Gleeds · 11 hours ago
Cost Manager
Gleeds is seeking an ambitious Cost Manager to join their team, working on large-scale, high-impact projects for global clients. The role involves managing cost management activities, vendor assessments, project estimates, and cost reporting while ensuring effective communication and collaboration with project teams and clients.
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 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
Qualification
Required
Minimum 5-10 years of 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
Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or other field related to construction
Benefits
Flexible working arrangements
Company
Gleeds
We’re not just a construction consultancy, we're a catalyst for change.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2025-07-25
2024-03-07
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