Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related field.
Relevant experience in a cost management role within the construction industry.
Background in construction cost management roles such as Estimating or Project Cost Controls.
Ability to thrive in client-facing situations.
Experience in program-level cost management for medium to large-scale projects.
Solid knowledge of construction industry practices, including procurement routes and value engineering.
Strong communication skills to interact effectively with stakeholders.
Familiarity with estimating tools and software.
Responsibilities
Manage vendor prequalification and assess bids, making recommendations to clients.
Develop comprehensive project estimates and present findings to clients, while conducting value engineering and risk assessments.
Establish and maintain cost reporting schedules, forecasts, and commercial risk registers.
Review and assess payment application requests, working with project managers to resolve disputes and entitlements.
Oversee the invoicing process and conduct post-contract audits.
Compile lessons learned for professional development and training resources.
Utilize Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, and cost estimating software effectively.
Benefits
Join a rapidly growing company with global visibility in the construction sector.
Be part of a firm with over 150 years of expertise and a reputation for driving innovation and sustainability.
Opportunity to impact major programs within critical infrastructure and commercial projects.
Support professional development through creation of training materials based on lessons learned.
Full Job Description
Cost Consultant
Senior/Executive level
Washington, DC
Gleeds US is experiencing significant growth across data centres, advanced manufacturing, mission critical facilities, and large-scale commercial programmes. To support this expansion, we are seeking a Senior/Executive Cost Consultant to join our team in the United States.
This role is central to strengthening our commercial capability and ensuring the highest standards of delivery across major programmes. This is an exceptional opportunity for a senior professional ready to take the next step in a fast-growing region with global visibility.
Key Responsibilities
Managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the client, attending bid interviews, and managing appointment processes
Estimating services for full project by developing project estimates (relating to construction, fees, direct work and other costs), presenting estimates to Client, preparing value engineering recommendations and risk assessments, meeting with vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs, and reviewing estimates by utilizing benchmark data collected from other projects
Cost reporting by establishing reporting schedule, reviewing & presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget & spend forecast, developing & maintaining commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with project team & vendors
Reviewing payment application assessments, liaising with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, reviewing requests for change orders from vendors, and using dispute prevention/management/resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes
Manage & monitor invoicing process
Final accounting process and post contract audits and account close outs.
Establish a lesson learned document for further professional development and creation of training material.
Perform all the duties above through the use/preparation of Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software
We are looking for a consultant who brings:
Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or other fields related to construction.
Relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
Experience working in construction cost management roles such as Estimating, Cost Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Cost Controls etc.
Thrives in a client facing role
Experience supporting program level cost management for medium to large-scale construction projects.
Good knowledge of the construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
Strong communication skills
Prior estimating tools and software experience required
About us
Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.
