existing customer relationships.

Nice To Haves

Professional accreditation such as MRICS, AssocRICS, CCP, CEP, CPE, or equivalent.
Exposure to industry events and functions, and experience creating a network of key AEC professionals in the market.

Responsibilities

Review, interpret, and accurately estimate the scope of assigned work from project documents.
Develop and nurture relationships with subcontractors, vendors, and clients.
Lead client accounts.
Review and comment on contracts and participate in contract negotiations.
Prepare subcontractor analysis sheets for assigned scopes of work.
Evaluate changes and subcontractor change-order estimates, and provide expertise across phases of construction work.
Perform continuous cost management.
Manage project-level contract administration.
Partner with the management team to develop new customers and grow the existing customer base.
Develop and nurture client relationships to ensure client satisfaction.
Support senior management by providing reports and responding to information requests.
Mentor associate-level cost and commercial managers.
Prepare project plans.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Attend work during normal business hours.