Job Title: Junior Cost Manager
Location: Blaine, WA
Duration: 6 months (Contract to hire)
Our client has a need for a Cost Manager. If you have the background we are looking for, and you are interested in an opportunity to get your foot in the door with a leading company, we want to talk with you!
Description:
The Cost Manager duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Monitor project budgets for the multi-billion-dollar Capital Improvement Program at Los Angeles World Airports.
· Review and analyze sub-contractor invoices, prepare job costing reports to allocate these expenditures against the appropriate WBS numbers.
· Ensure that both commitments and expenditures follow the same allocation methodology.
· Perform cost-to-complete analysis for all cost elements within a project taking into consideration staffing plans, contract commitments, and expenditures to date, change orders and trends.
· Attend project meetings to provide Project Management with current financial information and trend log regarding potential impacts to project budget or forecast.
· Provide progress reporting documents and briefing materials as required.
· Develop creative reporting tools to communicate complex project sequencing and/or progress assessments.
· Review task orders for contractors and sub-consultants to ensure necessary budget and/or contract capacity exists.
· Analyze change order values against current budget and prepare reconciliations to include in the current forecast at completion.
· Prepare change orders and back up documentation as may be necessary for compliance and governance purposes.
· Support the project team in review and negotiations with Developer change proposals
· Support the team with risk management.
· Prolog - Update contract commitments, reconcile and analyze actual expenditures, perform budget transfers, monitor trend status and maintain continuity of WBS structure.
· Perform Project closeout resourcefully to ensure as Prolog Data matters in LAWA’s reporting needs.
· Prepare data to support documentation required journal vouchers for budget transfers.
· Have an appreciation for contractual interpretations and claim avoidance strategies.
· Supporting the Project team with additional tasks as required.
Qualifications:
· 10- to 15-years' experience with 5- to 7-years in direct support of an active construction projects.
· Degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field is preferred.
· Demonstrated experience managing and reporting the cost components of large-scale, complex projects; including developing and managing a progress reporting methodology for a complicated design effort.
· Experience with Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain delivery methods is desirable.
· Experience with cost management for operation and maintenance is highly desirable.
· Demonstrated proficiency with a large-scale cost reporting system is required, experience with Prolog is highly desirable.
· Thorough familiarity with MS office suite software - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
· Knowledge of Prolog is preferred
· Demonstrated ability to understand technical and complicated construction programs and the ability to communicate progress to both technical- and management-level personnel.
· Ability to work with others, a self-starter with results-driven focus.
· Flexible to a potentially varying shift time.
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Additional:
As an employee with ASAP, you will be working for an established and well-respected organization that goes above and beyond for our Clients and Talent. We provide our Associates with professional and responsive attention, and we are here to assist with any questions or concerns you may have. Your diligence and professional commitment will be rewarded with competitive compensation, including benefits.
Available benefits for this position may include (but are not limited to):
· Excellent medical, dental, and vision
· 401(k)
· Short Term Disability/LTD
Who We Are:
ASAP is the expert solution for companies seeking a skilled contract/contingent workforce. Our expertise, market knowledge and recruitment proficiency make us the source for providing companies seeking highly skilled Financial, IT, Engineers, and Technicians to fill contract, temp-to-perm, and direct hire opportunities.
Category: Cost Engineer