Senior Construction Cost Specialist

Responsibilities

• Research, develop, validate, and maintain discipline‑specific construction cost data, including items for new construction, renovation, maintenance, life cycle costs, and discipline‑specific cost collections.
• Work closely with a team of subject matter experts.
• Coordinate efforts across the team to unify cost data.
• Cost data development will reflect current and realistic material, equipment, and labor efforts.
• Implement emerging trends and technology into current and future cost data.

Qualifications

• Must have bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 10‑years’ experience (or 15 years of experience without a degree).
• Experience in construction cost estimating and field experience in one or more disciplines (including civil, plumbing, electrical and HVAC).
• Candidates must have expert‑level knowledge of practices, equipment and materials used in construction.
• Candidates require good writing skills, good verbal communication skills, and attention to detail; and work well independently and collaboratively.
• Able to work in Windows based and Cloud‑based software programs.