Cushman & Wakefield

Senior Project Controls Cost Analyst, Project & Development Services

Cushman & Wakefield$80K — $110K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in cost management on capital projects.
  • Experience in a complex, matrixed environment.
  • Proficiency in Excel is crucial for this role.
  • Construction industry experience required; life sciences preferred.
  • Exemplary oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Establish cost management program and deliverables for large scale projects.
  • Integrate various cost components into a comprehensive cost plan.
  • Provide detailed analysis on cost risks and issues to stakeholders.
  • Drive accruals and forecasting processes for project costs.
  • Support risk management and facilitate quantitative assessments.
  • Lead earned value management for complex projects.
  • Review and approve subcontractor invoices and assist with contract negotiations.

Benefits

  • Health, vision, and dental insurance options.
  • Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.
  • Retirement savings plans with employer contributions.
  • Life and disability insurance programs.
  • Paid and unpaid time off options.
Full Job Description
Job Title
Senior Project Controls Cost Analyst, Project & Development Services

Job Description Summary
This senior level role will manage 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, clients, and other 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 Senior project manager and/or 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:
  • Establish the cost management program and deliverables to be used on large scale capital programs (tools, technology, processes and procedures)
  • Integrate all third plans and cost components into integrated cost plan
  • Lead effort to provide detailed analysis to the project manager, client, CM, engineering or other 3rd parties on cost risk, issues, and/or mitigations
  • Drive the accruals and forecast process for the projects including detailed monthly, biweekly, and/or weekly as required
  • Support the risk management process and plan
  • Support facilitation of quantitative risk assessments when required.
  • Develop and lead the earned value component of complex manufacturing programs
  • 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
  • Drive the development of project estimates
  • Drive value engineering process
  • 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.
  • 8 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.


Competencies:
  • Problem Solving
  • Analysis
  • Reporting
  • Leading teams


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.

About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield plc is a global commercial real estate services firm. The company's corporate headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois. Cushman & Wakefield is among the world's largest commercial real estate services firms, with revenues of US$9.4 billion in 2021. The company operates from approximately 400 offices in 60 countries, has around 50,000 employees and manages about 4,100 million sq ft of commercial space. It is one of the "Big Three" commercial real estate services companies, alongside CBRE and JLL.
Learn more about Cushman & Wakefield
Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$2.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$220.5 million
Founded
1917
5 Year Trend
+8.6%
Revenue
$7.8 billion
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