Senior Cost Manager Estimator, Infrastructure & Capital Projects
Location
South Carolina + 1 moreAll locations: South Carolina, Virginia
Posted
8 days ago
Salary
$100K - $150K / year
Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• You'll provide on-the-ground commercial management support to ensure the client is financially and contractually protected across all data center projects.
• You'll manage and report on all commercial issues regularly to maintain transparency and accountability.
• You'll lead the Cost Trend Management (CTM) process by identifying scope changes, market shifts, and risks impacting project budgets.
• You'll ensure EPC teams understand the baseline estimates, including scope, cost, and execution assumptions.
• You'll set up cost reporting correctly at design kick-off, ensuring accurate budget breakdowns and CTM data integration.
• You'll chair bi-weekly CTM meetings with key stakeholders, drive actionable outcomes, and document meeting minutes.
• You'll update the CTM log to reflect cost changes, root causes, and review stages for accurate project tracking.
• You'll participate in design reviews to track cost changes from concept to final design stages.
• You'll capture and log client-driven changes for review and approval in the CTM process.
• You'll support cost estimation, QA cost trend reports, and provide quarterly feedback to improve CTM tools and processes.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying or related field AND 5+ years of related experience
- 5+ years of experience managing the estimating or commercials on a major construction portfolio
- Proven experience of commercial management during pre-construction of major construction projects
Benefits
- Compensation varies depending on location, role, skill set, and level of experience
- Reasonable range of compensation for roles in Illinois, Minnesota, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio or Washington