Cost Manager, Midwest, Life Sciences, Project

Job Title
Cost Manager, Midwest, Life Sciences, Project & Development Services

Job Description Summary
Job Description Summary

This role will support all cost management activities of one or multiple complex projects. The role will make an immediate impact at a client by working with senior project managers and senior cost analysts as key stakeholders to support high-level strategic cost plans to support the client through the early phases of the project lifecycle to the closeout. Will work with the project cost lead and project controls manager to develop a plan for the long-term support of the project including building, managing and reporting cost reports and analysis. Must have exceptional organizational, analytical and problem-solving.

Job Description
Essential Job Duties:

• Develop and Manage project cost reports including the evaluation of actual and forecasted costs against budgets
• Provided detailed analysis to the project manager, client, CM, engineering or other 3rd parties on cost risk, issues, and/or mitigations
• Develop project accruals and forecast reports for the projects including detailed monthly, biweekly, and/or weekly as required
• Support earned value analysis
• Support development of project control and project execution plan
• Review/approve invoices from subcontractors and third party
• Assist with the development of RFPs, RFQs and other project related contract negotiations
• Support the development of project estimates
• Assistant with any value engineering exercises
• Assist in the development of cost management procedures for C&W and clients as required

Education/Experience/Training

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related field.
• 3 or more years of related experience in working as a cost management expert on capital projects, including design and construction phases.
• Direct experience working on teams within a complex, matrixed environment.
• Expertise using Excel Experience within the construction industry required, candidates with additional life sciences experience strongly preferred.
• Must possess exemplary communication skills – both oral and written.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate's experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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