2025-10-11
Cumming
Other
/yr
employee
contract
Los Angeles
California
90001
United States
Position Title: Senior Cost Manager
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Req Id: JR101521
Time Type: Full time
Description:
At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!
We are currently hiring a Senior Cost Manager located in Los Angeles, CA. This opportunity will have you working within our aviation project construction sector in direct support of the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) at LAX International Airport. The Senior Cost Manager will prepare pre-design cost estimates based on scope and project type, prepare construction cost estimates from drawings, outlines, and specifications, reviews contractor and consultant cost proposals, and negotiates change orders on a variety of project types at LAX.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Prepare independent cost estimates to support projects during planning, design and construction.
Prepare and/or review final engineers estimate including factors such as phasing, airport operations, shift, resources, time constraints and badging impacts.
Develop a detailed independent cost estimate from conceptual information and/or engineering drawings.
Prepare detailed estimates comprising labor hours/composite crew costs, itemized material costs and equipment costs.
Provide constructability reports to proactively identify deficiencies and ambiguities; and actively assess the project team to develop a credible cost budget.
Actively reconcile independent cost estimates with those prepared by third parties; engage the third-party entities in an informative, collaborative reconciliation; and communicate the results of the reconciliation effort.
Ability to analyze bids from vendors, contractors and subcontractors and align with independent cost estimate.
Determining what factors of production will influence the cost of work.
Having the ability to identify necessary field equipment needed by contractors.
Presenting prepared estimates to management and other stakeholders.
Prepare and review material takeoffs from planning documents or engineering drawings.
Prepare detailed breakdown of components and elements of estimates for systems and subsystems.
Accumulate, evaluate and document historical cost data for the development of future estimates.
Review contract documents and contract modifications to determine scope of work and equitable cost allowance for scope changes.
Assist and/or lead change order negotiations including:
Review contractor potential change order claims for merit and negotiable to final resolution. Review the proposal and assist with the determination of merit.
Conduct weekly estimate review meetings of contractor potential change notices and prepare meeting minutes.
Review the scope specified within the proposal to ensure it includes the appropriate scope.
Review the labor rates to ensure conformance to the contract specifications, and LAWA approved rates.
Become thoroughly familiar with required contractual obligations, technical aspects of our construction work including allowances, bid line items and new scope of work.
Review quantities and ensure there is a fair and reasonable representation of additional scope, as well as possible credits.
Review the material pricing and value against R.S. Means for other pricing references.
Review pre-purchased material or equipment and/or equipment rental rates against fair and reasonable pricing references using contract blue book and or Cal Trans Rates.
Review contractor mark-ups to ensure that the correct mark-ups are being used and that any mark-up caps are not exceeded.
Discuss the LAWA position after the contractor established their position.
Determine points of disagreement and path to resolution. Adopt a reasonable, but contractual attitude.
Develop the record of negotiation documentation and provide an independent cost estimate.
Provide coordination and liaison with project management and project engineering personnel throughout the estimate development.
Prepare required reports and correspondence.
Knowledge & Skills Required:
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite Software - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Experience with on-screen takeoffs and Bluebeam.
Knowledge of Prolog and other project management systems is preferred.
Demonstrated experience with complex estimate reconciliations and change order negotiations.
Demonstrated experience in getting independent estimates from vendors/contractors as check estimates against contract proposal estimated costs and negotiations.
Comprehensive knowledge of construction-related processes, as well as a thorough knowledge of industry practices.
Self-starter attitude with improved results-oriented focus.
Effective oral and written communication.
Must possess the ability to effectively interact with various departments to maintain open lines of communication.
Comfortable operating in a team-oriented, collaborative work environment.
Produce accurate and timely results while maintaining a customer service attitude.
Must be detail oriented and highly organized.
Demonstrated experience working on multiple projects at the same time.
May assume other duties as required/needed.
Preferred Education and Experience:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, construction management or related field. A Master's degree is highly preferred.
20 years or more of estimating experience directly related to both engineering and construction projects.
Required to have certified estimating professional credentials.
Experience working with outside agencies i.e., FAA, General Services divisions, LADBS, LADWP, etc.
This position offers a hybrid telework schedule. Telework - Monday and Friday. Onsite - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.
All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.
The salary range for this full-time role is $152,800.00-$213,933.36 per year. Ranges are determined based on the position, geography, client and industry experience and level, and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range reflects base salary only, and not the total compensation package. Cumming Group reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on a candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications, including client requirements.
In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
At Cumming Group, we are passionate about helping our clients execute large-scale, complex projects on-time and within budget. Our project and cost-management services are specifically tailored to each client’s needs and add meaningful value at every step of a project’s development.
Drawing on deep expertise in the communities and sectors we serve, we anticipate and solve problems, deliver solutions, and drive results. Since opening our doors in 1996, Cumming Group has grown to 50+ offices globally, and is now home to more than 1,950 team members – including many of the brightest minds in the industry.
Learn more about what a great organization we are at https://www.linkedin.com/company/cumming-group/about/
Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.
All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.
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