Construction Cost Manager

Construction Cost Manager

This is a Flexible (Hybrid) position but must be based in the NCAL region

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for planning for the effective development and implementation of a full range of professional estimating/cost engineering and project control duties of diverse and complex scope; exercising independent judgment and discretion to develop and prepare conceptual construction cost and budget estimates for all phases of construction; providing expert professional guidance and support to Facilities Design and Construction project team members to determine the preliminary cost and feasibility of maintenance and renovation projects;

developing, implementing, and updating standard estimating means and methods through the Desktop Estimating Procedures, Estimating Template, CSI units listing and definitions; leverages advanced knowledge to develop conceptual construction cost and budget estimates for all phases of construction (i.e., development and analysis of unit hour/pricing data, estimating material cost, man-hours and revisions to existing buildings mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems); and planning for the performance of pricing structure development and application to takeoffs, derived quantities, quantity assumption, and cost allowances within a discipline or other specialty.

• Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members. Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit.
  
  Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Models team collaboration within and across teams.
• Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies. Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals.
  
  Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others.
• Supports with construction operations by: driving the application of strategies and concepts to provide technical guidance, coordination, and consultation with the support team; using judgment and discretion to define issues and develop solutions to resolve complex problems; and coordinating the communication network between the project team and other internal personnel across the organization and external contacts.
• Supports with construction deliverables by: executes multiple large-scale, complex projects with responsibility and accountability for project outcomes from initiation to close-out; developing, analyzing, and executing project plans which include scope identification and delivery, schedule, inter-dependencies, and resource forecast; executing and monitoring the project financials; monitoring project performance against plan, ensuring measurement of business benefits and outcomes, and makes adjustments as needed;
  
  leading project activities related to organizational change management (e.g., development and execution of user adoption, implementation, and training plans) as defined by the project; and driving allocation of resources, establishes schedules, and task assignments to ensure established project management practices are in place.
• Contributes to vendor relationship management by: overseeing vendor assessment and analytics processes (e.g., identifying process improvement…