Senior Cost Manager

4 days ago


Wilmington, North Carolina, United States Soben Full time
About Soben

We are an award-winning construction consultancy with a strong presence in the LATAM & NA region. Our mission is to deliver exceptional consultancy services to our clients while fostering a dynamic and supportive environment for our employees.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Cost Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a full suite of project control services, including estimating, budget development, procurement support, post-contract cost management, change orders, cost reporting, risk management, and financial closeout.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with clients to discuss and provide guidance on the best procurement route for the project.
  • Develop a detailed cost plan with the client, taking into account site layout, conditions, and constraints.
  • Review and present cost estimates and cost plans as required.
  • Drive value engineering and offer cost insights to support business decisions.
  • Finalize and present value engineering and life cycle costing options as required.
  • Review construction plans and prepare quantity take-offs.
  • Prepare detailed estimates and cost plans.
  • Report to senior leadership on current estimated cost vs. budget.
  • Perform bid evaluations and cost negotiations.
  • Manage the RFP documentation management process.
  • Manage the post-contract process.
  • Liaise with site managers, clients, contractors, and subcontractors.
  • Prepare reports, analyses, contracts, budgets, risk assessments, and other documents.
  • Advise managers and clients on improvements and new strategies.
  • Record any changes in design and update budgets.
  • Travel to various sites as required.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.
  • Prepare and present high-level cost advice as required.
  • Oversee the pre-contract process and monitor the allocation of internal resources.
  • Attend client meetings as Soben leads and ensure actions are executed post-meeting.
  • Keep the client apprised of any issues from design team meetings as appropriate.
  • Review the landlord lease and advise if landlord delivery conditions meet the client's requirements.
  • Responsible for all quality assurance across all team deliverables.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in cost management.
  • MRICS or similar preferred.
  • Understanding of current health and safety legislation and maintenance of OSHA certification.
  • Proficient in the use of advanced functions in CostX to produce estimates, bills, etc.
  • Proficient in the use of required functions in Microsoft Office skills.
  • Possess in-depth industry knowledge and apply knowledge of relevant construction technologies and trends (sustainability) to advise on appropriate options and cost implications.
  • Possess chartered status and assist colleagues in achieving their APC through coaching, mentoring, becoming a supervisor/assessor, etc.
  • Outstanding negotiation skills.
  • Team player with the ability to clearly communicate verbally and in writing.
  • Organized and detail-oriented.

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